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Topic: Pardon me while I pray. |
Jack Francis
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Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2003 5:44 am |
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My cousin sent this to me, I'm not sure where it belongs on the forum...but it does belong someplace here.
I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December.
I don't agree with Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution.
Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game. So what's the big deal? It's not like somebody is up there reading the entire book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans going home from the game. "But it's a Christian prayer," some will argue. Yes, and this is the United States of America, a country founded on Christian principles. And we are in the Bible Belt. According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what would you expect-somebody chanting Hare Krishna?
If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I would expect to hear a Jewish prayer.
If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer.
If I went to a ping pong match in China, I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha.
And I wouldn't be offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit. When in Rome...
"But what about the atheists?" is another argument. What about them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going to pass the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that's asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer. Unfortunately, one or two will make that call. One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations.
Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go to sleep. Our Bible tells us just to pray without ceasing. Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying. God, help us. And if that last sentence offends you, well..........just sue me.
The silent majority has been silent too long.. it's time we let that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard, that the vast majority don't care what they want.. it is time the majority rules!
It's time we tell them, you don't have to pray.. you don't have to say the pledge of allegiance, you don't have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him. That is your right, and we will honor your right.. but by golly you are no longer going to take our rights away .. we are fighting back.. and we WILL WIN! After all the God you have the right to denounce is on our side!
God bless us one and all, especially those who denounce Him...
God bless America, despite all her faults.. still the greatest nation of all.....
God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God...
May 2003 be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions.
Keep looking up...... In God WE Trust [This message was edited by Jack Francis on 21 June 2003 at 06:45 AM.] |
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Pat Burns
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Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2003 5:52 am
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...maybe if you run a background tape of "The Star Spangled Banner" you could justify putting it in the 'music' section...
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 21 Jun 2003 6:05 am
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Well, I don't know about America being 'the greatest nation of all', but it's a good place, by and large, and I quite agree that to inhibit Christian prayer in a public place is absurd.
Live and let live - where ever you might be. I'm not a Church-going man but, with standards of behaviour generally being eroded, I'm pleased to see that people aren't ashamed to express such beliefs for all to see.
RR
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2003 6:40 am
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Jack, I appreciate your post and agree with everything you said. However, I don't think this topic will be up for long. It seems like quite a few of those who read these sort of postings have a real aversion to anything of a spiritual nature. It seems like we can't have anything that will keep this nation from decending into a cesspool of depravity.
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Leigh Howell
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Edinburgh, Scotland * R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Jun 2003 8:30 am
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Jack. My sentiments exactly! And I do believe folks that believe in what you said are in the majority.
Leigh |
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Pat Burns
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Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2003 8:36 am
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| ..I have no problem with the content of the topic...just make it into a song so that it fits the category.. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 21 Jun 2003 8:40 am
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| Fluanxol might help your situation. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2003 8:50 am
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Jack, my friend, I agree with you 100%, but topics like this have historically degenerated into fierce battles on the Forum. I regret that I must take administrative action. I hope you understand.
The Christian Steel Message Board invites discussion of religious topics. Perhaps you could re-post it there.
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 Bobby Lee
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