[PBARC] Speaks for itself

[JACK JEHLEN]

Glenn are you going to Conway next Sunday?
Jack


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "E. Glenn Wolf, Jr." <egwolfjr@email.com>
To: <pbarc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: [PBARC] Speaks for itself


> It Speaks For Itself
>
> Samuel Thompson wrote
>
> 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 phonebook,
> 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 or 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
>
> If you agree with this, please pass it on. If not, delete it!!
>
>
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