True or not I recieved this "Paul Harvey says:" email.....
This piece has been credited to Samuel Thomas, Paul Harvey and a columnist for the Times Record News in Wichita Falls, TX named Nick Gholson. I don't know which of the three, if any, wrote it, but it speaks for itself. If you can verify the author, please contact me.
Paul Harvey says:
"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.
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 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!
God bless us one and all, especially those who denounce Him... God
bless America, despite all her faults, she is still the greatest nation of
all...
God bless our service men and women who are fighting to protect our
right to pray and worship God...
May 2005 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.
Keep on bloggin ;-)