a small dose of reality

> > 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 doesn'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 who are fighting to

> protect our right to pray and

> > worship God. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 2007 will be the year the silent majority is heard

> and we put God back as

> > the foundation of our families and institutions

> ... and our Military come

> > home from all the wars. 
> > 
> > Keep looking up.
> >