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, 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 ......
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 earplugs. 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 tell that one or two who
scream loud enough to be heard that the vast majority doesn't care what they
want. It is time that 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...God bless America! Despite all our faults we are still
the greatest nation of all. God bless our service men who are fighting to
protect our right to pray and worship God.
Let's
make 2019/2020 the year the silent majority is heard, and we put God back as
the foundation of our families and institutions and our military forces come
home from all the wars.
Keep
looking up. Amen!
Andy
Rooney
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