SCHOOL PRAYER
WRITTEN BY A 12 YEAR-OLD-GIRL in Boston, (name unknown)
Where praying is against the rule.
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now the class recites
It violates the Bill of Rights.
Anytime my head I bow
Becomes a federal matter now.
The law is specific; the law is precise.
Praying out loud is no longer nice.
Praying aloud in a public hall
Upsets those who believe in nothing at all.
In silence alone we can meditate
and if God should get the credit-great!
They are bringing their guns,
I don't dare bring my Bible,
To do so might make me liable.
So, now Oh Lord, this plea I make;
Should I be shot in school,
My soul please take.
In God WE Trust
THIS IS THE BEST ON THE SUBJECT I HAVE SEEN.
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 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
Last Updated by Virginia Young on Thursday, 13 March, 2003 at 11:35 AM.
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