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From the pen of Nick Gholson, a columnist for the Times Record News in
Wichita Falls, Texas, published in September of 1999.

Still applies today...

>>
>> 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 S tates 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 .. < BR>
>> 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 str ip 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
>> know 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 who are fighting to protect our right
>> to pray and worship God.
>>
>>
>> May this be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God
>> back as the foundation of our families and institutions.
>>
>> Keep looking up.
>>
>> >
>>
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