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Paul Harvey
Sep 5, 2007 | 3:23 PM
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> I received this e-mail today, and I felt it is worth sharing!
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>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
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>Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered
because
>someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game.
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>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.
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>But it's a Christian prayer, some will argue.
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>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
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>If I went to a football game in Jerusalem , I would expect to hear a
Jewish
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>If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad , I would expect to hear a
Muslim
>prayer.
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>If I went to a ping pong match in China , I would expect to hear
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>pray to Buddha.
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>And I wouldn't be offended.
>It wouldn't bother me one bit.
>When in Rome ..
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>But what about the atheists? Is another argument.
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>What about them?
>Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going to pass the
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>plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that's asking too much, bring
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>Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit the
concession
>stand.  Call your lawyer!
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>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
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>football game is going to shake the world's foundations.
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>Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while
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>courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents and grandparents taught
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>pray before eating; to pray before we go to sleep.
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>Our Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. Now a
>handful of people and their lawyers are telling us
>to cease praying.
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>God, help us.
>And if that last sentence offends you, well . . just sue me.
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>The silent majority has been silent too long. It's time we let that
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>two who scream loud enough to be heard that the vast majority don't
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>what they want. It is time the majority rules! It's time we tell them,
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>don't have to pray; you don't have to say the pledge of allegiance;
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>don't have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him. That
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>right, and we will honor your right .. But by golly, you are no longer

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>to take our rights away. We are fighting back ..
>and we WILL WIN!
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>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.
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>God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right to
pray and
>worship God
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Denise25 read my blog
Sep 5, 2007 | 4:10 PM

Well said and I think your are absolutely right!!!!!!!
AngelBluz_40 read my blog view my photos
Sep 5, 2007 | 6:09 PM

Amen to that!
gorbash81 read my blog view my photos
Sep 5, 2007 | 6:55 PM

Why not a moment of silence, and you can pray inside your own head?
Why do you feel the need to advertise your religion at others?

Do you not realize that a prayer in the mind is just as meaningfull or meaningless as a prayer on the tongue? Why does it need to be aloud?

Am I trying to take away your rights? No, if you want to pray, do so, but don't expect me to keep silent and shut my mouth about it. You have your right to pray in public, and I have my right to object in public.
gorbash81 read my blog view my photos
Sep 5, 2007 | 7:03 PM

Mrrick- "Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek..."

Then they are sick and tired of being Christians, because that is what it means to be a good Christian, no one ever said it was going to be easy.

And the Silent Majority? More like the Loud and Obnoxious Minority with a persecution complex! It seems like Right Wing Christians are complaining of being persecuted, as if they almost WANT TO BE PERSECUTED!?

But in fact, it is They who are the ones doing the persecuting, mocking and ridiculing gay Americans, supporting horrible warmongering President George W. Bush, demonizing Atheists, Pagans, Agnostics, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, etc. everyday on their Right Wing Republican Talk Shows. Supporting the Preemptive invasion and Occupation of Iraq for the purpose of Oil and Empire.

It is they who put the words "One Nation Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 during the height of the Red Scare McCarthyism nonsense. We are simply trying to return it to its proper form. It is they who are trying to undermine the Seperation of Church and State. It is They who are trying to underming the teaching of Science in our schools, science like the Scientific Theory of Evolution, the Scientific Theory of Global Climate Change, the Mathematical Statistics that support Comprehensive Sex Education, the Math and Statistics that support Safe Sex and not Abstinence Only.

They are the Ones doing the pushing and the persecuting. Now it is OUR TURN TO PUSH BACK!
clevebtch read my blog view my photos
Sep 5, 2007 | 7:37 PM

Hmmm... I believe I am a Christian person and I don't seem to say, do or judge about anything you've written above, Gorbash. I believe that everyone has rights - with limitation. I don't believe that any person should keep things one-sided in their favor, but rather, learn to live in harmony with all kinds. However and unfortunately, in today's society, this is not (and probably never will be) the case. I see from where you are coming to a point, but just as you state Christians have loud and obnoxious opinions, so do those of other relgions and cultures as well. It's a two-way street.

Oh, yeah, and by the way, I think the REAL pushers are not all Christians, but rather, those of the Catholic faith - of which I am not. One perfect example is the beloved Pope's recent statement that if one is not Catholic, then one goes go hell. It's comments from someone like him that appear to cause all of this animosity amongst people.
klh1886 read my blog view my photos
Sep 6, 2007 | 6:40 AM

It's only in our recent history that advertising Christian/Catholic religion has become politically incorrect. Prayers were very acceptable in schools and public functions. The real reason that the schools and government functions had to refrain from invocations is because if they kept allowing Christian prayers they would also have to start allowing other types of religions the same rights. So I can only imagine that, that was not acceptable.
stuman read my blog
Sep 6, 2007 | 11:58 AM

well, as a person with american indian decent and philosophies i respectfully disagree...the ORIGINAL religion in america was a religion of polytheism...more than one god...as noted in most native american cultures.

if my government is set up to separate church and state then that's the way i expect it to be run...WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. no one is saying that an individual cannot pray at government places such as school...but they are saying that the state CANNOT set aside a time to do this... do it on your own...where ever you are...that's fine.

i do indeed have a problem with "in god we trust" being on my money. my government is slighting my religion because in my religion, as well as in hinduism (there ARE hindu-americans) and other religions in america that believe in more than one god or even no god at all. so how is "in god we trust" representing me? in my religion i say "in GODS we trust". my government is actively PROMOTING monotheism. this is simply wrong if we are all to be treated equally by our government...i am treated as if my religion is not good enough for america. my government slights me...although it's in our constitution that it should not slight me. THIS IS AMERICA !! if we want to promote monotheism then let's change our constution.
klh1886 read my blog view my photos
Sep 6, 2007 | 12:10 PM

The problem with rights is that there is no way to allow everyone to have them. Someone is always going to lose them or never actually get them. A prime example of this is the smoking ban. Two totally different sets of people who both have a right to either A. Be in a smoke free environment. Or B. Have a right to smoke. But in this instance the smokers have lost there rights. There will never be an opportunity for every person to have all there rights at the same time. It is impossible. Unless every person becomes exactly the same in every aspect.
Mrrick read my blog
Sep 6, 2007 | 2:04 PM

No one is saying that you do not have the right to your own God, or religion. Mr.Harvey's point discusses the MAJORITY of the American public. This would apply just as other concepts in our great land. In the case of klh1886's example, the MAJORITY chose non smoking over smoking. That, in turn became the norm. Polytheism may have been the original religion in the americas, but not in the United States of America. Respectfully, there IS a difference. Many of the "majority" are tired of being told what they can/can't do by the "minority". As for "in God we trust" on your money, it is OUR money, collectively. The slogan also represents you because you are an American citizen.
gorbash81 read my blog view my photos
Sep 6, 2007 | 6:17 PM

The slogan does nothing to make the money better. Why was it put there? To insult and demean people who do not believe in God, or who don't feel it is necessary. What does God and religion have to do with money? Nothing!

What Does God and Religion have to do with Pepsi? Nothing!!!

Why do they want God on everything Pepsi cans? Court Houses? Schools? For what reason? To brainwash people into believing in it.

Here's an idea! How about people who want to believe in God can go to church and the pastor or priest will talk about God for 2 to 3 hours, you can even go 3 to 4 times a week if you aren't getting your religion fix. It's when you want to convince other people to hop onto this crazy trend that you overstep the line.


Is it a minority who think that "in God we trust" be removed? Yes, but it was also a minority who had "Under God" put into the Pledge of Allegiance, because the majority doesn't care, they want bridges and healthcare, not stupid religious slogans inserted onto places that make 0 sense.
gorbash81 read my blog view my photos
Sep 6, 2007 | 6:19 PM

Also, that slogan does not represent me.

"it is OUR money, collectively." Mrrick- Really? I thought you were against Socialism and were a hard core greedy Capitalist!
Erock327 read my blog
Sep 6, 2007 | 6:51 PM

Gorbash--I think you may have just made your best point ever in the paragraph above. Let the religious folks go to church/temple/mosque/whatever as often as they want to, but don't interfere with my rights NOT to go. Unfortunately, just about every religion has an evangelical aspect to it that encourages followers to spread the word to all non-believers out there.

The phrase "In God We Trust" does not offend me in any way, but I do understand your point that it doesn't add value to our money, and it DOES conflict with the idea of Church/State Separation.

See, I'm not so hard to get along with......now my WIFE on the other hand....
>:^D
gamer173 read my blog view my photos
Sep 8, 2007 | 7:58 AM

Gorbash is no better then what he preaches against. He gets mad because the religious people throw there will of religion on him but in turn he wants to preach his athiest socialist ways on everyone else. I dont think he is any different(a athiest nut)he is just preaching the opposite thing. Gorbash is everything he preaches against. I have not been to a church for years and never has anyone came to my house to force me to go. Everyone wants to push there own agenda and that is what makes this country messed up. Gorbash who cares if you are a gay athiest, be what you want to be and quit being everything you dispise. Respect that people are different and have different views and then maybe you will help change this country in a positive way.
gorbash81 read my blog view my photos
Sep 10, 2007 | 4:33 PM

I am trying to change this country in a positive way. That is why I tout Secularism and Socialism, becuase I believe they will lead to a better society.

As for being what I despise, well that is a problem, but I will never respect those who deny science and are underming the United States secular roots and history of Seperation of Church and State. They don't deserve respect, and they don't and wouldn't give me the same respect even if I did.
gamer173 read my blog view my photos
Sep 11, 2007 | 1:30 PM

Yep thats your whole problem is the non-trust issue. You preach that everyone should be treated well but then disrespect people. Thats why noone listens to you anymore, you babble about the same thing all the time like a mad man. I was going to say more but am thinking you probally are not worth it anymore.
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