open letter

[musicllover]

I thought this was appropriate for all the talk on the right of this or that one. I defiantly agree with Mr Thompson view.


> 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

[Royo]

What a fantastic letter, Musicllover.
I wholeheartedly agree with all you said. Much about what is going on these days is because the church, (body of Christ), has NOT spoken up in the past. But as with all things, you can only push people so far before they finally speak out. The atheists, secularists, homosexuals, etc., have been pushing their agenda for a long time, and I for one am glad to hear Christians begin to speak out against it. And I am proud of our president for saying publicly that Jesus Christ is his Lord and Savior.
Thank you for your letter, and God bless you.

Your brother in Christ our Lord.  Roy.

[Brother Love]

I liked it, thanks for posting it.

Brother Love

[Willowbirch]

  Thanks!

[Jabez]

How True,iam lucky to live in a place in virginia where prayer is lead at the school flag pole every mornin.I must mention going to the pole is a option.

[ollie]

One can pray in any school building or in any location where one wants to pray in America. Prayer is not always a public display except in the public assembly of the church but rather something that can be done in private and there is nothing more private than a small corner of ones mind opening to God.. When you are moved to prayer, pray. Be instant in it.

Romans 12:12.  Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;


 Matthew 6:5. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
 6.  But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
 7.  But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
 8.  Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

[Tibby]

Good post.

[bowser]

I agree...good letter.

[Mr. 5020]

Hey everyone,

I was gone for a while.  It's good to be back.

I agreed with almost all of the letter except this part:

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.

We've got to do something about this being the only theory taught in our schools.

[musicllover]

Hey everyone,

I was gone for a while.  It's good to be back.

I agreed with almost all of the letter except this part:

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.

We've got to do something about this being the only theory taught in our schools.

5020,
      True enough, I don't understand how they can teach that ........... stuff. I do agree with you on that one.

[Mr. 5020]

Hey everyone,

I was gone for a while.  It's good to be back.

I agreed with almost all of the letter except this part:

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.

We've got to do something about this being the only theory taught in our schools.

5020,
      True enough, I don't understand how they can teach that ........... stuff. I do agree with you on that one.

Hey, we're on the same page for once.  

After all, it takes just as much faith - if not more - to believe in the religion of Evolution as it does to believe in Creation.

[Tamara]

Great letter 5020!  Thankyou.


Love..Tamara

[shugotenshi]

     There are a lot of weeds to cut down, yet they grow back...and keep growing back until the 'weeds' decide that they want to become flowers.  Instead of using plain water to grow, we need the water of life that only Christ can give us.  Only then will the weeds turn into flowers.  We have to change in our hearts and want 'change'.  If all public schools have mandatory prayer, people may simply 'go through the motions' and it's not coming from the heart.  Granted, in the eyes of the church it seems pleasing but, the Lord knows their hearts.  Marilyn Manson went to a bible college and attended church regularly when he was younger.  What happened?  They have to want to pray on thier own.  It's that 'wanting' or yerning for something more than what this world has to offer may be the key.

  As for Christians, we can pray whenever, wherever we want...you don't always have to open your mouth to do it.  I've had the best prayer sessions in my car, all alone with no distractions.