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Dear
Readers:
This message of the late Andy Rooney's that he wrote several years, and I
thought it was very appropriate for this Christmas Season!
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 and Canada, countries 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 ... 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 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...Especially those who
denounce him, God bless American and Canada, despite all our faults,
and We are still the greatest nations of all. God bless our service men
that are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God.
Let's make
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