PRAYER, SILENT MAJORITY
By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.
The following article came to me recently and I contended that I should pass it on. It has been slightly edited and a conclusion added.
I don't
believe in Santa Claus, but I am 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. 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? That 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!
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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 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 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!
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
that are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God.
May 2006 was the year the
silent majority was heard and we put god back as the foundation of our families
and institutions.
Keep looking up.
Plainly, don’t get short changed. Let’s be ready to meet our Maker. The Bible (in Acts) teaches that to avoid hell and gain heaven - one must:
1) Believe In Jesus As Savior (16:31) 2) Repent Of Sins (17:30)
3) Confess Christ Audibly (8:37) 4) Be Baptized In Water (2:38)
5) Live A Christian Life (14:22) 6) Be Active In the Church (2:47)
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