Paul Harvey says: December 2004
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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.
   
     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.

   
    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 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
who are fighting to protect
our right to pray and worship God...
   
     May 2005 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.
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Prayer of Salvation

Dear God, I acknowledge that Jesus Christ
is the one and only true Son of God.
I believe that He was born of the Virgin Mary.
I believe that He died on the cross, that His blood was shed for my sins and that He arose from the dead.
I confess that I have disobeyed your commandmentsI ask you to forgive me for these sins.
I now ask Jesus to come into my heart.
Be my Savior. Be my Lord. Be my soon coming King.
I will do my best to obey your teachings as recorded in the Bible.
Thank you, in Jesus name.
Amen