03-19-2003, 05:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-20-2003, 07:11 AM by Albion Child.)
Good friggin videos
I appologize as when I first posted this I forgot to put in mention that I did not write these. My friends and I forward this stuff to each other all the time and these were a few short stories that I liked. I didn't at all mean to take credit for writing anything here if that is how it seemed.
Subject: TIME TO TAKE A STAND
In God we trust speaks for itself.
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 out number 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
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Marine Corps General Reinwald was interviewed on the
radio the other day and you have to read his reply
to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns
and children.
Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love
this!!!! This is one of the best comeback lines of all
time. It is a portion of National Public Radio (NPR)
interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine
Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout
Troop visiting his military installation.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things
are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?
GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing,
canoeing, archery and shooting.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit
irresponsible, isn't it?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly
supervised on the rifle range.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a
terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching
them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to
become violent killers.
GENERAL REINWALD: Well, you're equipped to be a
prostitute, but you're not one, are you?
The radio went silent and the interview ended. You
gotta love the
Marines!!!!!!
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America
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that
someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who
killed an American, any American.
So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know what an American is,
so they would know when they found one:
An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Hungarian
or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan. An American may also be a Cherokee,
Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.
An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more
Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to
worship as each of them chooses. An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he
will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the
government and for God.
An American is from the most prosperous land in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity
can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person
the pursuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their
time of need. When Afghanistan was overrun by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with
arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country. As of the morning of September 11,
Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan.
Americans welcome the best, the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the
best athletes. But they also welcome the least.
The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched
refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built
America. Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning
a better life for their families. I've been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30
other countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung,
and every bloodthirsty tyrant in the history of the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself.
Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human
spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.
Pass this around the World.
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I appologize as when I first posted this I forgot to put in mention that I did not write these. My friends and I forward this stuff to each other all the time and these were a few short stories that I liked. I didn't at all mean to take credit for writing anything here if that is how it seemed.
Subject: TIME TO TAKE A STAND
In God we trust speaks for itself.
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 out number 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
=================================================================
=================================================================
=================================================================
=================================================================
=================================================================
=======================================================
Marine Corps General Reinwald was interviewed on the
radio the other day and you have to read his reply
to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns
and children.
Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love
this!!!! This is one of the best comeback lines of all
time. It is a portion of National Public Radio (NPR)
interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine
Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout
Troop visiting his military installation.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things
are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?
GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing,
canoeing, archery and shooting.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit
irresponsible, isn't it?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly
supervised on the rifle range.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a
terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching
them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to
become violent killers.
GENERAL REINWALD: Well, you're equipped to be a
prostitute, but you're not one, are you?
The radio went silent and the interview ended. You
gotta love the
Marines!!!!!!
====================================================================
====================================================================
====================================================================
====================================================================
====================================================================
========================================
America
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that
someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who
killed an American, any American.
So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know what an American is,
so they would know when they found one:
An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Hungarian
or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan. An American may also be a Cherokee,
Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.
An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more
Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to
worship as each of them chooses. An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he
will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the
government and for God.
An American is from the most prosperous land in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity
can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person
the pursuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their
time of need. When Afghanistan was overrun by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with
arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country. As of the morning of September 11,
Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan.
Americans welcome the best, the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the
best athletes. But they also welcome the least.
The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched
refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built
America. Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning
a better life for their families. I've been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30
other countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung,
and every bloodthirsty tyrant in the history of the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself.
Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human
spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.
Pass this around the World.
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"Once you have tasted flight,
you will forever walk the earth with
your eyes turned skyward, for there
you have been, and there you will
always long to return."
-Leonardo da Vinci
you will forever walk the earth with
your eyes turned skyward, for there
you have been, and there you will
always long to return."
-Leonardo da Vinci