I think this just about says it all.

Tom Gator 851.

>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. Cal! l 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 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