God Needs To Stay; The Silent Majority Has Been Silent Too Long
The silent majority is an unspecified large
majority of people in a country or group who do not express their
opinions publicly. The term was popularized (though not first used) by
the U.S. President Richard Nixon in a November 3, 1969 speech,[1] where
it referred to those Americans who did not join in the large
demonstrations against the Vietnam War at the time, who did not join in
the counterculture, and who did not enthusiastically participate in
public discourse or the media. Nixon along with many others saw this
group as being overshadowed by the more vocal minority.
This majority referred mainly to the older generation (those World War
II veterans in all parts of the United States) but it also described
many young people in the Midwest, West and in the South, many of whom
did eventually serve in Vietnam. The Silent Majority was mostly
populated with the blue collar people who allegedly didn't have the
ability or the time to take an active part in politics other than to
vote. They did, in some cases, support the conservative policies of many
politicians. Others were not particularly conservative politically, but
resented what they saw as disrespect for American institutions.
I don't believe in going to church every week, 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.
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.
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!!