Right to Prayer, Andy Rooney

With comments from my friend Gail,

You know, I don't always agree with everything Andy Rooney of 60 Minutes says, but this is one time he is right on the mark. When are we going to stand up and not let those who will trash our Faith, our CONSTITUTIONAL government and our right to freedom and liberties continue to rule our lives. God gave us his grace and will give us the strength to defend our rights to practice our faiths openly and honestly. Anyone who doesn't like it is welcome to their own opinions but not going to stop us from OPENLY being believers in God. I don't know about you, but I am sick and tired of atheists and non-believers (who are in the minority) dictating to believers what we can and cannot do when it comes to prayer.


The Constitution of the United States of America states in the 1st Amendment that, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Personally, I feel we have allowed our government and others who don't believe in our Christian faiths to prohibit us from the free exercise of our religion. We can't have even a moment of silence for our children to start their day in PUBLIC school with a prayer to our Creator; we aren't allowed to put up nativity scenes in or at our public buildings at Christmas; every time we turn around the liberal media, elitest or non-believers are influencing our government to not allow us to even mention the name of God or Jesus Christ in every thing public that we do. Our belief in God is the very fiber of our being both in our private and public lives. It doesn't stop when we are in or at public events. It is time to put God were he should be and that is, FIRST IN OUR LIVES AND IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES. He is the one who gave us life in the first place through our parents.


May God forgive us and may God Bless us and America. Gail

Right to Prayer, Andy Rooney

Andy Rooney says:


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.
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 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 tell that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard that the vast majority doesn't care what they want. It is time that 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.

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