Saturday, January 17, 2009

Seriously?!?

Why is it that prayer and the name of God and/or Jesus come under such scrutiny for this year's inauguration? Wasn't this country founded on Christian principles and morals? Doesn't all of our money say, "In God We Trust"? I realize that silly people have tried to have that changed, and weren't successful, but I was just astounded the other day when I heard that some atheist in California had filed an appeal to have prayer removed from the swearing in of our new President when he takes his oath of office this week. Really? What??? I just don't get it. I also don't understand how people can say they are atheist. I mean, take a look around. Can a person seriously think that everything just appeared? That we evolved from fish or monkeys or whatever?? And what about the miracle of children? The beautiful clouds in the sky, the birds that sing, whatever it is that keeps the oceans from flooding the lands...all miracles of God. God's creation. Each of us is a creation of His, just as each and everything in and on this earth is as well as the earth and all things surrounding it as well! How can people not get that? I just don't understand. But if you want to say you don't believe, then that's your right, I suppose, we do have freedom of religion, (and speech) so therefore, let us continue to freely exercise our right as CHRISTIANS to be free from the atheist ways trying to tell us that we can't pray, that we can't use the name of God or Jesus in a public speech. We don't like what you say but we can't stop you, so why do you think you should be able to stop our prayers and to our sharing the Gospel??

Praise the Lord that a judge overruled that filing from that atheist to have the prayer removed. I can't imagine what things would be like if that had been allowed. I don't mean just for the inauguration, but for America in general. We need to stand up for our rights, our freedom, for our beliefs. God is REAL, He is Mighty!!

Pray for our country and those who haven't come around. Pray for our leaders, our safety. May God continue to bless us and the USA!

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