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Leave
Our Holidays Alone
Sandra
Hartle
12/12/2002
Every
year at this time the atheist, and whoever, crawl out from whatever
rock they hide under most of the time with their barrage of complaints
about Christmas and the icons of the Christian Religion.
Well
I have some news for you folks, this country was founded by
Christians, and continues to be 85% Christian in it populous.
That's right we are the majority. Not you. So I am going
to write this article, and then I am going to make every effort I can
to put an end to the minority running over the top of the majority in
this country with their cries of foul when it comes to anything
Christian.
This
means that 15% of the total populous of America is either some other
religion, or they practice no religion at all. That of course is
their choice and that choice is protected by the Constitution of this
country. However, so are the rights of the remaining 85% of the
population’s rights protected by that same Amendment.
Let's
look at what it says:
"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."
Congress
shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion - this means
that they cannot tell you or me what church to attend or what faith to
believe or not believe.
Or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof: this means that
neither congress nor the courts have the right to prohibit the free
practice of religion, nor, if we move to the next part of this
sentence "or abridging the freedom of speech" do they have
the right to stifle the expression of our religion either by peaceful
rally, peaceful gathering, or public speech or displays of religion.
Now
I am not going to walk up to someone who is Jewish and tell them that
they cannot display the Menorah during Chanukah, nor am I going to
tell someone of any other faith that they may not display their
symbols of their religion. So why is it that some in this
country feel they have the right to ruin my holiday, and my display of
faithfulness to my chosen religion? In many cases I would not
recognize the signs of other's religions. That's a fact. I
have no interest in their beliefs so I don't look for them to complain
about them.
I
do, however, read the news and I am sick of reading about the attacks
of those who don't follow Christ attacking those who do, and calling
it their right under the First Amendment. If a Christian says
something regarding your disrespect then we are forcing ourselves on
you, and attempting to force our religion down your throat. How
so? I am not defiling your icons or requiring them to be removed
from public view. I am not in court filing lawsuits against your
religion, or lack of it. I am not telling your children that
your parents are teaching you to worship a myth. In fact I don't
think it is my business to tell your children anything, after all in
this country that is another freedom you have as long as you are not
teaching them to break the law or abusing them. You have the
right to raise your children anyway you see fit.
But
I forgot, that is not the case anymore now is it? We have
special groups, with special interest that have now decided that to be
raised in a Christian home means that the child is being taught to
hate. Well apparently people who see things this way have never
opened even one page of the bible. But, beyond that because we
teach that sin is wrong, and that some things are fostered in sin we
are being told that we are teaching discrimination and hatred.
There
are three versions of the published Ten Commandments (notice that
word, it is not a weak request but a commandment) that God gave to
Moses for man to live, in accordance with his plan. There
is the Jewish Version, the original
version of the Commandments handed to Moses by God, the Catholic
Version, and the Protestant
Version. I am a Born Again Christian, and it does not matter
to me which version is displayed. The reason for that is I
believe that any one of them will set down standards that are
acceptable to live in a civilized society.
Let's
take a look at one version: I will use the Catholic Version for
this purpose, not because it is the best version, but because it gives
the message in simplicity.
I
am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
Okay so this defines the fact that you should not worship your cat,
your dog, or your neighbor's car. But you should put your faith
in your Creator, a creator that is mentioned by all the founders of
this country in nearly every document that was written at the time of
its founding.
Thou
shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. This
means you should not use His name to give false witness, in other
words by swearing on a bible you have vowed to tell the truth, and if
you fail to do so you have used the Lord's name in vain. I
wonder how many of us have gone to court and not taken this
commandment seriously? How many because they have no faith have
no remorse for blatantly lying under oath?
Remember thou keep the Sabbath Day. This means to take a day
of rest just as God did when he created the world. So do you
have an objection to a day off? It would be nice if
you remembered him on this day, and gave thanks for your blessings
instead of tromping on those who do find enough time and energy to
give thanks.
Honor
thy Father and thy Mother. This is something that has been
lacking in this country for at least 40 years. It started in the
60's when the kids raised by those who had gone without during the
depression, gone through the worst war this country has ever know,
were rewarded by their ungrateful children for giving them everything
they possibly could despite the problems they lived through, with
rebellion and disrespect. These ungrateful children spat on the
parents that raised them by rejecting their values.
Thou
shalt not kill. The actual Hebrew translation is thou
shalt not "murder". Well now, this one should have been
posted in all the schools during the 80's and 90's when it became
fashionable to kill your classmates as if human life meant nothing,
especially if a drug deal had gone bad. Of course the laws
still say that you cannot murder another human being, but give the
radicals a little more time, and this will become legal. Oops I
forgot it already is thanks to Roe V Wade.
Thou shalt not commit adultery. Ah here we have it, if
someone in this country were to actually take this commandment
seriously, then the unwanted pregnancies that end in the murder of a
human life, would stop, because if you don't commit adultery you don't
have sex outside of a legal marriage that is blessed by God.
This one must really tie a knot into the tails of those who hate
Christianity, after all what kind of moron would want to live a life
that does not include multiple sexual partners, or sexual
partners at an age where you are not emotionally prepared to deal with
the consequences.
Thou
shalt not steal. Again this is something that every school
child should have ingrained into their head. Stealing is wrong,
and it starts with something that is left out of this version of the
Commandments, that is "Thou shalt not Covet".
Coveting what other's have is what is taking this country down the
tubes. When people covet what others have, but are unwilling to
get them in the same manner that others get what they have, the
problems begin. The only way to acquire belongings is through hard
work. Children seem to believe that all it takes now is to
want something; therefore they can take it whether it comes from a
store, or someone's house.
Now
other than the reference to a God in the first line of these
Commandments could someone tell me what is offensive? What
part of this lesson would you not want your child to know? Are
you saying that there is something here, that because you don't
believe in God, you would want your child not to know about and obey?
Which
one? Maybe the one that says they shall not steal, or maybe it
is the one about killing, or maybe it is the one about obeying
your parents or honoring your parents? Is it that you want them
to commit adultery and have sex before they are old enough to deal
with the results?
Please
someone needs to tell me exactly what the lesson is here, that is so
offensive.
In
the past couple of months, right before our holiday there have been
several lawsuits over the commandments being displayed on public land,
one of which was a narrow strip of land in front of a cemetery.
The cemetery is not owned by the city, but the strip of land that the
monument sat on, was. Now I ask you, does this monument bother
you so much that you have to go through the trouble to find out who
owns the land so you can file suit? What is wrong with you
people? It would never occur to me to worry about who
owned a piece of land in front of a cemetery.
I
sincerely believe the reason for all this havoc is it is the only way
you can draw attention to yourselves. I visited the
website of the American Atheist after the Newdow suit regarding the
word "God" in the pledge of allegiance. And low
and behold he was mentioned on their site as an active member of their
group, of course I knew this would be the case after listening to him
tell O'Reilly that the reason for the suit is he was an atheist
raising his Christian Daughter to be an Atheist and he resented the
school making her say "God". I suppose the four
letter words she is bound to learn in school these days are perfectly
okay however.
Fact
is this man used his daughter, not because of his deeply held beliefs,
but to further the cause of the American Atheist. A group that
until the 60's brought them out of their dark holes would have
previously remained silent as they plotted to destroy our freedoms, as
they are all practicing communist as well. I guess no one told
you folks Communism is dead. We don't
want that kind of government here, nor do we want the lack of religion
that is a trademark of every country that tried to govern as
communist. This country was founded to allow
religious freedom. But apparently nothing is too
disgusting to further their cause, not even lying about the faith or
lack of faith of a 9 year old, who is actually in the full custody of
her mother.
I
don't believe the root of the problem is Islam, or Judaism, or
Hinduism or any other religion. I believe that most of what we
are seeing in our courts is the work of one very tiny minority group,
the American Atheist. In fact a few minutes spent on their
website is why I believe this to be true. I read about their
founder, a woman that was brutally murdered in the end, along with her
children. All but one, who had found his way out of her
influence before the rest of the family was killed, they don't
worship God instead they worship this Godless woman. Yet, because
of that it is their form of religion.
Hollywood
is yet another influence in this country that seems to have gone
completely out of control. We keep hearing sex sells. Well
that may be true, but do we have to have it in its rawest form?
What happened to the girl next door, and the modest ways of the movies
in the 50's and 60’s? Didn't they make money also? Or is
it that greed makes it worth taking our values to the lowest point it
can possibly get? I wonder, since 85% of the American
population claims to be Christian, would the other 15% that is
non-Christian be able to support this industry by itself? What
would happen if Christians went on strike? I mean what would
happen to Hollywood's attitude that sex sells if 85% of the country
wasn't buying? Would it still be worth the cost?
Some
say entertainment just reflects society? Are you sure it
is a reflection and not the element that sets the pace? I
mean look at the fashion industry, when things slow down they make
major changes, and you are left with few options but to go along with
whatever they foist on you this year. I recently read an
article where some teenage girls took up a petition to the local
store, because they didn't want to look like Britney Spears, and they
were appalled that nothing else was offered. Who says
Britney is the model for American teens? And when did Walt
Disney Studios go from family movies, to promoting smutty behavior?
Walt would be rolling over in his grave if he could see what has
happened to his Mouseketeers.
For
years the Christians in this country have been called the silent
majority. Well, I think it is time for us to stop being silent.
Do you have the conviction to make a difference? Are you willing
to make as much noise as the 1% fringe groups do in order to make this
country safe for your children again? Are you willing to just
say no to the tearing down of our morals, our families and our way of
life? Are you willing to take a stand once and for all and vote
with your wallet? If so don't you think you could find something
else to do for a while besides watching smutty movies, listening to
smutty music, and allowing your kids to watch smutty television that
corrupts their thought process. Didn't any one in this
generation ever hear the saying "Garbage in - Garbage Out"?
It is never too late to make a difference.
If
there actually are 85% of the population that believes in a creator,
and as such has the faith to call themselves Christian, why are you
allowing and paying for the corruption of your children?
I
would like to hear from those who find and read this article. I
am going to look for a way of to take a poll to find out how others
feel about some of what we are being force fed these days. I am
also going to get petitions signed and letters sent to Hollywood
director's asking them to stop the insanity they are pushing on our
country. It may be a reflection of our society, but I
believe it is the old, which came first question all over again.
I
also want to see some of our obscenity laws enforced. If you
haven't read them you should look them up. Most of what we
tolerate is still against the law, in nearly all states, if not all of
them.
We
don't need more laws, we just need to be able to make the punishment
for breaking the existing laws so harsh that people stop wanting to
break the law. Right now all they seem to get is a slap on the
hand. I don't know about you, but that doesn't work in my house.
Now,
I would ask you folks to live and let live. I won't complain
about the disgusting materials you set out there for entertainment, if
you will stop complaining about my religion. I won't complain
that you want to have disgusting degrading bars, and multiple sex
forms if you will stay away from our kids.
I
won't complain that you may not live to see your 50th Birthday because
of your chosen life style if you won't try to pay for it, by selling
drugs to my children.
If
you want to live that way fine, I am not going to attempt to change
those who have already given over the soul, but if you believe what
you say, then leave us alone, or we may just have to go on strike, and
by doing so, you may find that your resources for causing trouble
dries up quickly.
I
believe that if Christians refused to support your businesses, and
your immoral lifestyle by refusing to buy your products (it isn't hard
to figure out who supports what), then it would not be long before you
would find another place that is more accepting of
socialistic/communistic behavior, and deviant practices.
I
am a baby boomer, and I am ashamed of the damage my generation has
brought upon our country. Since when does immoral behavior
deserve praise? Since when does abandoning your wife and family
deserve rewards? Since when does leaving children to raise
themselves make you a great generation, something to look to with
pride. Since when is setting an example of dropping out
(leaving our families) deserve praise? In my estimation it
doesn't. We should be ashamed of the damage we did, and
should work hard to repair it before meeting our maker.
And
I won’t be repulsed by your lack of religion if you will stop
forcing it on us.
Sandra Hartle
Email: sandrahartle@juntosociety.com
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