Maybe not your cup of tea Robert, but there was no, "Religious Overtones".....It was a religious rally, period! That was the point of the rally, to get closer to God.
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Robert Morton <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm a Barry Goldwater, Ronal Reagon Republican and I hated Glenn Beck's > rally, especially the religious overtones. Robert > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Keith In Tampa > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I have read a number of far left extremist blogs and news media reports >> regarding Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally yesterday, to include the >> New York Times, the Daily Kos, TruthOut.org, and a couple that Tommy Tom For >> News has thrown into the mix this morning. The rally, which was held at >> the Lincoln Memorial on the 47th anniversary of Dr. King's speech was >> attended by no less than a half a million people, and most estimates have >> the crowd at over one million. There were no serious conflicts; no major >> arrests, nothing cosequential at all about the event, but to read the far >> left's account of what took place yesterday, you would think it was a great >> big hate-fest. >> >> Beck attempted to create a non-political rally, in that he asked that no >> one bring protest signs, and for the most part, very few individuals >> did. The rally was to be a "Pro-American-Pro-Religious" event, and for this >> reason, those on the left, especially the far left Anti-American movement in >> this Nation, hated it, and have done everything that they can do, to >> discredit the event. >> >> The attempt by the Left to paint the event as racist and hateful >> was seriously undermined by the appearance and speech by the niece of Martin >> Luther King, Alveda King, a noted Black political activist. Then came the >> claims that Beck's call for a religious renaissance in the United States was >> somehow anti-Constitutional. The First Amendment, as you well know, does not >> forbid the mention of God in American life -- even official American life. >> In fact, it appears to say just the opposite: "*Congress shall make no >> law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free >> exercise thereof*". Geez, the Moonbats really hate that, if only they >> could somehow do away with the Constitution!! >> >> Our Declaration of Independence ends with these words: "*And for the >> support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of >> Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes >> and our sacred honor*." Renewing our 'reliance on the protection of >> Divine Providence' doesn't seem like such a bad idea, even after 234 years, >> and despite the hateful yells and derogatory remarks from the likes of Tom >> For News, and host of other far left extremist socialist-elitist Moonbats. >> It is in fact the far left, socialist-elitist extremist camp that is so >> filled with hate and so Anti-American, that is so blinded by their hate. >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at >> http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
