Well said.
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:00 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]>wrote: > Apparently the White House referred to Christmas Trees as “Holiday > Trees” for the first time this year which prompted CBS presenter, Ben > Stein, to present this piece which I would like to share with you. I > think it applies just as much to many countries as it does to > America . . . > > > > The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS > Sunday Morning Commentary. > > > My confession: > > I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it > does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful > lit up, bejewelled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I > don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas > trees. > > It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, “Merry Christmas” to me. I > don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a > ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers > and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me > at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection > near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a crib, it's just as > fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away. > > I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think > Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think > people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, > period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an > explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I > don't like it being shoved down my throat. > > Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that > we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God? I > guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of > us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the > America we knew went to. > > In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is > a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, > it's intended to get you thinking. > > Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane > Clayson asked her: “How could God let something like this > happen?” (regarding Hurricane Katrina). Anne Graham gave an extremely > profound and insightful response. She said: “I believe God is deeply > saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God > to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out > of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly > backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His > protection if we demand He leave us alone?” > > In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. > I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her > body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our > schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the > Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not > steal, and love your neighbour as yourself. And we said OK. > > Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they > misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we > might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We > said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said okay. > > Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why > they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to > kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. > > Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it > out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.' > > Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the > world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, > but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' > through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start > sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. > Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through > cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school > and workplace. > > Are you laughing yet? > > Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many > on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or > what they will think of you for sending it. > > Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us > than what God thinks of us. > > Pass it on if you think it has merit. > > If not, then just discard it.... no one will know you did. But if you > discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what > bad shape the world is in. > > My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully, > > Ben Stein > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
