>This Says It All! Amen! > > > >Broken Arrow, Oklahoma School officials remove > >"God Bless America" signs from schools in fear > >that someone might be offended. > > > >Channel 12 News in Long Island, New York, orders > >flags removed from the newsroom and red, white, > >and blue ribbons removed from the lapels of > >reporters. Why? Management did not want to appear > >biased and felt that our nations flag might give > >the appearance that "they lean one way or > >another". > > > >Berkeley, California bans U.S. Flags from being > >displayed on city fire trucks because they didn't > >want to offend anyone in the community. > > > >In an "act of tolerance" the head of the public > >library at Florida Gulf Coast University ordered > >all "Proud to be an American" signs removed so as > >to not offend international students. > > > >I, for one, am quite disturbed by these actions of > >so-called American citizens; and I am tired of > >this nation worrying about whether or not we are > >offending some individual or their culture. Since > >the terrorist attacks on September 11, we have > >experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority > >of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks > >had barely settled in New York and Washington D.C. > >when the "politically correct" crowd began > >complaining about the possibility that our > >patriotism was offending others. > > > >I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a > >grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life > >by coming to America. In fact, our country's > >population is almost entirely comprised of > >descendants of immigrants; however, there are a > >few things that those who have recently come to > >our country, and apparently some native Americans, > >need to understand. > > > >First of all, it is not our responsibility to > >continually try not to offend you in any way. This > >idea of America being a multi-cultural community > >has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our > >national identity. As Americans, we have our own > >culture, our own society, our own language, and > >our own lifestyle. This culture, called the > >"American Way" has been developed over centuries > >of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of > >men and women who have sought freedom. Our > >forefathers fought, bled, and died at places such > >as Bunker Hill, Antietam, San Juan, Iwo Jima, > >Normandy, Korea, Vietnam, > > > >We speak English, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, > >Japanese, Russian, or any other language. > >Therefore, if you wish to become part of our > >society - learn our language! "In God We Trust" is > >our national motto. This is not some off-the-wall, > >Christian, Right Wing, political slogan - it is > >our national motto. It is engraved in stone in the > >House of Representatives in our Capitol and it is > >printed on our currency. We adopted this motto > >because Christian men and women, on Christian > >principles, founded this nation; and this is > >clearly documented throughout our history. If it > >is appropriate for our motto to be inscribed in > >the halls of our highest level of Government, then > >it is certainly appropriate to display it on the > >walls of our schools. > > > >God is in our pledge, our National Anthem, nearly > >every patriotic song, and in our founding > >documents. We honor His birth, death, and > >resurrection as holidays, and we turn to Him in > >prayer in times of crisis. If God offends you, > >then I suggest you consider another part of the > >world as your new home, because God is part of our > >culture and we are proud to have Him. > > > >We are proud of our heritage and those who have so > >honorably defended our freedoms. We celebrate > >Independence Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and > >Flag Day. We have parades, picnics, and barbecues > >where we proudly wave our flag. As an American, I > >have the right to wave my flag, sing my national > >anthem, quote my national motto, and cite my > >pledge whenever and wherever I choose. If the > >Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like > >Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a > >move to another part of this planet. > > > >The American culture is our way of life, our > >heritage, and we are proud of it. We are happy > >with our culture and have no desire to change, and > >we really don't care how you did things where you > >came from. We are Americans, like it or not, this > >is our country, our land, and our lifestyle. > > > >Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right > >to express his opinion about our government, > >culture, or society, and we will allow you every > >opportunity to do so. But once you are done > >complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, > >our pledge, our national motto, or our way of > >life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one > >other great American freedom, the right to leave. > > > >If you agree, pass this onto other Americans!! It > >is time to take a stand!! >
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