Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Another icy day!

Spent most of the day fighting my headache, but it seems to be gone now. I've gotten quite a bit of my knitting done, I did a little on several projects.

The evolution/creation debate has begun over at KR. I am often amazed at the stereotypes they display about Christians-especially the dreaded "fundamental" Christians. It's so easy to want to defend myself, but I don't have to. Nor will I. Believing the theory of evolution is just as much a matter of faith as believing in creation. There is nothing to back up evolution, that's what a theory is. To me, DNA is enough to prove creation, and that's without knowing God. Knowing God makes it much easier to see the truth. Actually, it's the only way to see the truth.

Why are people so afraid of God? Why was I so afraid of Him for 29 years? Maybe it's because deep down inside, everyone knows that if they don't acknowledge that there is a God, and that Jesus died for them, they will not see heaven. I believe that everyone knows that, but they are rebellious, they don't want to admit that they need a Saviour, they don't want to admit that they sin, they don't want to admit that they can't save themselves. So, they attack. They deny. They ridicule. They stereotype. They find the ones that aren't living it according to God's Word and they assume that all Christians must be like that. They look at the past and blame people's blind following of God for things like the Crusades, and in reality, it was man's doctrines, man's rules, man's desire for justice that caused those things, not true Christianity.

True believers should never follow anything blindly. We are called to be discerning, test the spirits, reason with other believers.

This was in my inbox today and I agree with it completely:

Paul Harvey says: - "I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December.
I don't agree with Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution.
Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game.So what's the big deal? It's not like somebody is up there reading the entire book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans going home from the game.
"But it's a Christian prayer," some will argue. Yes, and this is the United States of America, a country founded on Christian principles.
According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what would you expect-somebody chanting Hare Krishna?
If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I would expect to hear a Jewish prayer. If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer. If I went to a ping pong match in China, I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha.
And I wouldn't be offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit. When in Rome..
"But what about the atheists?" is another argument. What about them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized.. We're not going to pass the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds..
If that's asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer!
Unfortunately, one or two will make that call. One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations.
Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go to sleep. Our Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying. God, help us. And if that last sentence offends you, well..........just sue me.
The silent majority has been silent too long. it's time we let that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard, that the vast majority don't care what they want.. it is time the majority rules!
It's time we tell them, you don't have to pray.. you don't have to say the pledge of allegiance, you don't have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him.
That is your right, and we will honor your right.. but by golly, you are no longer going to take our rights away . we are fighting back.. and we WILL WIN! God bless us one and all, especially those who denounce Him... God bless America, despite all her faults, she is still the greatest nation of all..... God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God... May 2005 be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions.

I'm tired of tolerance not going both ways, and if that offends, so be it. I'm tired of being told that I can live out my faith, but don't push it on me-sorry, I can't live it out without others seeing it.



2 comments:

Shelley said...

I love a saying I heard today:
Jesus didn't say it would be easy, but he did say it would be worth it!

Kate said...

Good for you, Dawn! We should remember that we are definitely in the majority, like Paul Harvey says. One nation under God!

I heard that news report about the creation & evolution debate. Maybe some university professors evolved, but I was created!

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