FReeper Canteen~Themeless Thursday~August 18, 2005~

August 17, 2005 | bentfeather/The Canteen Crew

[Smartass]

 

  "This Says It All!"

To My knowledge, what I'm about to place here is factual.  I couldn't believe what I'd read, and decided to share it here.  A friend sent this to me via email as a forward; No mention of "Who Wrote This," was stated.   I did not write any of it [But I Sure Wish I Did!]

 

THIS SAYS IT ALL & Boy do I agree:  

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 on to other Americans!
It is time to take a stand!

~ Deus vobiscum ~

[herewego]

Great thread!

[RedBeaconNY]

Well, I've got some close-to-home nominees, but I doubt you'd know them... How 'bout Mr. Rogers?

...oops!

[HopeandGlory]

Good evening Sweetpea . . .so good to see you. I've been missing you lately. . . . We're both either "coming or going" . . . ;-)

[herewego]

But the clown scares me.....

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you Colonel Flagg! *HUGS* You been doing well?

[writer33]

I can see creativity went right down the toilet with this thread. Thanks for flushing, bentfeather? :)

[RedBeaconNY]

mine!

[RedBeaconNY]

mine!

[RedBeaconNY]

mine!

[RedBeaconNY]

mine!

[RedBeaconNY]

mine!

[RedBeaconNY]

mine!

[Colonel_Flagg]

Aww .. you're sweet! Seems like it's been ages. How have you been?

[Soaring Feather]

Thanks, it was fun putting it together.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Hi, Lauren! Hugs back to you :) .. I've been frantic at work lately but otherwise not so bad. A steady dose of the Chairman helps. And yourself?

[Colonel_Flagg]

Good evening :)

[luvie]

Just.....beautiful! Thanks for sharing it with us. I don't know what to say except "Pray for America"!

[Soaring Feather]

Oh lookie who is here, pesky writer.

I will not be hushed,
therefore no flush.

File proper forms
see KathyinAlaska...

[The Mayor]

August 18, 2005

Why Love Begets Hate

Read:
John 15:18-27

[Jesus said], "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you." —John 15:18

Bible In One Year: Jeremiah 43-46

If there is one thing believers in Jesus should be known for, it is love. The word love appears in Scripture more than 500 times. The essence of the gospel is love, as we see in John 3:16. "For God so loved the world . . . ." The epistle of 1 John 3:16 elaborates: "By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us."

Christians are to serve one another in love (Galatians 5:13), love their neighbors as themselves (Galatians 5:14), live a life of love (Ephesians 5:2), and love with actions and in truth (1 John 3:18).

So, if Jesus and His followers are all about love, why do some people love to hate us? Why are there, according to one estimate, 200 million persecuted believers in the world today?

Jesus told us why. He said to His disciples, "Everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed" (John 3:20). Jesus is the Light. When He walked this earth, people hated Him because He exposed the darkness of their sin. We are now His light in this world (Matthew 5:14); therefore, the world will also hate us (John 15:19).

Our task is to be channels of God's love and light, even if we are hated in return. —Dave Branon

Some will hate you, some will love you;
Some will flatter, some will slight;
Cease from man, and look above you,
Trust in God and do the right. —Macleod

Love in return for love is natural, but love in return for hate is supernatural.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Knowing God Through John