|
The following was written by Ben Stein
and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
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
as we understand Him? 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.
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 neighbor 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 cyber space, 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
|
1 comment:
Well said Ben, God will bless you.
Post a Comment