Jan. 3, 2009 - Choosing Battles Wisely
The month of December seems to bring a host of National news stories on communities in a tizzy over some display on the lawn of their town hall or some other public building. The Jewish people want their Star of David, the Christians want their crèche and those with no religious affiliation want no decorations at all. Is all this bickering really beneficial to anyone? What about the Hindu citizens down the street not saying anything at all? My vote is with them. Not because I’m afraid to stand up for what’s “right” but because I feel the argument is a waste of energy. In reality the town hall should probably stay neutral on the issue. Isn’t this the very essence of separation of church and state? The town hall shouldn’t impose its beliefs upon the community any more than the church should be imposing “Christ”mas on everyone. (More on that in another blog). I’m all for expending energy on the argument of what is ok for a person to display on their own private property. I mean, when did we become a society where we have the time and funds to make laws as ridiculous as “You can’t display a snowman exceeding 12 feet on your property.” (in reference to an Alaska law which recently made headlines) The government is supposed to be there to protect us, not waste its resources on complete lunacy. We should be able to display whatever we want on our property—after all we do OWN it. I know what you’re thinking, “What about the man down the road who displays his pentagram with pride?(A poor example but bear with me) I’m certainly not advocating such displays however I’m not going to go to the city courthouse and try and get some law passed that removes his freedom to post what he pleases. Years ago, this may have been cause for an outcry of Christian and Non-Christian alike and the sign would probably be removed. Sadly, those days are long gone and we shouldn’t expect that people would behave the same way. Today, one can display hideous scenes of torture and gore on their front lawns all in the name of Halloween. A garden studded with wooden children peeing on it or large wooden women bending over with a clear shot of their backside is considered cute instead of obscene. It’s the age in which we live. I don’t have to like all the ways people choose to enjoy their freedoms. I do however want to remain free to display/post what I please. We must choose our battles wisely as many of the wars we wage could adversely affect our Christian freedoms.
Think about this as you lobby for public school prayer. Do you want your children uniting in prayer with those who are rebels against God, mouthing words to an all religion encompassing, made up deity? Or would you rather have them praying privately to the One True God?
Think about it as you protest the removal of the Ten Commandments from local courthouses. Isn’t it a mockery to have them hanging in a building that no longer believes in the absolute authority of God? They hang amongst judges who nonchalantly and routinely usher unborn children to their death and allow child molesters to reside in our neighborhoods. The Fear and Awe of God have been replaced by compromise and laughter. Why should they hang in such a place?
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Jan. 4, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
hi sam,
i agree. do christians REALLY display christianity by fighting for a manger scene, or do we display christianity by how we act towards others? and do we REALLY want prayer in school, because, personally, I would rather NOT have my son or daughter listening to the prayer of some other religion in class.
Recently, I have been getting a ton of emails telling me to fight for IN GOD WE TRUST on our money. And personally, i'd rather not have it there. Do we want AMERICA to represent Christianity to the rest of the world? Really? Our country might be great, but it isn't a very Christian witness anymore.
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