Will I be attacked for posting this? Yes I have been; see below.
The following was written
by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees... I don't feel threatened.. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu .. If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
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 cyberspace, 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
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Anybody nobody kick out!
And even more so in the 80's. In the early '90s, the management of the Communist Party elite, betraying their own people, it was organized a coup in order to change the paradigm.The socialist system did not allow the elite opportunity for personal enrichment and geeks in power was very disappointing.97 percent of the people then were against the change.
Putin, Medvedev and the majority of the ruling elite, as in the U.S. - the Jews. For them, nothing has changed, except the appeared possibility of uncontrolled enrichment.
Russia became a flourishing country under Putin when he kicked out the corrupt bankers (i.e. money addicts), just like Iceland did a few years ago (and their economy is reportedly doing well also). I don't know how many of these corrupt bankers were jewish, nor do I care. These corrupt bankers (and I predict we will see more of these in the news) all have one problem: money-addiction, which is also known as "the love for money," and this spans all cultures and faiths in dirty little areas (that can unfortunately grow to become a menace for everyone else outside such dirty little areas).
Corruption under Putin has increased significantly. Over the past few years because of corruption, Russia has lost about 600 milliard dollars.
And who are the top banksters , hint- look above
the Jews again!-not all Bolsheviks are Jews but I believe their offspring/agents are running the US government and both major parties
Putin is worth 60 BILLION from STAtE OWNED OIL
Can you give that credible source?
Democracy (or "mob rule") is often refered to as two wolves and a sheep arguing over what's going to be for dinner. The Constitution has checks and balances to prevent this, and these areas of protection are being violated by the current government (and what did George W. Bush state about the Constitution? "It's nothing but a god damn piece of paper.")
athiesm is not a religion, and many scientists are people of faith.
your ignorance is staggering.
and people who believe in god forcing other people to listen to their crap is NOT equality or respectful.
catholics accept the facts that science puts forth, science is also not a religion unless you are a mystically retarded tribal throwback that doesnt understand science.
athiesm isnt taught in school, they do not teach there is no god in science class, they teach what we KNOW not what we do not know.
you people are extremely dangerous to humanity.
Research Technologist here and I believe in God and I'm also Catholic. My life is science but I also know there is much out there that can't be explained. Here's a good quote from a book I read "even magic is bound by science". We may not be able to understand it but the universe has to follow rules to keep existing.
On the subject of Christmas I don't think athiests heads will explode if they hear the words Merry Christmas. Changing the Christmas tree to Holiday tree because some people are petty and want to make a statement is sad.
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