Good Morning, This was posted to another list and is posted here with the permission of that person. It's a little out of alignment, but I think you'll enjoy! > > I know that this really does not have to do with the Civil War, but after > > reading the earlier post about the flag in Missouri, I could not let this > > pass without sharing. Joe forgive me if this is inappropriate. But the > > message can not be ignored. > > > > I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. > > Chonna Denton > > > > > The following passage is from a sermon by John Hagee: > > > > > > >>I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier at > > > >>Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands. > > > >> > > > >>He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded > > > from > > > >>months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from > > > his > > > >>family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war. > > > >> > > > >>He stands though, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He > > > >>looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this... > > > >> > > > >>I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now > > > your > > > >>children graduate too illiterate to read it. > > > >> > > > >>I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you > > > stay > > > >>at home because it rains. > > > >> > > > >>I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you > > > >>remain silent on critical issues, because it might be politically > > > incorrect. > > > >> > > > >>I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it > > > has > > > >>stolen democracy from the people. > > > >> > > > >>It's the soldier, not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the > > > press. > > > >> > > > >>It's the soldier, not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech. > > > >> > > > >>It's the soldier, not the campus organizer who allows you to > > > demonstrate. > > > >> > > > >>It's the soldier, who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin > > > is > > > >>draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!! > > > >> > > > >>"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they > > > protect > > > >>us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform > > > for > > > >>us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and > > > > > > >>Savior. Amen."