Cathy Raber > Subject: God Bless America this says it all > > > THIS SAYS IT ALL! > 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! > > --- --- pigeonrock@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.