List, I couldn't resist sending this. Thought some of you might enjoy it. Avery >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 onto other Americans!! >It is time to take a stand
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