Glad you liked it. I didn't really hear him either--was also at church. Someone sent the message to me.
Take care, Sherri On 9/18/09, Jan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I like this. I've read some more of Ben stein's stuff. He's good. I was > at church and didn't hear him this Sunday morning. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sherri Crum > Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 3:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Remarks Made on CBS Sunday > > > > Subject: Remarks from CBS Sunday Morning > > (everyone should read!) > > > > Read it and do with it whatever you feel like > > doing. Have a blessed day, > > > > 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 crèche, 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. > > > > Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show > > and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like > > this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely > > profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply > > saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling > > God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to > > get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has > > calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing > > and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?' > > > > 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 OK. > > > > 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 ***** 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 > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
