Fundamentalism, USA Style

[no fun]

UGH!   Replace the words America and English throughout and repalce with
Germany and German... (sorry, I'm writing a paper on that sort of thing
these days)

Also "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." as if God were just acquired in a trade and this
was a defence of an unpopular pitcher who has just given up eight runs in
one inning.

I LOVE you crazy upper Mexicans! Please keep it comin!  =)

----- Original Message -----
From: Henry Mu <scuffling at hotmail.com>
To: The List <nobody at noplace.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 2:56 PM
Subject: Fundamentalism, USA Style


> From a business associate <sigh>
>
> ,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_
>
> ₪‎ Henry
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> 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 onto other Americans!!
>
> It is time to take a stand!!
>
> (Note: I don't know the author of this great treatise. It was passed on
> to me today.)
>
> GOD BLESS AMERICA