Bad Decision by the Pentagon

My emotions ranged somewhere between sadness and indignation in learning that Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham and this year's honorary chairman of the National Day of Prayer, was "DIS-invited" by the United States Pentagon to come and lead in prayer. Franklin Graham had been invited by the Pentagon to come and speak on the National Day of Prayer but was "dis-invited" because of Graham's comments concerning the violent actions by many Muslims. It seems that leaders in the upper ranks of the Pentagon have now become Theological critics!

The greater travesty for me is the fact that America is supposed to be a "FREE" country with all of our citizens protected by the Constitution in the exercise of "FREE Speech." This "Right" is evidently null and void for anyone who has a perspective based on our very reliable and historically accepted Christian beliefs. You certainly don't have to agree with my views or my philosophy by which I assess my views. But, I still have the right to my views! And, you have a right to your views no matter what I think!

As a leader in THE Christian Church I am not at all surprised by this kind of response by nervous, politically correct elected officials. However, I was taken back a bit by someone in the Pentagon taking this kind of action that was obviously motivated by fear of backlash by special interest groups. Did they forget that it was radical Muslims who flew an airplane into the very Pentagon where they don't want a Christian leader to appear because he spoke the TRUTH? Is this the kind of response we need from the Command Center of our National Military? Have we forgotten the "War on Terror?" It is waged primarily against the radical Muslims Franklin Graham spoke about!

This is yet another example of America's Post-Christian culture. Tolerance is not an option for those of us with a Christian World View but it certainly seems to be optional for nervous, cowardly leaders in our Nation. I don't really know what to do about these continuing abuses of our "rights" as citizens in America. Unfortunately I am having a real hard time calling our country the "United States of America" because I think we are one of the most divided countries on earth! It is going to be very interesting to see what happens if many of our States take action as Sovereign States against the ridiculous Health Care Law our Congress passed.

I wonder what it will take for the overwhelming majority of people in this country who claim to have faith in God through Jesus Christ to finally step up and speak about our Savior no matter what the elected officials say? I would like to hear a response from the more than 80% of our Military personnel who indicate a belief in Christianity! The Pentagon blew it on this one. I wonder how this will deter God's protection over our nation? Sorry for my ranting but I just wanted to share and hopefully instill a little outrage in any who might happen upon this post. May God have MERCY on America!