Stephen David Forbes Apparently the White House referred to Christmas Trees as Holiday Trees for the first time this year, which prompted CBS presenter, Ben Stein, to present this piece which I would like to share with you. 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, bejewelled trees, Christmas trees. I dont feel threatened. I dont feel discriminated against. Thats what they are, Christmas trees. It doesnt bother me a bit when people say, Merry Christmas to me. I dont 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 doesnt 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 nativity scene, its just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away. I dont like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I dont 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 cant find it in the Constitution and I dont 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 arent allowed to worship God? I guess thats a sign that Im 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; its not funny, its intended to get you thinking. Billy Grahams daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her How could God let something like this happen? (regarding Hurricane 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 weve 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... terrorist attacks, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray OHare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didnt 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 shouldnt spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spocks son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what hes talking about. And we said okay. Now were asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they dont know right from wrong, and why it doesnt 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 worlds going to hell. 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 youre 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, dont sit back and complain about what a bad shape the world is in. My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully, Ben Stein LikeLike · · Share Marlee Meneses Vasallo likes this. Linda Henzel-blan Write a comment... Toni Ours shared SimplyBhangras photo. 1 hr · SimplyBhangras photo. LikeLike · · Share Brett Ours likes this. Linda Henzel-blan Write a comment... Toni Ours shared Anna Taylors photo. 1 hr · Love never dies. You are always connected to your loved ones in Heaven. Have you asked for and received signs lately? Anna Taylor with Tammy Bowers and 22 others Love never dies. You are always connected to your loved ones in Heaven. Have you asked for and received signs lately? LikeLike · · Share Linda Henzel-blan Write a comment... Benn Grym Schulz shared Justice for Alls photo. 2 hrs · #JusticeforAll Justice for All #JusticeforAll LikeLike · · Share 2 people like this. View 1 more comment Benn Grym Schulz I blame the powers whoop be not us everyday white people 1 hr · Like Trev Neuskill Exactly it is society and the system, not peoples race. 1 hr · Like · 1 Benn Grym Schulz People are slowly coming around 1 hr · Like Trev Neuskill Yeah, but not sure they are coming around in the right ways or fast enough. 1 hr · Like Linda Henzel-blan Write a comment... Toni Ours shared Imans photo. 1 hr · Rise & Embrace ur Flaws #imandaily Iman Rise & Embrace ur Flaws #imandaily LikeLike · · Share 2 people like this. Linda Henzel-blan Write a comment... Toni Ours shared Take the piss funny pics n vidss photo. 1 hr · Take the piss funny pics n vidss photo. LikeLike · · Share Linda Henzel-blan Write a comment... Willene Stone Black and Kathy Hulen like The Bradford Exchange. Like Page The Bradford Exchange with Shelia Sinyard and 2 others Sponsored · Customize this birthstone bracelet for Mom and preview it before you buy. Shop Now! bit.ly/1EApjtY Customize this birthstone bracelet for Mom and preview it before you buy. Shop Now! bit.ly/1EApjtY LikeLike · · Share · 10,4725002,595 Gary RiceI lived in the Palm Beaches in the 60s 70s and 80s 55 mins · Columbia, SC · How many people had their families take them [all the kids ] for a ride that included Palm Beach in all its splendor just for Sunday Drive? My Grandaddy Robinson would take us for country rides and My Mom, Mrs Rice would take us kids down Parker [ over the humps at the god-awful pace of 35 miles an exhilarating hour ] and then through Palm Beach for a great time on Sundays or any day we needed a pick me up. We always felt rich. LikeLike · · Share 49 people like this. View 11 more comments Frank Chenowith We would get out and window shop on Worth Ave. then go to the witches wall 6 mins · Like Nancy Williamson Johnson Ride down A1A 6 mins · Like Audrey Jones one year my dad took us to the side of the airport on southern blvd to watch the planes take off and said thats our vacation for the year of course other years we drove to a1a showed us the kennedys house and said they got their money from bootlegging and thru pb or to boca rocks no he called it jap rock where the japs had submerines in the day he was proud to say no foreign war occurred on our land 5 mins · Like Linda Henzel-blan Write a comment... 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It was the only scheduled festival for, and the last date for The Rolling Stones tour, who were the closing act. This festival featured Johnny Winter,Vanilla Fudge, Sly & The Family Stone, The Chambers Brothers, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, Spirit, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Grand Funk Railroad, Steppenwolf and King Crimson. Then-Palm Beach County Sheriff Bill Heidtman vowed to make life miserable for the free-loving, pot-smoking, anti-establishment crowd who were coming to the Palm Beach Pop Festival. He threatened to herd alligators toward the crowd, gathered on a grassy field at the Palm Beach International Raceway. And he promised to dig out fire ant colonies and relocate them at the venue. And it wasn’t a warm welcome in another sense: a cold rain swept through over the weekend and turned the grounds into a mud pit. The stouthearted slept atop their cars, but many packed it in and left, so that only about 3,000 people witnessed the Stones’ closing performance. Poster printed just once and poster artwork by Royce Emley Anyone out there attend this one? Poster Still Approved by Professor Poster Professor Poster Lets go down to the sunshine state for this holiday bonus Poster From The Past for tday. 45 years ago on Nov. 29th, 1969 it was the second day of the first... See More LikeLike · · Share 59 people like this. View 16 more comments Jimmy Hicks A friend of mine, whose name I cant remember right now, had an American flag sewn on the side of his tent. Along came Heidtmans Storm Troopers and cut the flag from the side of his tent along with the side of his tent. His Dad was furious and was on the news talking about it. 40 mins · Like · 2 Jackie Rhodes fun was had by all. Very cold and wet. Love Wavey Gravey 30 mins · Like Jackie Rhodes Janice was Awsome 29 mins · Like Linda Henzel-blan Write a comment... Toni Ours shared Carissa Easterdays photo. 2 hrs · My babies luv u Carissa Easterdays photo. 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