Great Baton Rouge Stand Up Rally
Posted by Bob Breaux (October 22, 2012 at 9:51 am)
When October 20 was set as the National Rally date, the first thing we did was check the LSU Tiger Football Schedule. We were in luck, it was an away game. However, as luck would have it, ESPN picked up the LSU vs A&M game and scheduled it for 11:00 a.m. Baton Rouge is Tiger Football country, so we knew this would create a challenge.
Our attendance was approximately 175 and it was a successful Rally. Two of the three television stations covered the Rally, as did the Daily Advocate Newspaper. We are waiting to see how much coverage we get.
We had a great mix of speakers. Catholic, non-Catholic, male, female, and minority. The speakers were terrific! We had a quartet to open and sing the National Anthem, and they were outstanding. We also had music provided by a 12 person choir that was truly upbeat and moving.
Prior to today’s event, we sent out thousands of emails, published in many church bulletins and the Diocesan Newspaper. Even though we had a smaller attendance, we know that we spread the word on this important issue. Facebook was also used to get the word to hundreds and beyond.
WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM? YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRACTICE YOUR RELIGION IN YOUR HOME AND YOUR HOUSE OF WORSHIP. YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE YOUR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ON ANY ONE ELSE, NOR DO THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE THEIR BELIEFS ON YOU. YOU CAN NOT PRACTICE YOUR RELIGION IN PUBLIC FACILITIES (I.E. SCHOOLS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES) YOU CAN NOT IMPOSE YOUR RELIGIOUS FANATICISM ON ANY ONE ELSE. IF YOU CAN IMPOSE YOU DOCTRINE ON OTHERS OR PRACTICE YOUR RELIGION IN PUBLIC PLACES I HAVE THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE MINE ON YOU. IF YOU INDORSE PUBLIC POLICY OR POLITICAL CANDIDATES YOU FORFEIT YOUR RIGHT TO TAX EXEMPT STATUS AND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NO LONGER TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
I KNOW NO-ONE INVOLVED IN THIS IS CAPABLE OF RATIONAL THOUGHT BUT IT IS STILL WORTH MENTIONING, IF THERE IS AN OMNIPOTENT BEING CAPABLE OF CREATING HEAVEN AND EARTH, ALL THE FLORA AND FAUNA (PLANTS AND ANIMALS TO THE UNEDUCATED) THAT INHABIT THE PLANET, HOW IS HE CAPABLE OF SUCH EVIL AND CRUELTY THAT HE CAN SIT BY AND WILLFULLY CHOSE TO DO NOTHING TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING THAT GOES ON EVERY SECOND OF EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY OF EVERY WEEK OF EVERY MONTH OF EVERY YEAR, YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
October 23rd, 2012 at 3:15 pm