Speak Out 10/17/11

Stand up

for Jesus

Yes, as a Christian, I think it is so wrong the way the government has taken away our prayer out of school. They will not let us pray at any of our ball games. They will not let us say the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. What is this world coming to? Where are the real Christian people that we are supposed to stand up for God for Jesus Christ? He said if we were ashamed of Him, He'd be ashamed of us. And, I pray that all the Christians out there that's true Christians will stand up because all they're doin' is puttin' us under communism. And, we need to stand up for each other. We need to stand up for God. Stand up for Jesus. And, I'm prayin' that the people out there will hear this message and you will put this in the paper. It's very important because they hold up for the homosexuals, but yet we cannot say prayers out loud and our children to pray. And God said if we'd be ashamed of Him, He'd be ashamed of us. Together we stand. United we stand, otherwise we'll fall. A house divided cannot stand. We've really gotta stand for Jesus Christ or else fall flat on our face. So, Christians if you're out there, stand for Jesus.

Unhappy reader

Yes. I'm calling about the picture in Tuesday's paper about the two homosexuals kissing. I'm only a 13-year-old boy and I think that's a disgrace. At the beginning of the Bible, it says it was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.

Union or

non-union?

Yes, I'd like to say first of all I really am feelin' sorry for those 200 people that got laid off at Briggs & Stratton, but my only concern is how is Sen. Mayer going to blame this on the evil unions that are destroying this country? I'm pretty sure Briggs & Stratton is a non-union plant. Thank you.

Thank you for all the good years

You know I'm a very lucky man. That's the way I feel. I've lived in Poplar Bluff 50 years and I've seen the good and the bad. It's a beautiful place to live. It always has been. And, it used to be better when I was younger and could get around. Now, that I can't get around I'm a very lucky man because I got a lot of friends. They start at eight o'clock of the morning--women do comin' in here bringing me McDonald's, bringing me Sonic breakfast, cinnamon clouds from Rowland Stollen, cake donuts from Casey's. Sometimes they bring me hot coffee or they come in here and make me hot coffee of the morning before my caretaker or anybody comes in. And, they're just lady friends. But, don't get me wrong, I got men friends, too, that calls me about the least little thing, bad weather or anything else and asks if I'm all right and come by and watch TV with me for a while, talk about old times in the military and stuff like that. But, I'm a very lucky man to have friends and I hope everybody in Poplar Bluff, especially elderly people like me. I don't get out of the house but every three or four months to see the doctor, but I just hope there are other elderly friends here in Poplar Bluff that's got friends the way I do. I'm surely blessed by the good Lord. And, I want to say God bless all these people that come by here and check on me and take care of me. It's a wonderful place. Wonderful time to live. Thank God for everybody and all my friends. Lady and men friends, but I seem to have more lady friends than I do anybody else. Thank you, again, and God bless. Thank you, Poplar Bluff, for all the good years. Bye.

Kids, follow

your actions

I live over here by the school and I ain't had nobody park in my drive way yet, but my God, they must be giving driver's licenses out in the Cracker Jack boxes. Why, these people ain't got no sense. Park on both sides of the road, so we can't get in and out of the neighborhood. I sure hope nothing bad ever happens like a fire truck or a police car needs to get through. I know there needs to be police officers writin' tickets to these crazy parents. Boy, you people are settin' a bad example for these young people. One of these days, them little kids are all gonna have driver's licenses and they are not gonna have a lick more sense than mommy and daddy has. They're gonna think they can park wherever they want and they can do whatever they want. Kids, don't listen to a word you say, but you better believe they look at everything you do. Pitiful! Pitiful! Pitiful!