The Atheist Holiday

An atheist became incensed over the preparation of Easter and Passover holidays. He decided to contact his lawyer about the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant celebrations afforded to Christians and Jews with all their holidays while atheists had no holiday to celebrate.
The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the long passionate presentation by the lawyer, the Judge banged his gavel and declared, 'Case dismissed!'
The lawyer immediately stood and objected to the ruling and said,'Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter and many other observances. Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah ... yet my client and all other atheists have no such holiday!'
The judge leaned forward in his chair and simply said, 'Obviously your client is too confused to even know about, much less celebrate his own atheists' holiday!'
The lawyer pompously said, 'Your Honor, we are unaware of any such holiday for atheists. Just when might that holiday be, your Honor?'
The judge said, 'Well it comes every year on exactly the same date --- April 1st! Since our calendar sets April 1st as 'April Fools Day,' consider that Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, in my opinion, if your client says there is no God, then by scripture, he is a fool, and April 1st is his holiday! Now have a good day and get out of my courtroom!!  Author Unknown.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by drinking and partying, and parades.  But St. Patrick was a missionary, and a man of God. He brought the love and mercy of of our Lord, Jesus Christ to the pagans of Ireland.

We forget his example of a Christ centered life.  So today I offer this prayer attributed to St Patrick.
The Breastplate of St Patrick.
I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same
The Three in One and One in Three.
I bind this today to me forever
By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation;
His baptism in Jordan river,
His death on Cross for my salvation;
His bursting from the spicèd tomb,
His riding up the heavenly way,
His coming at the day of doom
I bind unto myself today.
I bind unto myself the power
Of the great love of cherubim;
The sweet ‘Well done’ in judgment hour,
The service of the seraphim,
Confessors’ faith, Apostles’ word,
The Patriarchs’ prayers, the prophets’ scrolls,
All good deeds done unto the Lord
And purity of virgin souls.
I bind unto myself today
The virtues of the star lit heaven,
The glorious sun’s life giving ray,
The whiteness of the moon at even,
The flashing of the lightning free,
The whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
The stable earth, the deep salt sea
Around the old eternal rocks.
I bind unto myself today
The power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, His might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand to guide, His shield to ward;
The word of God to give me speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.
Against the demon snares of sin,
The vice that gives temptation force,
The natural lusts that war within,
The hostile men that mar my course;
Or few or many, far or nigh,
In every place and in all hours,
Against their fierce hostility
I bind to me these holy powers.
Against all Satan’s spells and wiles,
Against false words of heresy,
Against the knowledge that defiles,
Against the heart’s idolatry,
Against the wizard’s evil craft,
Against the death wound and the burning,
The choking wave, the poisoned shaft,
Protect me, Christ, till Thy returning.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
By Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,

Something I found in my inbox

This is amazing.
There are two parts.

Be sure to read the 2nd part (in RED ).

 

Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped.

 

At 5, began studying under his cousin's tutor ledge.

 

At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.

 

At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.

 

At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
Also could write in Greek with one hand
while writing the same in Latin with the other.

 

At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.

 

At 23, started his own law practice.

 

At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.

 

At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British America"

And retired from his law practice.
 

At 32, was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.

 

At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence.

 

At 33, took three years to revise Virginia's legal code and wrote a

Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.

 

At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick
Henry.

 

At 40, served in Congress for two years.

 

At 41, was the American minister to France and
negotiated commercial treaties with European nations

along with Ben Franklin and John Adams..

 

At 46, served as the first Secretary of State
under George Washington.

 

At 53, served as Vice President and was elected
president of the American Philosophical Society.

 

At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and
became the active head of Democratic-Republican Party.

 

At 57, was elected the third president of the
United States.

 

At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling
the nation's size.

 

At 61, was elected to a second term as President.

 

At 65, retired to Monticello.

 

At 80, helped President Monroe shape the
Monroe Doctrine.

 

At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.

 

At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence the same day John Adams died.

 

Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, His laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most understand today.

Jefferson really knew his stuff.

 

John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the White House for a group of the brightest minds
in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in
the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

   

"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe." --

Thomas Jefferson

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." 
Thomas Jefferson

"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.

A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world." 
Thomas Jefferson

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense

of taking care of them." --
Thomas Jefferson

"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." --

Thomas Jefferson

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." Thomas Jefferson

 

"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny

in government."  Thomas Jefferson

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants alike."  Thomas Jefferson

"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." 
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.

If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."

I wish we could get this out to every American!

I'm doing my part.

So Please do Your Part.