God and Country

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>Subject: God and Country
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> A United States marine was attending some college courses
> between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq
> and Afghanistan. One of the courses had a professor who
> was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU.
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> One day the professor shocked the class when he came in.
> He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "God, if you are
> real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll
> give you exactly 15 minutes."
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> The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten
> minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am
> God. I'm still waiting."
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> It got down to the last couple of minutes when the marine
> got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked
> him knocking him off the platform. The professor was out
> ; ; cold. The marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently.
> The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there
> looking on in silence.
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> The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked
> at the marine and asked, "What the hell is the matter with
> you? Why did you do that?"
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> The marine calmly replied, "God was too busy today protecting
> America's troops who are protecting your right to say stupid
> shit and act like an asshole ................. So, He sent me."
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