The Anti-Civil Anti-Liberties Union

I think it is hugely ironic that an organization that claims to defend the civil liberties of U.S. citizens, is neither civil in its attempts to do so, nor really liberating anyone. Instead, they use threats of law suits and other bullying tactics so that weenies don't have to suck it up and learn to get along in a pluralistic society simply because they're "offended." So what. Get over it. 

Their most recent attempt at defending civil liberties is to threaten a law suit (that's the anti-civil part) against the U.S. Naval Academy to force them to stop the non-sectarian, completely optional/totally voluntary moment of prayer before each noon-time meal (that's the anti-liberties part). This is a tradition that has been in place since the founding of the Academy. (ACLJ.org has the whole deal.) What part of non-sectarian, and optional/voluntary, do they not understand? This is a joke.

I'm sure that since its founding, 1000's of ir-/non-religious cadets have gotten by without their dainty sensibilities being ruined by this 2-minute (if that) prayer time. 

The ACLU's attempt to expunge any expression of Christianity (Islamic expressions are A-OK with them, though) from the public, and now military, sector are laughable and infuriating at the same time. 

Why don't they actually spend time and money defending liberties, like the liberty of Freedom of Religious Expression? Or the liberty to not have to send a kid to school within eye-shot of a convicted pervert? Or how about the liberty to ignore or otherwise not participate in someone else's "offensive" behavior? 

Get over yourselves, ACLU.

What's God got to do with it?

To all my sincere Christian Arminian friends out there, who believe that man freely chooses to be saved, here are 2 serious question for you:

1. If man chooses to be saved, freely and of his own will without the help of outside influence from God the Holy Spirit moving on him, then why do you pray to God for someone's salvation? 

Let me put it another way. You believe God does not/won't violate man's will in the process of salvation, right? Then on what basis do you pray to God for someone to be saved? Borrowing from Tina Turner, "What's God got to do with it?", then? Isn't your position just wishful thinking?

2. Where is it written that man's free will is inviolable by God? Can you show me even 1 verse, or give me 1 example from scripture, that demonstrates that our wills/natures are taboo to God? Isn't your theological view actually putting man's will above God's in this one instance, thus making an idol out of our free choice/will? Doesn't this view point then make God subject to our wills?