> > 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 a vowed
> atheist and a
> > member
> > of the ACLU.
> >
> > One day the professor shocked the class when he came
> in. He
> > looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, 'God, if
> you are re al,
> > then I want
> > you to knock me off this platform. I'll gi ve you
> exactly 15 minutes.'
> > 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.' 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 plat form. 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.
> > 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?' The Marine calmly replied, 'God
> was too busy today
> > protecting America 's soldiers who are protecting
> your right to say
> > stupid shit and act like an asshole. So, He sent me.'