I agree. Everyone should be armed.
Including students.................of all ages.
It's a sad statement on our society when all we have to worry about is guns.
Crazy Fred Criswell
On Tue, 27 Feb 2001 20:18:02 EST RBHouston@aol.com wrote:
Fellow listers...
Just pushing the envelope of bandwidth wasteing with some ....in my
opinion...interesting thoughts.
Hope no one is offended and everyone remembers where the delete key is.
R. Houston
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Subject: Fw: SERIOUS THOUGHTS
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 16:50:29 -0700
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Subject: SERIOUS THOUGHTS
> Guess our national leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On Thursday,
> Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High
> School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House
> Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders
> during this special session of Congress was painfully
> truthful. They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it
received
> well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every
> politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called
> expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful,
> penetrating, and
> deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice
crying
> in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript:
>
> Since the dawn of creation there has been both good &evil in
> the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the
> seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott,
and
> the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died
> must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.
> The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his
> brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used.
> Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was
> Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart.
> In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was
> amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the
NRA.
> I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun.
I
> am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that
> they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe
> that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with
> Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent. I am here today to
> declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy-it was a spiritual event
that
> should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the
blame
> lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers
> of the accusers themselves.
> I wrote a poem just four nights ago that
> expresses my feelings best.
> This was written way before I knew I would be speaking here today:
> Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
> Your words are empty air.
> You've stripped away our heritage,
> You've outlawed simple prayer.
> Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
> And precious children die.
> You seek for answers everywhere,
> And ask the question "Why?"
> You regulate restrictive laws,
> Through legislative creed.
> And yet you fail to understand,
> That God is what we need!
>
> Men and women are three-part beings. We all
> consist of body, soul, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third
> part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and
> hatred to rush in and reek havoc. Spiritual presences were present within
> our educational systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our
major
> colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What
> has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so
> doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as
> terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs - politicians immediately look for
a
> scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive
> laws that
> contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties.
> We do not need more restrictive laws.
> Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal
> detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months
planning
> this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts.
> Political posturing and restrictive legislation are not the answers. The
> young people of our nation hold the key. There is a spiritual awakening
> taking place that will not be squelched! We do not need more religion. We
do
> not need more gaudy television evangelists spewing out verbal Religious
> garbage. We do not need more million dollar church buildings built while
> people with basic needs are being ignored. We do need a
> change of heart and a humble acknowledgment that this nation was founded
on
> the principle of simple trust in God!
> As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw
> his two friends murdered before his very eyes-He did not hesitate to
> pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I
> challenge every young person in America, and around the world, to
> realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was
brought
> back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those
> students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a
> sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right
> to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at
the
> NRA I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your own heart
> before casting the first stone! My daughter's death will not be in
> vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to
> happen!
>
>
>
>
>
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