I agree also. Legs are good too. And keeping our heads helps quite a bit
too. :)
Robert D.
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>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:
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>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
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>From: Christan Gorman <starcsg@hotmail.com>
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>Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2:17 PM
>Subject: SERIOUS THOUGHTS
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>
>> 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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