vortech_95-gt
06-26-2008, 11:11 AM
Great email I recieved. The father of one of the slain students had something to say! Kind of long but very good
Guess our national leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On
>> Thursday, May 8,
>> 2008, 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 N CA
>> , 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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, mind, 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 wreak 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.
>>
>> '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!'
Guess our national leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On
>> Thursday, May 8,
>> 2008, 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 N CA
>> , 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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, mind, 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 wreak 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.
>>
>> '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!'