I think this speaks and says it all. Frapper (Wayne)
What follows is an excellent commentary by an educator at the
University of Alabama. Read on...
>
Our USA
I grew up in rural America in the '50's and '60's. On any given
> >>day, you could walk through the high school parking lot and observe
> that
> >>half the vehicles parked there were trucks with windows rolled down
and
> >>doors unlocked. Most of them carried, as standard equipment, an FFA
> >>sticker (Future Farmers of America for you city folks] and a gun rack
> with
> >>at least one gun, usually loaded. You could make the same observation
> >>at any of the four high school campuses in our county. Amazingly, I
do
> not
> >>>ever recall reading or hearing about mass shootings in any of those
> high
> >schools. What has changed in America is not the accessibility of guns,
> >but the character of man.
> >
> >>>> > >On the wall in my parents home is a plaque awarded to my father
> >in recognition of service for 27 years on the local school board? He
> told
> >me that for years, a standard requirement on every Teacher's contract
> >was membership in a local church. I remember starting every school day
> >with the pledge and a prayer. I remember when girls who got pregnant
in
> >high school were ashamed, when abortions were illegal, when the
divorce
> >rate was not 50% because couples stayed together for the kid's sake,
> >when there were no X-rated movies, when milk cartons didn't have
missing
> >kids faces on them, and I didn't know anyone personally who used
drugs.
> I
> >remember when kids were taught respect for authority and
accountability
> to
> >God. I hear people say that the good old days weren't always so good
> but
> >please don't tell me you think these are better.
> >
> >>>> > >Last night I attended a high school football game that was
> covered
> >by local and national news. The news coverage was not about the
football
> >teams, but about the defiance of a court order by one brave little
> >Texas town to preserve the right to pray before a football game. The
> more
> >this country struggles to free itself from religion, the more we
become
> >entangled in the consequences.
> >
> >If people are taught that they came from slime, the obvious questions
> >and consequences must follow; what is the purpose of my existence
> >[hopelessness], who made you the boss of me [lawlessness], why are
> >your rules good and mine bad [relativism], what does it matter how I
> >live if I came from slime and return to slime [immorality and
> inhumanity]?
> >
> >>>> > >I realize that in any given poll, the vast majority of
Americans
> >claim to believe in God. I claim to believe that running is good for
me
> >but that does not make me a runner. Putting on my running shoes and
> >running makes me a runner. The climbing abortion rate, murder rate,
> >divorce rate, alcoholism and drug abuse rate, child and spousal abuse
> >rate contradict that claim and prove that actions speak louder than
> >words. It is an observable truth that the best time you will ever make
> >on any American City freeway is on Sunday morning because there are no
> traffic jams getting to church.
> >
> > For those who believe that separation of church and state is
not
> >enough, that the world would be better off with no church at all, ask
> >yourself this question. How many hospitals, universities, orphanages,
> >homeless and abuse shelters have been founded by the ACLU or American
> >Atheist Society?
> >
> > It is the inclusion of the word Catholic, Baptist,
Presbyterian,
> >Christian, etc., in the name of so many of these institutions that
> proves
> >by actions, not just words, who really cares for the suffering of
> >mankind and desires to make the world better.
> >The question that people should be asking is not "Why does God
> >allow tragedies?" but "When will we realize that no nation, in the
> >history of the world, has ever separated itself from God and evolved
to
> >a better society?" Of course, to answer, you would have to know
history.
Most people, it would seem, prefer People magazine,"
>Joyce Minor
Asst. Director of Development and Alumni Relations
University of Alabama School of Law
I think this speaks and says it all. What surprises me is that a university
educator wrote it. Chuck
>>>> > What follows is an excellent commentary by an educator at the
> >>University of Alabama. Read on...
>
> >>>> > >Our USA
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >I grew up in rural America in the '50's and '60's. On any given
> >>day, you could walk through the high school parking lot and observe
> that
> >>half the vehicles parked there were trucks with windows rolled down
and
> >>doors unlocked. Most of them carried, as standard equipment, an FFA
> >>sticker (Future Farmers of America for you city folks] and a gun rack
> with
> >>at least one gun, usually loaded. You could make the same observation
> >>at any of the four high school campuses in our county. Amazingly, I
do
> not
> >>>ever recall reading or hearing about mass shootings in any of those
> high
> >schools. What has changed in America is not the accessibility of guns,
> >but the character of man.
> >
> >>>> > >On the wall in my parents home is a plaque awarded to my father
> >in recognition of service for 27 years on the local school board? He
> told
> >me that for years, a standard requirement on every Teacher's contract
> >was membership in a local church. I remember starting every school day
> >with the pledge and a prayer. I remember when girls who got pregnant
in
> >high school were ashamed, when abortions were illegal, when the
divorce
> >rate was not 50% because couples stayed together for the kid's sake,
> >when there were no X-rated movies, when milk cartons didn't have
missing
> >kids faces on them, and I didn't know anyone personally who used
drugs.
> I
> >remember when kids were taught respect for authority and
accountability
> to
> >God. I hear people say that the good old days weren't always so good
> but
> >please don't tell me you think these are better.
> >
> >>>> > >Last night I attended a high school football game that was
> covered
> >by local and national news. The news coverage was not about the
football
> >teams, but about the defiance of a court order by one brave little
> >Texas town to preserve the right to pray before a football game. The
> more
> >this country struggles to free itself from religion, the more we
become
> >entangled in the consequences.
> >
> >If people are taught that they came from slime, the obvious questions
> >and consequences must follow; what is the purpose of my existence
> >[hopelessness], who made you the boss of me [lawlessness], why are
> >your rules good and mine bad [relativism], what does it matter how I
> >live if I came from slime and return to slime [immorality and
> inhumanity]?
> >
> >>>> > >I realize that in any given poll, the vast majority of
Americans
> >claim to believe in God. I claim to believe that running is good for
me
> >but that does not make me a runner. Putting on my running shoes and
> >running makes me a runner. The climbing abortion rate, murder rate,
> >divorce rate, alcoholism and drug abuse rate, child and spousal abuse
> >rate contradict that claim and prove that actions speak louder than
> >words. It is an observable truth that the best time you will ever make
> >on any American City freeway is on Sunday morning because there are no
> traffic jams getting to church.
> >
> > For those who believe that separation of church and state is
not
> >enough, that the world would be better off with no church at all, ask
> >yourself this question. How many hospitals, universities, orphanages,
> >homeless and abuse shelters have been founded by the ACLU or American
> >Atheist Society?
> >
> > It is the inclusion of the word Catholic, Baptist,
Presbyterian,
> >Christian, etc., in the name of so many of these institutions that
> proves
> >by actions, not just words, who really cares for the suffering of
> >mankind and desires to make the world better.
> >The question that people should be asking is not "Why does God
> >allow tragedies?" but "When will we realize that no nation, in the
> >history of the world, has ever separated itself from God and evolved
to
> >a better society?" Of course, to answer, you would have to know
history.
> >Most people, it would seem, prefer People magazine,"
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >Joyce Minor
> >>>> > >Asst. Director of Development and Alumni Relations
> >>>> > >University of Alabama School of Law
> >
>
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>
> >>>> > What follows is an excellent commentary by an educator at the
> >>University of Alabama. Read on...
>
> >>>> > >Our USA
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >I grew up in rural America in the '50's and '60's. On any given
> >>day, you could walk through the high school parking lot and observe
> that
> >>half the vehicles parked there were trucks with windows rolled down
and
> >>doors unlocked. Most of them carried, as standard equipment, an FFA
> >>sticker (Future Farmers of America for you city folks] and a gun rack
> with
> >>at least one gun, usually loaded. You could make the same observation
> >>at any of the four high school campuses in our county. Amazingly, I
do
> not
> >>>ever recall reading or hearing about mass shootings in any of those
> high
> >schools. What has changed in America is not the accessibility of guns,
> >but the character of man.
> >
> >>>> > >On the wall in my parents home is a plaque awarded to my father
> >in recognition of service for 27 years on the local school board. He
> told
> >me that for years, a standard requirement on every Teacher's contract
> >was membership in a local church. I remember starting every school day
> >with the pledge and a prayer. I remember when girls who got pregnant
in
> >high school were ashamed, when abortions were illegal, when the
divorce
> >rate was not 50% because couples stayed together for the kid's sake,
> >when there were no X-rated movies, when milk cartons didn't have
missing
> >kids faces on them, and I didn't know anyone personally who used
drugs.
> I
> >remember when kids were taught respect for authority and
accountability
> to
> >God. I hear people say that the good old days weren't always so good
> but
> >please don't tell me you think these are better.
> >
> >>>> > >Last night I attended a high school football game that was
> covered
> >by local and national news. The news coverage was not about the
football
> >teams, but about the defiance of a court order by one brave little
> >Texas town to preserve the right to pray before a football game. The
> more
> >this country struggles to free itself from religion, the more we
become
> >entangled in the consequences.
> >
> >If people are taught that they came from slime, the obvious questions
> >and consequences must follow; what is the purpose of my existence
> >[hopelessness], who made you the boss of me [lawlessness], why are
> >your rules good and mine bad [relativism], what does it matter how I
> >live if I came from slime and return to slime [immorality and
> inhumanity]?
> >
> >>>> > >I realize that in any given poll, the vast majority of
Americans
> >claim to believe in God. I claim to believe that running is good for
me
> >but that does not make me a runner. Putting on my running shoes and
> >running makes me a runner. The climbing abortion rate, murder rate,
> >divorce rate,alcoholism and drug abuse rate, child and spousal abuse
> >rate contradict that claim and prove that actions speak louder than
> >words. It is an observable truth that the best time you will ever make
> >on any American City freeway is on Sunday morning because there are no
> traffic jams getting to church.
> >
> > For those who believe that separation of church and state is
not
> >enough, that the world would be better off with no church at all, ask
> >yourself this question. How many hospitals, universities, orphanages,
> >homeless and abuse shelters have been founded by the ACLU or American
> >Atheist Society?
> >
> > It is the inclusion of the word Catholic, Baptist,
Presbyterian,
> >Christian, etc., in the name of so many of these institutions that
> proves
> >by actions, not just words, who really cares for the suffering of
> >mankind and desires to make the world better.
> >The question that people should be asking is not "Why does God
> >allow tragedies?" but "When will we realize that no nation, in the
> >history of the world, has ever separated itself from God and evolved
to
> >a better society?" Of course, to answer, you would have to know
history.
> >Most people, it would seem, prefer People magazine."
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >Joyce Minor
> >>>> > >Asst. Director of Development and Alumni Relations
> >>>> > >University of Alabama School of Law
> >
>
>
> ========================== End Part 2 =============================
>
>
>
>
