Date sent: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:35:59 -0800 Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > .. > > > > I'm sure that this is what most of us are thinking and this man says it so > > well........ > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > On Thursday, May 27, 1999, 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. The > > following is a portion of the transcript. > > > > "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 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 makeup, we > create > > a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and reek havoc. > > Spiritual influences 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 doing so, 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!:" > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > To this I say AMEN! > > > > Be courageous enough to do what the media did not, let the nation hear > this > > man's speech. Please send this out to everyone you can.!!! > > > > > > > _______ To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm or to unsubscribe without web access, send "unsubscribe rrgold" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To post to RangerNet, please join RangerNet first (go to http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm). You can then unsubscribe from RangerNet again if you want to go back to getting RRGold posts only.
