This page is dedicated to all those beautiful sons
and daughters of God who have been brutally slain simply
because they were in the wrong place . What a terrible
loss and tragedy for the world. The following speech
and letter is a reflection of the pain and heartache
suffered by the parents and families of these wonderful
children. I may differ in some things that the following
implies but in principle I agree whole heartedly. It
isn't the inanimate objects in the world that bring about
the death of our loved ones, for they have no will of their
own, but the people who use them for their own purpose,
whatever that may be. Until we change our hearts and
learn to give love to one another and teach our young
children love rather than hate, anger, mistreatment, and
resentment, this terrible carnage will continue. Our
children will not be safe from their peers or others
who are filled with anger and hatred for whatever reason.
We need to learn to be kinder to each other and never do
anything that would hurt another one of our Father in
Heaven's children. This is not to imply that others
who do not have the same beliefs that I do are not
wonderful loving parents and want what is best for our
children. But we as a society are failing our children.
We are not teaching them the values that are necessary
for them to live without violence in their lives. We need
to take stock of our own lives and quit living a double
standard so that our children will believe us when we try
to teach them right prindiples. We cannot teach one thing
and live another. It just will never work. Our children
learn to trust us by being honest and chaste and living
what we preach.

~*Darrell Scott Speech to house Judiciary committee*~

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 speak to the House Judiciary

Committee's Subcommittee.What he said to our national leaders

during this special session ofCongress was painfully truthful. They

were not prepared to hear what he was to say, nor was it received

well. It needed to be heard by every parent, teacher,

politician, sociologist, 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.

Following is a portion of the transcript:

"Since the dawn of creation there has been good and evil in

the hearts of men and women. We all contain seeds of kindness or

seeds of violence.  The death of my wonderful daughter,

Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher and

the 11 other 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 National Club Association.  The true

killer was Cain, and the real 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 defend or represent the

NRA, because I do not 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,

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 wreck 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 so doing we open the doors to hatred and

violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine tragedy

occurs, Politicians 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, or 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 into 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 you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine

your own hearts 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."

~*Do what the media did not; let the nation

hear this man's speech. Send this out to everyone you can. The

media refused to print or broadcast this speech because he

mentioned God too many times*~

~*A Thinker*~

In light of the recent shooting in Michigan,

Let's see, I think it started when Madeline Murray

O'Hare complained she didn't want any prayer in our

schools, and we said OK..

Then someone said you better not read the Bible in

school, the Bible that says thou shalt not kill, thou

shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself.

And we said, OK..

Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our

children when they misbehave because their little

personalities would be warped and we might damage

their self-esteem. And we said, an expert should know

what he's talking about so we won't spank them

anymore..

Then someone said teachers and principals better not

discipline our children when they misbehave. And the

school administrators said no faculty member in this

school better touch a student when they misbehave

because we don't want any bad publicity, and we

surely don't want to be sued. And we accepted their

reasoning..

Then someone said, let's let our daughters have

abortions if they want, and they won't even have to

tell their parents. And we said, that's a grand idea..

Then some wise school board member said, since boys

will be boys and they're going to do it anyway, let's

give our sons all the condoms they want, so they can

have all the fun they desire, and we won't have to

tell their parents they got them at school. And we

said, that's another great idea..

Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't

matter what we do in private as long as we do our

jobs. And agreeing with them, we said it doesn't

matter to me what anyone, including the President, does

in private as long as I have a job and the economy is

good..

And then someone said let's print magazines with

pictures of nude women and call it wholesome

down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the

female body. And we said we have no problem with

that..

And someone else took that appreciation a step further

and published pictures of nude children and then

stepped further still by making them available on the

internet. And we said they're entitled to their free

speech.

And the entertainment industry said, let's make TV

shows and movies that promote profanity, violence, and

illicit sex. And let's record music that encourages

rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.. And

we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse

effect, and nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go

right ahead..

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no

conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and

why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their

classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough,

we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to

do with... "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."

Dear God,

Why didn't you save the little girl in Michigan?

Sincerely,

Concerned Student

AND THE REPLY...

Dear Concerned Student:

I am not allowed in schools.

Sincerely,

God.

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and

then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how

we believe what the newspapers say, but question what

the Bible says.

Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they

do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything the

Bible says.

Funny how someone can say "I believe in God" but still

follow Satan (who, by the way, also "believes" in

God).

Funny how we are quick to judge but not to be judged.

Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through

e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you

start sending messages regarding the Lord, people

think twice about sharing.

Funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass

freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion

of Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Funny how someone can be so fired up for Christ on

Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week.

Are you laughing?

Funny how when you go to forward this message, you

will not send it to many on your address list because

you're not sure what they believe, or what they will

think of you for sending it to them. Funny how I can

be more worried about what other

people think of me than what God thinks of me.

Are you thinking???

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