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received this as one of those, forward to everyone you know
e-mails. There is nothing I can add to this, or take away,
except "Amen". J
Columbine High School
I guess our national leaders didn't expect this. 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. 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 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
wreak 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'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!"
PLEASE... Do what the media did not...let the nation hear
this man's speech...
J Larkin
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