Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 22:41:09 -0500
From: "Servant of the Most High"
From a friend:
This is really good. I wish we all could have
heard his message six months
ago, when he gave his presentation. It is funny
how the media selects the
information they feel is important to report to
the pubic.
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 sub-committee.
What he said to our national leaders during this
special session of Congress
was painfully truthful. 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 and evil in the heart 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 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 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
an 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!"
Send this on to as many as you can!
Origin: masonsofheaven.blogspot.com