Colmbine Shooting - A father's Testomony

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Colmbine Shooting - A father's Testomony

Post by UtahRob » Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:40 pm

I hope this is all right to post??

This is a fathers testimony about his daughter dead in the Columbine shooting. Its very good !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumb :thumb



DARRELL SCOTT TESTIMONY

Guess our national leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On Thursday, 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 sociolog ist, 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 & 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 t h e other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.

"The f irst 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 n eed 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, mind, 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 reek havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as theologica l 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 lo ok 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 restr ictive 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.

"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 w a s 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!"
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Post by MuleyMadness » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:05 pm

I agree 100%, but will move this topic to the campfire forum if you don't mind.

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Post by ABert » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:47 pm

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Must say I am very surprised one of the parents actually said that, but I'm sure not nearly as surprised as the politicians he was speaking to. The one thing I'm not surprised about is that I never heard a thing from the media about this.
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Post by Rileyhunter » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:57 pm

I did hear about this on the Bill Oriley show and that guy got slammed by the media. Ah the good old media. Thank God that their are still good people with good morals out their like this father. God have mercy on us all.
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Post by AGCHAWK » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:16 pm

Outstanding read!

Thanks for posting UtahRob!
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Post by UtahRob » Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:19 pm

Its nice to see that we are not alone . #-o #-o
If we raise our children with morals and wisdom to see past all the media hype ,then there is hope for this beautiful country. :thumb And as far as the new media or Hollywood you will never hear anything like this or any thing positive that's happening in Iraq or any war under a conservative President. It will never Happen !!! :>/

Sorry about my little rant !!!!!!!!

Robk.

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