Virgie,
Thank you so much.
Amen and amen.
Stacey and GEB dog Chesley
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From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 4:56 PM
Subject: Darrel Scott's testimony
> Hi to all,
> I thought that everyone here might enjoy this message.
> Virgie and Hoshi
>
>>>>>> 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 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
>>>>>> & 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 just four nights ago that expresses
>>>> my
>>>>>> feelings best. This
>>>>>> was written way before I knew I would be speaking
>>>>>> here today:
>
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>>>>>> 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
>>>>>> wreak havoc. Spiritual presences 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.
>
>>>>>> "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!"
>
>>>>>> Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear
>>>>>> this man's speech..
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