Hi to all, 
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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:






>>>>> 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..