In light of the many perversions and jokes we send to one >>>another > for > a > > > > laugh, this is a little different: This >>>is not intended to be a > joke, > > it's > > > > not funny, it's >>>intended to get you thinking. > > > > > > > > Billy Graham's >>>daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane > > Clayson > >>> > > > asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" > >>>(regarding > the > > > > attacks on Sept. 11). > > > > > > > > >>>Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. >>>She > said > > > "I > > > > believe God is deeply saddened by >>>this, just as we are, but for > years > > > we've > > > > been >>>telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our > >>>government > > > and > > > > to get out of our lives. > > > > > > >>> > > And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed >>>out. > How > > can > > > > we expect God to give us His blessing >>>and His protection if we > demand > He > > > > leave us alone?" > >>> > > > > > > > In light of recent events...terrorists attack, >>>school shootings, > etc. > I > > > > think it started when >>>Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, > her > > body > > > > >>>found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, >>> > and > we > > > > said OK. > > > > > > > > Then someone said you >>>better not read the Bible in school > ........... > > the > > > > >>>Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love >>>your > > > neighbor > > > > as yourself. And we said OK. > > > > > >>> > > > Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our >>>children when > they > > > > misbehave because their little >>>personalities would be warped and we > > might > > > > damage >>>their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We > said > >>>an > > > > expert should know what he's talking about. And we said >>>OK. > > > > > > > > Then someone said teachers and principals >>>better not discipline our > > > children > > > > when they >>>misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty > member > in >>> > > > > this school better touch a student when they misbehave >>>because we > don't > > > want > > > > any bad publicity, and we >>>surely don't want to be sued (there's a > big > > > > difference >>>between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, > > >>>humiliating, > > > > kicking, etc.). And we said OK. > > > > > > > >>> > Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if >>>they > want, > > > and > > > > they won't even have to tell their >>>parents. And we said OK. > > > > > > > > Then some wise school >>>board member said, since boys will be boys > and > > > they're > > >>> > > going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms >>>they > want > so > > > they > > > > can have all the fun they >>>desire, and we won't have to tell their > > parents > > > > they >>>got them at school. And we said OK. > > > > > > > > Then some of >>>our top elected officials said it doesn't matter what > we > do > >>> > > in > > > > private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with >>>them, we said it > > doesn't > > > > matter to me what anyone, >>>including the President, does in private > as > > long > > > > as >>>I have a job and the economy is good. > > > > > > > > Then someone >>>said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women > and > > > >>>call > > > > it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the >>>beauty of the > female > > > body. > > > > And we said OK. > > > > >>> > > > > And then someone else took that appreciation a step >>>further and > > published > > > > pictures of nude children and >>>then further again by making them > > available > > > on > > > > >>>the Internet. And we said OK, they're entitled to free speech. > > >>> > > > > > > Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV >>>shows and > movies > > that > > > > promote profanity, violence, >>>and illicit sex. Let's record music > that > > > > encourages >>>rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes. And we > said > >>> > > > it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect, nobody >>>takes it > > > seriously > > > > anyway, so go right ahead. > > > >>> > > > > > Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no >>>conscience, why > they > > > > don't know right from wrong, and >>>why it doesn't bother them to kill > > > > strangers, their >>>classmates, and themselves. > > > > > > > > Probably, if we think >>>about it long and hard enough, we can figure > it > > out. > > > I >>> > > > > think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE >>>SOW." > > > > > > > > Funny how simple it is for people to trash >>>God and then wonder why > the > > > > world's going to hell. Funny >>>how we believe what the newspapers > say, > but > > > > question >>>what the Bible says. > > > > > > > > Funny how you can send >>>'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like > > > wildfire > > > > >>>but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people > >>>think > > twice > > > > about sharing. > > > > > > > > Funny how >>>lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely > through > > >>> > > cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the >>> > school > and > > > > workplace. > > > > > > > > Are you >>>laughing? > > > > > > > > Funny how when you forward this message, >>>you will not send it to > many > on > > > > your address list >>>because you're not sure what they believe, or > what > > they > > >>> > > WILL think of you for sending it. Funny how we can be more >>>worried > about > > > > what other people think of us than what >>>God thinks of us. > > > > > > > > Pass it on if you think it has >>>merit. If not then just discard > it... > no > > > one > > > > >>>will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't >>> > sit > > > back > > > > and complain about what bad shape the >>>world iS IN! > > > >