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! > > > >

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