From a friends email: 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 Committees 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 Cains 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 dont believe that they are responsible for my daughters death. Therefore I do not believe they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachels 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 four nights ago that best expresses my feelings. Your laws ignore our deepest needs, Your words are empty air. Youve stripped away our heritage, Youve 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 nations 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 Columbines 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 anti-gun legislation 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 daughters death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen! Darrell Scott Do what the media did not. Let the nation hear this mans speech. Please send it to everyone you can. I checked this on Snopes, who, as usually, try to find ways to discredit anything that doesnt fit into their leftist anti-gun agenda. They admit the above discourse is accurate but that Scott didnt address it to the entire Congress, just to a subcommittee. OK, Ill give them that. They also that no one prevented the media from publicizing this. Well, no one said they did! The media just picks and chooses and gives little attention to whatever doesnt fit into its agenda. Snopes also says that another father spoke and gave the opposite viewpoint: blame the absence of restrictive gun laws. Well, so what? This is about what Mr. Scott said, not about who else said what. You can see how easy it is to manipulate insignificant data in order to discredit something they dont like. The Snopses are very far to the left of the Democratic party.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 02:13:46 +0000
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