And God did This??

> > > > Finally, The Truth on National TV > > > > > > > > > > Billy Graham's daughter was being > interviewed on > > > > the Early Show and Jane > > > > > Clayson asked her "How could God let > something > > > > like this happen?" > > > > > > > > > > And Anne Graham gave an extremely profound > and > > > > insightful response. She > > > > > said "I believe that 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 > > > > > that He is, I believe that He has calmly > backed > > > > out. How can we expect > > > > God > > > > > to > > > > > Give us His blessing and His protection if > we > > > > demand that He leave > > > > > us alone?" > > > > > > > > > > I know there's been a lot of an email going > around > > > > in regards to > > > > > 9/11/01, but this really makes you think. > If you > > > > don't have time, at > > > > least > > > > > skim through it, but the bottom line is > something > > > > to think about.... > > > > > > > > > > In light of recent events...terrorists > attack, > > > > school shootings, etc. > > > > > Let's see, I think it started when Madeline > > > > Murray O'Hare (she was > > > > > murdered, her body was found recently) > > > > complained she didn't want any > > > > > prayer in > > > > > our schools, and we said OK. > > > > > > > > > > Then, someone said you better not read the > Bible > > > > in school... the Bible > > > > > that 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) and > > > > > we said, an expert should know what he's > talking > > > > about so we said OK. > > > > > > > > > > Then, someone said teachers and principals > better > > > > not discipline > > > > > our children when they misbehave. And 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 > > > > and 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. And > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > And 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 > > > > stepped further still by > > > > > making > > > > > them available on the Internet. And we said > OK; > > > > they're entitled to > > > > > their free speech. > > > > > > > > > > And then the entertainment industry said, > let's > > > > make TV shows and > > > > > movies that promote profanity, violence, > and > > > > illicit sex. And 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, and 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." > > > > > > > > > > "Dear God, Why didn't you save the little > girl > > > > killed in her > > > > > classroom? " > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, Concerned Student... > > > > > > > > > > AND THE REPLY "Dear Concerned > > > > > Student, I am not allowed in schools". > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, God. > > > > > > > > > > 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 everyone wants to go to heaven > provided > > > > they do not have > > > > > to believe, think, say, or do anything the > Bible > > > > says. > > > > > > > > > > Funny how someone can say "I believe in God" > but > > > > still follow > > > > > Satan who, by the way, also "believes" in > God. > > > > > > > > > > Funny how we are quick to judge but not to > be > > > > judged. > > > > > > > > > > Funny how you can send a thousand '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 the lewd, crude, vulgar and > obscene pass > > > > freely through > > > > > cyberspace, but the public discussion of God > is > > > > suppressed in the > > > > > school and workplace. > > > > > > > > > > Funny how someone can be so fired up for > Christ on > > > > Sunday, but be > > > > > an invisible Christian the rest of the > week. > > > > > > > > > > Are you laughing? > > > > > > > > > > Funny how when you go to 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 > to > > > > them. Funny how I can be > > > > > more worried about what other people think > of me > > > > than what God thinks > > > > > of me. > > > > > > > > > > Are you thinking?

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