COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

On May 5, 12:10 am, "Jan Drew" wrote:
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"Brindal" wrote in message

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On May 4, 2:07 am, "Jan Drew" wrote:
COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

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.

snip

This smelled like an urban legend, so I looked it up on Snopes.com.

That's exactly what I did, as is my practice.


Then work on your reading comprehension. The reality is far different
from what your posted. You posted a liars version of what Mr Scott
said.
The truth of what he said is he http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/scott.asp

Yet another incident of Jan reposting falsehoods because the truth
doesn't support her agenda.
Sad, that.




Darrell Scott did make some of this statement. On May 27, 1999.

\\Correct.



Guess you didn't think anyone would look this up, hmm?

You guessed wrong,

Don't try to exploit tragedies for your own propaganda.

Brindal

I exploited nothing, neither do I have any propaganda.
You sound angry. Why?

It was a sincere testimony from a father who had lost his daughter.
Sorry you did not appreciate words from the heart that I believe to be
sincere and very true.

Absolutely no need to take *me* to task for posting it.

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COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

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 a llow that to happen!"- Hide quoted text -

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On May 5, 12:10 am, "Jan Drew" wrote:
Original groups restored.

"Brindal" wrote in message

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On May 4, 2:07 am, "Jan Drew" wrote:
COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

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.

snip

This smelled like an urban legend, so I looked it up on Snopes.com.

That's exactly what I did, as is my practice.


Then work on your reading comprehension. The reality is far different
from what your posted. You posted a liars version of what Mr Scott
said.
The truth of what he said is he
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/scott.asp

Word for word. Poor Andrew



Darrell Scott did make some of this statement. On May 27, 1999.

\\Correct.



Guess you didn't think anyone would look this up, hmm?

You guessed wrong,

Don't try to exploit tragedies for your own propaganda.

Brindal

I exploited nothing, neither do I have any propaganda.
You sound angry. Why?

It was a sincere testimony from a father who had lost his daughter.
Sorry you did not appreciate words from the heart that I believe to be
sincere and very true.

Absolutely no need to take *me* to task for posting it.

===

COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

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 a llow that to happen!"- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -