worth reading...
a copy and paste of an email my sister, Angel, sent me.
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.
>
>
>
> 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!!
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.
>
>
>
> 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!!