[Vision2020] Fw: I'm sending this because it needs to be read and heard

[Tom Hansen]

This claim is partially true.  This "speech" was given TEN YEARS AGO on
May 27, 1999 before a commitee alot smaller than implied.

Verification can be found at Snopes at . . .

http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/scott.asp

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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> From: "Dick Sherwin" rvrcowboy at clearwire.net
> Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 12:17:04 -0700
> To: Undisclosed-Recipient:
> Subject: I'm sending this because it needs to be read and heard
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> I am sure that many of you have already seen this.  I still believe it is
> important so I am sending it out again, just in case you never had the
> opprotunity to read it or have just somehow forgotten the message.
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> In His Love,
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> Dick
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>                   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.
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>                   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:
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>                   "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 f or answers.
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>                   "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.
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>                   "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.
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>                   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.
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>                   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!
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>                   " 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.
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>                   "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!
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>                   My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young
> people of this country will not allow that to happen!"
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>                   Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this
> man's speech... Please send this out to everyone you
> can.
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>                   God Bless you !
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