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Submitted by Diana Hunter, webmaster;
Sacred Heart and Christ the King, Grangemouth,
A Statement From Billy Grahams daughter 19 Nov. 2001.
Billy Grahams daughter was being interviewed on the Early Show,
Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this
happen? (regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
Anne Graham gave a profound 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? In light of recent
events-terrorist 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 shall not
steal, and love your neigbour as yourself and we said, OK.
Then, Dr.Benjamin Spock said we shouldn`t smack our
children when they misbehave because their little personalities
would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock`s
son commited 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
dicipline their children when they misbehave. And the school
administrater 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.) 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 dosen`t
matter what we do in private as long as we do our jobs, and agreeing
with them, we said it dosen`t matter to me what
anyone, including the president, does in private as long as I have
a job and the economy is good.
Then someone said let`s print magazines with pictures of
nude woman and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the
beauty of the female body. And we said OK.
Then some one 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.
Then the entertainment industry said; let`s make TV shows
and movies that promote profanity, violence, and illicet 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 dosen`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 classroom.?
Sincerely,
Concerened Student
AND THE REPLY;
Dear Concerned Student,
I am not allowed in schools,
Sincerley,
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 supressed 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.
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