>From: Crystal Tinnes <ctinnes0411@...>
>To: Grandma <joymomgram@...>, Tina McGrory <tina_mcgrory@...>,
>Mom <katmisme@...>, Diane Morris <dianejmorris@...>, Jennifer
>Morris <jennmorris13@...>, Noreen Morris
><morrisne@...>, Patti Morris <pmorrisb@...>, Shawn
><InGooDStanding@...>, Judy Tripodi <jtrip23@...>
>Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 17:15:57 -0700 (PDT)
>
>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!!
>
>
>
>TracyRae Kidder
>
>
>
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