<HTML>Excellent, excellent message, Joyce!  Thank you so very much for sending!!   =^.^= When we take God out of our schools, jobs, and country,  everything all around us falls.  Then folks wonder why did God allow the adversity to befall them!!    Take God out of the picture, life will be nothing but desolation.   God is angry with the wicked daily.   Who can escape His wrath? "The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming." Psalm 37:13 "For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish." Psalm 1:6 And we said OK >> Dear God, >> Why didn't you save the school children in >> Littleton, Colorado? >> Sincerely, >> Concerned Student >> > >> >> > > > > >> > >> >> > > > > >> Dear Concerned Student, >> I am not allowed in schools. >> Sincerely, >> God >> >> ...Now, read below for how this has unfolded in >> an incredibly short period of time: >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Let's see, I think it started when >> Madeline Murray O'Hare 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 >> shalt not steal, and love your >> neighbor as yourself." >> >> And we said, OK... >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> 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. >> >> And we said, an expert should >> know what he's talking about so we won't >> spank them anymore... >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Then someone said teachers and >> principals better not discipline >> our children when they misbehave. And >> the school administrators 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. >> >> And we accepted their reasoning... >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> 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, that's a grand idea... >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> 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, that's another great idea... >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Then some of our top elected >> officials said it doesn't matter >> what we do in private as >> long as we do our jobs. >> >> And we said, it doesn't matter what >> anybody, including the President, >> does in private as long as we have >> jobs and the economy is good... >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> And then someone said let's print >> magazines with pictures of nude >> women and call it wholesome >> down-to-earth appreciation for >> the beauty of the female body. >> >> And we said, we have no problem >> with that... >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> And someone 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, everyone's entitled >> to free speech >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> And the entertainment industry >> said, let's make TV shows and movies >> that promote profanity, violence >> and illicit sex... And let's record >> music that encourages rape, drugs, >> murder, suicide, and satanic themes... >> >> And we said, it's just entertainment >> and 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 doesn't bother them to >> kill strangers, classmates or >> even themselves. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Undoubtedly, if we thought about >> it long and hard enough, we could >> figure it out. I'm sure it has a great >> deal to do with... >> >> "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW." >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Pass it on if you think it has >> >merit. If not then just discard >> it...but if you discard this >> thought process, >> then don't you dare sit back and >> complain about what bad shape >> this world is in... >> >> Just something to think about. We should pray >> for >> wisdom for godly ways to cope with this national >> >> nemesis...and soon! Heartshot Foxley =^.^=</HTML>