In light of the recent shooting in Michigan,
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> > >> > > Let's see, I think it started when Madeline Murray
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> > >> > > O'Hare complained she didn't want any prayer in our
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> > >> > > schools, and we said OK..
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> > >> > > Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
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> > >> > > school, the Bible that says thou shalt not kill, thou
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> > >> > > shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself.
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> > >> > > And we said, OK..
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> > >> > > Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our
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> > >> > > children when they misbehave because their little
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> > >> > > personalities would be warped and we might damage
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> > >> > > their self-esteem. And we said, an expert should know
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> > >> > > what he's talking about so we won't spank them
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> > >> > > anymore..
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> > >> > > Then someone said teachers and principals better not
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> > >> > > discipline our children when they misbehave. And the
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> > >> > > school administrators said no faculty member in this
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> > >> > > school better touch a student when they misbehave
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> > >> > > because we don't want any bad publicity, and we
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> > >> > > surely don't want to be sued. And we accepted their
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> > >> > > reasoning..
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> > >> > > Then someone said, let's let our daughters have
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> > >> > > abortions if they want, and they won't even have to
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> > >> > > tell their parents. And we said, that's a grand idea..
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> > >> > > Then some wise school board member said, since boys
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> > >> > > will be boys and they're going to do it anyway, let's
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> > >> > > give our sons all the condoms they want, so they can
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> > >> > > have all the fun they desire, and we won't have to
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> > >> > > tell their parents they got them at school. And we
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> > >> > > said, that's another great idea..
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> > >> > > Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't
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> > >> > > matter what we do in private as long as we do our
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> > >> > > jobs. And agreeing with them, we said it doesn't
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> > >> > > matter to me what anyone, including the President, does
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> > >> > > in private as long as I have a job and the economy is
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> > >> > > good..
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> > >> > > And then someone said let's print magazines with
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> > >> > > pictures of nude women and call it wholesome
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> > >> > > down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the
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> > >> > > female body. And we said we have no problem with
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> > >> > > that..
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> > >> > > And someone else took that appreciation a step further
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> > >> > > and published pictures of nude children and then
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> > >> > > stepped further still by making them available on the
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> > >> > > internet. And we said they're entitled to their free
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> > >> > > speech.
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> > >> > > And the entertainment industry said, let's make TV
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> > >> > > shows and movies that promote profanity, violence, and
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> > >> > > illicit sex. And let's record music that encourages
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> > >> > > rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.. And
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> > >> > > we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse
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> > >> > > effect, and nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go
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> > >> > > right ahead..
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> > >> > > Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no
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> > >> > > conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and
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> > >> > > why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their
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> > >> > > classmates, and themselves.
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> > >> > > Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough,
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> > >> > > we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to
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> > >> > > do with... "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
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> > >> > > Pass it on if you think it has merit! If not then just
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> > >> > > discard..... but if you discard this thought process,
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> > >> > > then don't sit back and complain about what a bad
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> > >> > > shape the world is in...VOICE YOUR OPINION HOWEVER YOU
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> > >> > > CAN!
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> > >> > > Dear God,
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> > >> > > Why didn't you save the little girl in Michigan?
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> > >> > > Sincerely,
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> > >> > > Concerned Student
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> > >> > > AND THE REPLY...
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> > >> > > Dear Concerned Student:
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> > >> > > I am not allowed in schools.
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> > >> > > Sincerely,
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> > >> > > God.
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> > >> > > Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and
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> > >> > > then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how
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> > >> > > we believe what the newspapers say, but question what
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> > >> > > the Bible says.
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> > >> > > Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they
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> > >> > > do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything the
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> > >> > > Bible says.
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> > >> > > Funny how someone can say "I believe in God" but still
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> > >> > > follow Satan (who, by the way, also "believes" in
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> > >> > > God).
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> > >> > > Funny how we are quick to judge but not to be judged.
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> > >> > > Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through
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> > >> > > e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you
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> > >> > > start sending messages regarding the Lord, people
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> > >> > > think twice about sharing.
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> > >> > > Funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass
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> > >> > > freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion
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> > >> > > of Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace.
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> > >> > > Funny how someone can be so fired up for Christ on
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> > >> > > Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the
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> > >> > > week.
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> > >> > > Are you laughing?
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> > >> > > Funny how when you go to forward this message, you
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> > >> > > will not send it to many on your address list because
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> > >> > > you're not sure what they believe, or what they will
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> > >> > > think of you for sending it to them. Funny how I can
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> > >> > > be more worried about what other
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> > >> > > people think of me than what God thinks of me.
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> > >> > > Are you thinking???
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