REAPING WHAT WE SOW

Solar Bell · 01-16-2006, 12:38 AM

Dear God:

Why didn't you save the school children at ?. .

Moses Lake, Washington 2/2/96
Bethel, Alaska 2/19/97
Pearl, Mississippi 10/1/97
West Paducah, Kentucky 12/1/97
Stamp, Arkansas 12/15/97
Jonesboro, Arkansas 3/24/98
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 4/24/98
Fayetteville, Tennessee 5/19/98
Springfield, Oregon 5/21/98
Richmond, Virginia 6/15/98
Littleton, Colorado 4/20/99
Taber, Alberta, Canada 5/28/99
Conyers, Georgia 5/20/99
Deming, New Mexico 11/19/99
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 12/6/99
Santee, California 3/ 5/01 and
El Cajon, California 3/22/01?

Sincerely,

Concerned Student

-----------------------------------------------------

Reply:

Dear Concerned Student:

I am not allowed in schools.

Sincerely,

God

----------------------------------------------------------

How did this get started?...

-----------------

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 neighbors as yourself,"

And we said, OK...

-----------------

Dr. Benjamin Spock said
we shouldn't spank our children
when they misbehaved
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 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,"

Manny Laureano · 01-16-2006, 01:14 AM

Hard to argue with that... problems don't generally come out of a vaccuum.

ML

B15M · 01-16-2006, 01:37 AM

As a parent with a kid that I am having some trouble with I can say that I agree with your post. The school wants to give him a bunch of tests and find out why he doesn't want to do his home work.

I told them that he doesn't want to do his home work because he is thirteen and has other things on his mind. What he needs is a good kick in the but.

I can't do that because if I did and he told the school they would call family services and I would get in trouble.

Youri le god · 01-16-2006, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schilke b6

Dear God:
Why didn't you save the school children at ?. .
Reply:
Dear Concerned Student:
I am not allowed in schools.
Sinerely,
God

Ahh, so that's the answer, stick a few bibles in school and nothing like this will happen? Why the bible? Why not a Quran?

B15M · 01-16-2006, 02:05 AM

Because the bible is what we had before they said take it out

Youri le god · 01-16-2006, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B15M

Because the bible is what we had before they said take it out

And there were no problems then?

KEVINPIERCE · 01-16-2006, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Youri le god

Quote:

Originally Posted by schilke b6

Dear God:
Why didn't you save the school children at ?. .
Reply:
Dear Concerned Student:
I am not allowed in schools.
Sinerely,
God

Ahh, so that's the answer, stick a few bibles in school and nothing like this will happen? Why the bible? Why not a Quran?

Apparantly he is Christian, so he picked his own book? Plus, that is what the argument was over to get religion out of school.

gregc · 01-16-2006, 10:31 AM

No terrorists allowed in schools either........
I think~

dkelley · 01-16-2006, 10:59 AM

People who think that religion effectively teaches morals are misguided. I'm an athiest and I treat people with more respect and sensitivity than lots of Christians I know. Those who try to show parallels between the decline of America and the reduction of Christian influence are fooling themselves and looking for a quick and easy fix to a difficult problem!

Mr. Semman · 01-16-2006, 11:21 AM

I wonder how the people who did not want the bible or prayer in schools feel about the kids in Madras' (sp) where they are taught to hate Jews and Americans? While I am a lapsed Catholic, I went to both parochial and public schools that still had prayers. I went to church regularly and learned the morals that were taught. Kids today are inundated with violence, especially in video games. In most American households, both parents work, and no one is home to guide their kids. Churches, at least in the Catholic religion, are experiencing a drop in attendance, and the churches are closing. As Chuck stated in his post, it is now wonder the kids are doing what they want.

It's time to go back to the "old ways". They worked for generations, and can work again. They won't infringe on the Constitution and its ammendments. They won't infringe on free thoughts and hopefully, they will increase the capacity of our children to imagine a better world.

Gary

01-16-2006, 12:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Solar Bell Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Brand: Eclipse Posts: 3,763	REAPING WHAT WE SOW Dear God: Why didn't you save the school children at ?. . Moses Lake, Washington 2/2/96 Bethel, Alaska 2/19/97 Pearl, Mississippi 10/1/97 West Paducah, Kentucky 12/1/97 Stamp, Arkansas 12/15/97 Jonesboro, Arkansas 3/24/98 Edinboro, Pennsylvania 4/24/98 Fayetteville, Tennessee 5/19/98 Springfield, Oregon 5/21/98 Richmond, Virginia 6/15/98 Littleton, Colorado 4/20/99 Taber, Alberta, Canada 5/28/99 Conyers, Georgia 5/20/99 Deming, New Mexico 11/19/99 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 12/6/99 Santee, California 3/ 5/01 and El Cajon, California 3/22/01? Sincerely, Concerned Student ----------------------------------------------------- Reply: Dear Concerned Student: I am not allowed in schools. Sincerely, God ---------------------------------------------------------- How did this get started?... ----------------- 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 neighbors as yourself," And we said, OK... ----------------- Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehaved 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 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,"
	__________________ Chuck Willard *The Willard of Oz* "Don't be afraid to see what you see." Ronald Reagan

01-16-2006, 10:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
gregc Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York, U.S. of A. Brand: Lawler Bf & Flugel Bach C Posts: 548	No terrorists allowed in schools either........ I think~
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01-16-2006, 10:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
dkelley New Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 45	Religion does not dictate morals People who think that religion effectively teaches morals are misguided. I'm an athiest and I treat people with more respect and sensitivity than lots of Christians I know. Those who try to show parallels between the decline of America and the reduction of Christian influence are fooling themselves and looking for a quick and easy fix to a difficult problem!
dkelley New Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 45

01-16-2006, 11:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mr. Semman Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Brookfield, MA Posts: 178	I wonder how the people who did not want the bible or prayer in schools feel about the kids in Madras' (sp) where they are taught to hate Jews and Americans? While I am a lapsed Catholic, I went to both parochial and public schools that still had prayers. I went to church regularly and learned the morals that were taught. Kids today are inundated with violence, especially in video games. In most American households, both parents work, and no one is home to guide their kids. Churches, at least in the Catholic religion, are experiencing a drop in attendance, and the churches are closing. As Chuck stated in his post, it is now wonder the kids are doing what they want. It's time to go back to the "old ways". They worked for generations, and can work again. They won't infringe on the Constitution and its ammendments. They won't infringe on free thoughts and hopefully, they will increase the capacity of our children to imagine a better world. Gary
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01-16-2006, 01:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Manny Laureano Utimate User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 5,989	Hard to argue with that... problems don't generally come out of a vaccuum. ML

01-16-2006, 01:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
B15M Forte User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Monroe Ct. Posts: 1,256	As a parent with a kid that I am having some trouble with I can say that I agree with your post. The school wants to give him a bunch of tests and find out why he doesn't want to do his home work. I told them that he doesn't want to do his home work because he is thirteen and has other things on his mind. What he needs is a good kick in the but. I can't do that because if I did and he told the school they would call family services and I would get in trouble.

01-16-2006, 02:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
B15M Forte User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Monroe Ct. Posts: 1,256	Because the bible is what we had before they said take it out

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