[From nobody Mon May 18 10:18:25 2009 Received: from mail-px0-f187.google.com ([209.85.216.187]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v9.4.0) with ESMTP id YYH08003; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:16:03 -0700 Received: by pxi17 with SMTP id 17so1739237pxi.20 for <multiple recipients>; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:16:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.159.16 with SMTP id h16mr9762364wae.35.1242587759294; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:15:59 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <rvrcowboy@clearwire.net> Received: from sherwin (64-13-5-99.lew.clearwire-dns.net [64.13.5.99]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l38sm3965095waf.38.2009.05.17.12.15.52 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 17 May 2009 12:15:58 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <001c01c9d724$13e57890$63050d40@sherwin> From: "Dick Sherwin" <rvrcowboy@clearwire.net> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Subject: I'm sending this because it needs to be read and heard Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 12:17:04 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9D6E9.63F7D480" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1933 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1933 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9D6E9.63F7D480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am sure that many of you have already seen this. I still believe it = is important so I am sending it out again, just in case you never had = the opprotunity to read it or have just somehow forgotten the message. In His Love, Dick -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Guess our national leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On = Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the = Columbine High School shootings in Littleton , Colorado , was invited to = address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to = our national leaders during this special session of Congress was = painfully truthful. They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was = it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, = every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every = so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are = powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God = sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness. The following is a = portion of the transcript:=20 "Since the dawn of creation there has been both good = &evil in the hearts of men and women.. We all contain the seeds of = kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, = Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other = eleven children who died must not be in vain.. Their blood cries out f = or answers.=20 "The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew = his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he = used.. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true = killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in = Cain's heart.=20 "In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I = was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as = the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even = own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I = don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. = Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed = they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest = opponent.=20 I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just = a tragedy -- it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look = at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. = Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers = themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my = feelings best. Your laws ignore our deepest needs,=20 Your words are empty air.=20 You've stripped away our heritage,=20 You've outlawed simple prayer.=20 Now gunshots fill our classrooms,=20 And precious children die.=20 You seek for answers everywhere,=20 And ask the question "Why?"=20 You regulate restrictive laws,=20 Through legislative creed.=20 And yet you fail to understand,=20 That God is what we need!=20 " Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist = of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of = our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to = rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our = educational=20 systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our = major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical = fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, = and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when = something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs -- politicians = immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek = to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal = and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and = Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun = laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. = The real villain lies within our own hearts.=20 "As my son Craig lay under that table in the school = library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did = not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him = that right! I challenge every young person in America , and around the = world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School = prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers = offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new = millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your = God-given right to communicate with Him.. To those of you who would = point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare = to examine your=20 own heart before casting the first stone!=20 My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young = people of this country will not allow that to happen!"=20 Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this = man's speech... Please send this out to everyone you can.=20 God Bless you ! =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9D6E9.63F7D480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML dir=3Dltr><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1625" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE>font-face { FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } font-face { FONT-FAMILY: Verdana } font-face { FONT-FAMILY: Monotype Corsiva } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } P { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: = "Times New Roman" } SPAN.EmailStyle19 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=3DEN-US vLink=3Dpurple link=3Dblue bgColor=3Dwhite> <DIV><EM><FONT face=3D"Lucida Calligraphy" size=3D2>I am sure that many = of you have=20 already seen this.&nbsp; I still believe it is important so I am sending = it out=20 again, just in case you never had the opprotunity to read it or have = just=20 somehow forgotten the message.</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=3D"Lucida Calligraphy" = size=3D2></FONT></EM>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=3D"Lucida Calligraphy" size=3D2>In His = Love,</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=3D"Lucida Calligraphy" = size=3D2></FONT></EM>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=3D"Lucida Calligraphy" = size=3D2>Dick</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV> <DIV class=3DSection1> <TABLE class=3DMsoNormalTable id=3DEC_INCREDIMAINTABLE style=3D"WIDTH: = 100%"=20 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 width=3D"100%" border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=3DEC_INCREDITEXTREGION=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 1.5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 1.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: = 1.5pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 1.5pt"=20 width=3D"100%"> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P></DIV> <DIV> <DIV id=3DEC_receivestrings> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New = Roman"=20 size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20 face=3D"Lucida Calligraphy" size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"><EM></EM></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" = align=3Dcenter><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR id=3DEC_stopSpelling align=3Dcenter width=3D"100%" SIZE=3D2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <TABLE class=3DMsoNormalTable cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 = border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in"=20 vAlign=3Dtop> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <TABLE class=3DMsoNormalTable style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 10.5pt"=20 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in"=20 vAlign=3Dtop> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: = 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#990000 = size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #990000">Guess our = national=20 leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On Thursday, Darrell = Scott,=20 the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine = High=20 School shootings in Littleton , Colorado , was invited = to=20 address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. = What he=20 said to our national leaders during this special = session of=20 Congress was painfully=20 truthful.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><B><FONT = color=3D#990000=20 size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: = #990000"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B><STRONG><B><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#333365 = size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #333365">They were = not prepared=20 for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It = needs to=20 be heard by every parent, every teacher, every = politician,=20 every sociologist, every psychologist, and every = so-called=20 expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott = are=20 powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is = no doubt=20 that God sent this man as a voice crying in the = wilderness.=20 The following is a portion of the=20 transcript:&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><B><FONT=20 color=3D#333365 size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: = #333365"><BR><BR><STRONG><B><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New = Roman">"</FONT></B></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></B><U><FONT=20 face=3D"Monotype Corsiva" color=3D#990000 = size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #990000; FONT-FAMILY: = 'Monotype Corsiva'">Since=20 the dawn of creation there has been both good = &amp;evil in the=20 hearts of men and women.. We all contain the seeds of = kindness=20 or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful = daughter,=20 Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic = teacher, and=20 the other eleven children who died must not be in = vain.. Their=20 blood cries out f or answers.&nbsp;<BR><BR>"The first = recorded=20 act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel = out in the=20 field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither = was it=20 the NCA, the National Club Association. The true = killer was=20 Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be = found in=20 Cain's heart.&nbsp;<BR><BR>"In the days that followed = the=20 Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers = began=20 to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a = member of=20 the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I = am not=20 here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't = believe=20 that they are responsible for my daughter's death. = Therefore I=20 do not believe that they need to be defended. If I = believed=20 they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would = be their=20 strongest opponent.&nbsp;<BR><BR>I am here today to = declare=20 that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a = spiritual=20 event that should be forcing us to look at where the = real=20 blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. = Much of=20 the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the = accusers=20 themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that = expresses=20 my feelings=20 = best.</SPAN></FONT></U></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DI= V></DIV></DIV></DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"=20 align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = color=3Dblack=20 size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: = black"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><I><FONT face=3D"Monotype = Corsiva"=20 color=3D#990000 size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #990000; FONT-STYLE: = italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Monotype Corsiva'"><BR>Your=20 laws ignore our deepest needs,&nbsp;<BR>Your words are = empty=20 air.&nbsp;<BR>You've stripped away our=20 heritage,&nbsp;<BR>You've outlawed simple = prayer.&nbsp;<BR>Now=20 gunshots fill our classrooms,&nbsp;<BR>And precious = children=20 die.&nbsp;<BR>You seek for answers = everywhere,&nbsp;<BR>And=20 ask the question "Why?"&nbsp;<BR>You regulate = restrictive=20 laws,&nbsp;<BR>Through legislative creed.&nbsp;<BR>And = yet you=20 fail to understand,&nbsp;<BR>That God is what we=20 need!&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT color=3Dblack = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: = black"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><B><I><FONT=20 color=3D#990000 size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: = #990000; FONT-STYLE: italic"><BR><BR>"</SPAN></FONT></I></B><I><U><FONT=20 color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: = italic">&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></U></I><I><U><FONT=20 face=3D"Monotype Corsiva" color=3D#990000 = size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #990000; FONT-STYLE: = italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Monotype Corsiva'">Men=20 and women are three-part beings. We all consist of = body, mind,=20 and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part = of our=20 make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, = and=20 hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences = were=20 present within our educational&nbsp;<BR>systems for = most of=20 our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began = as=20 theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. = What has=20 happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor = God, and=20 in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. = And=20 when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy = occurs --=20 politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as = the NRA.=20 They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws = that=20 contribute to erode away our personal and private = liberties.=20 We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan = would not=20 have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun = laws=20 can stop someone who spends months planning this type = of=20 massacre. The real villain lies within our own=20 hearts.</SPAN></FONT></U></I><I><U><FONT=20 face=3D"Monotype Corsiva" color=3Dblack size=3D6><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: = italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Monotype = Corsiva'">&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></U></I><I><U><FONT=20 face=3D"Monotype Corsiva" color=3D#990000 = size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #990000; FONT-STYLE: = italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Monotype Corsiva'"><BR><BR>"As=20 my son Craig lay under that table in the school = library and=20 saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he = did not=20 hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or = politician to=20 deny him that right! I challenge every young person in = America=20 , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, = 1999, at=20 Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our = schools.=20 Do not let the many prayers offered by those students = be in=20 vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a = sacred=20 disregard for legislation that violates your God-given = right=20 to communicate with Him.. To those of you who would = point your=20 finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere = challenge. Dare=20 to examine your&nbsp;<BR>own heart before casting the = first=20 stone!&nbsp;<BR><BR>My daughter's death will not be in = vain!=20 The young people of this country will not allow that = to=20 happen!"&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></U></I><B><I><FONT = color=3D#990000=20 size=3D6><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: = #990000; FONT-STYLE: italic"><BR><BR>Do=20 what the media did not - - let the nation hear this = man's=20 speech... Please send this out to everyone you=20 can.</SPAN></FONT></I></B><I><FONT color=3Dblack = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: = italic">&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></I></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"=20 align=3Dcenter><I><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = color=3Dblack=20 size=3D5><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: = italic">God=20 Bless you</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT size=3D5><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 18pt">&nbsp;!</SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></TD></= TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR=20 = clear=3Dall>&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><= /TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=3DEC_INCREDIFOOTER=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 1.5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 1.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: = 1.5pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 1.5pt"=20 width=3D"100%"> <TABLE class=3DMsoNormalTable style=3D"WIDTH: 100%" = cellSpacing=3D0=20 cellPadding=3D0 width=3D"100%" border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 0in"=20 width=3D"100%"> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD> <TD id=3DEC_INCREDISOUND=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in"=20 vAlign=3Dbottom> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" = align=3Dcenter><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=3Dcenter><FONT = face=3DVerdana=20 size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <HR align=3Dcenter width=3D"100%" SIZE=3D2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9D6E9.63F7D480--]