Posted on 04/17/2007 5:19:24 PM PDT by wagglebee
Speakers at the Virginia Tech convocation yesterday called on Allah and Buddha in their efforts to minister to the survivors, family and friends of victims of the shooting massacre at the school – but Jesus wasn't mentioned.
It was left up to President Bush to come the closest to offering a biblical message of hope, when he suggested the school community that lost 32 members to the shootings by an out-of-control resident alien student find "comfort in the grace and guidance of a loving God."
But even he didn't bring Jesus, the only hope of comfort and future life for Christians, into the memorials.
"I'm sitting here watching the convocation service at VT," wrote a WND reader who was given anonymity. "Five minutes ago they had four representatives from the local 'religious community.' The Muslim specifically invoked Allah's blessings… and he didn't shy away from saying the name of Allah. The Jewish rep asked for God's blessings. Buddha was represented. The only name that [was] omitted, of course, Jesus Christ."
And another WND reader cited the speakers, in order:
"BUT NOT ONE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN PASTOR/PREACHER. NO INVOCATION OF THE NAME OF CHRIST JESUS," the reader said.
"The only thing that surprised me, though, is that they didn't have a rep from the Universal Life 'church' or the 'Church of Satan.' Go figure," said the first reader.
It was up to the president to deliver references to Christianity.
"People who have never met you are praying for you," Bush said. "They're praying for your friends who have fallen and who are injured. There's a power in these prayers, a real power. In times like this, we can find comfort in the grace and the guidance of a loving God."
Most of the other official statements of condolence released also ignored the savior of the Christian faith.
"Today is a day to reflect on our many blessings of family, neighbors, and our Blacksburg community, which includes the students of Virginia Tech," said a statement from the town of Blacksburg, where Virginia Tech is located.
"I urge Virginians to keep these victims and their families in their thoughts and prayers," said Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a Democrat.
"In time, Americans will learn more about the circumstances of this senseless tragedy. For now and forever after, our hearts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the other students, faculty and staff of Virginia Tech, and their families," said Sen. John W. Warner, a Republican.
"My heart goes out to the parents and families of the victims of this senseless act," said Sen. Jim Webb, a Democrat.
The school has announced a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the mass killing Monday. The campus also was ordered closed through this week, and counseling services were being made available to students, faculty and staff.
"We come to express our sympathy in this time of anguish. I hope you know that people all over this country are thinking about you and asking God to provide comfort for all who have been affected," the president told the community assembly.
"May God bless you and keep you and keep the souls of the lost and may his love touch all of those who suffer and grieve," he concluded.
He earlier had ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half staff at the White House, federal buildings and grounds, naval craft and military posts through Sunday.
"Our nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones at Virginia Tech. We hold the victims in our hearts. We lift them up in our prayers, and we ask a loving God to comfort those who are suffering," Bush said in the flag proclamation.
Authorities have identified the shooter as Cho Seung-Hui, 23, a senior English major at the school whose class writings were so disturbing he previously had been referred for counseling.
Good grief!
I turned it off when I became offended by the Muslim.
As jaws drop.
I think the article should be taken with a grain of salt. One cannot call upon Buddha. He left.
I was listening on the way home from work,I turned it off when I heard allah.
Eeeeevrybody must get offended!!
God has a way of dealing with such apostasy, to wit:
With all due respect to the ladies, could THIS be what’s going on in America today? And whatever do you think could be the cause??
Isaiah 3:12
As for My people, children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err,
And destroy the way of your paths.”
(Standing by for MASSIVE flames from the dark side – and probably more than a few from the light side as well for having the temerity to even bring this up.)
With Pelosi in the House and Hillary lined up to take the White House, welcome to the new America.
Doesn’t everyone know the rules?
You are not allowed to talk about Christ or Christianity in any public setting. If you do the ACLU gets pissed off.
You can talk about God or religion in general as long as reference is not made to the God of Christianity.
You can talk about Islam, Buddism, Wicca, nature worship, Scientology, or anything else because they are not Christian.
“He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.”
They may leave Him out, but His purpose stands sure.
Just remember, no matter what the issue, YOU ARE DEALING WITH LIBERAL ACADEMIA. Expect anti-Christian scenarios.
I was in a meeting and heard some clips later, if there had been a bunch of Muslim victims it might have been appropriate, but from the names I’ve seen, that’s very doubtful.
Amen!
Heaven forbid they have someone familiar with the Gospel of Jesus Christ be part of this convocation. You know … the separation of State and Christianity as proclaimed in the constitution.
Did you get a load of that “poet”? African baby elephants? Coal mines? Kids starving in the Sudan? She came off as a raving lunatic with very bad hair.
I caught about 30 seconds of this today on the radio. I heard the Governor discuss Jesus on the cross saying "Father forgive them for they know not what they do."
This should come as no surprise to anyone.
Jesus Christ IS Almighty God Incarnate, He IS the King of kings and Lord of lords, He said ‘before the world was, “I AM” and He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, and ‘allah’ (mohammed) is still in the grave, buddha is still in the grave, all of the pretenders and posers are dead and in the dirt, except for ONE:
Jesus Christ, the Living Son of God, Who said ‘If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father’ and ‘The Father and I are One’, and His Name is above every name, and the ONLY Name worthy of being praised.
Jesus said that those who deny him on Earth, He shall deny before the Father, but those that confess Him before men, He shall confess before God the Father.
And those who were too timid, afraid, or ‘embarrassed’ or too concerned with being politically correct to speak the Name of Jesus Christ, will one day stand before Him and answer for their actions.
I only heard about a minute of it, I figured out that it was probably nonsense when they started talking about Allah and his satanic band of mass murderers.
In light of who we are fighting it wasn’t appropriate.
So sad that only the evangelical preachers say the word Jesus. And a few athletes.
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