Posted on 04/26/2007 7:13:41 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
I was writing about the Burlington "terror drill" for last week, but punted because of the shooting. So I tried to weave the shooting into the story, and ended up with two points instead of one.
Oh well.
This is my column for today from the Potomac News.
Christains are ALWAYS the target when it comes to human behavior. Liberals, criminals and other reprobates and mis-fits in our society shrink from the values of Christianity when confronted -— they have become totally predictable — they will attack any value-measuring system in society, ignoring those that look like VOTES to them.
I like it.
Nice Job.
Ironic that the VT shooting was strictly evil without any rationale behind it.
Even more ironic that the Lord is moving in big ways here in Blacksburg
A very unlikely scenario...
...Most of the fanatical Christian militia groups I belong to break our organizations down into three-man fire teams.
John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
If you watch any sort of T.V., you already know how it's always the Christian's fault. A couple of weeks ago I counted 5 shows where the villain ended up being Christian; or if they weren't the culprit they would end up being a fake controlling jerk. I'm not even a Christian, yet this bothers me to no end.
Also why do the schools feel the need to run these drills while kids are in school? I know a teacher in the Chandler, AZ school district; they are planning an unannounced lock-down drill. There are only a few in the school who know it is even happening. The SWAT team is planning to run around with their weapons out. Also, any teacher who doesn't hang a special sign out on their door will have their door smashed in.
I understand the need to do drills, but they're going to scare the kids (and I'm sure a few teachers,) half to death. Can't the teachers come in on a Saturday to practice a armed gunman attack?
Even if you buy into the Court-created 'separation of Church and State' mythical admendment, it does not allow schools to expel a child for praying.
Carolyn
Too funny:)
All I notice is content, and mariabush, you’re pretty good at having something worth communicating.
Funny, though-—you having all those English wizards around you. Maybe Mother Nature is compensating for you!
So... Why am I not surrounded by good cooks and carpenters?
LOL!
And also thanks to Chuck. Chuck starts out his column with a central thought, but by his second sentence he delegates himself to irrelevancy by the profound contradiction.
He didn't need to mention the killers name...
The drill organizers clearly displayed their anti-Christian bias with the "New Crusaders" scenario when the facts are out there that plans for US schools have been found in the hands of islamics in Iraq, muslim men have openly boarded a school bus in Florida and Beslan has become synonymous with school terror.
Really? I had never heard of this.
“Christains are ALWAYS the target when it comes to human behavior.”
Christians have not in any way become any sort of a target in the VT massacre. In fact, I would argue that the murders have raised the visibility of Christianity in a good way here.
Dang. I never heard of this before. Makes me mad.
I already taught my kids that if they have a drill -or any kind of lock-down - at school, they are to immediately do whatever it takes to break apart their desk for makeshift weapons and a shield. They are then to go to the door and be prepared to kill anything that comes through it.
HAH! I love it.
I wish I had thought of that years ago. I will have to share this with my 10th grade son. He’ll probably do it.
That is true, and was promised in Scripture.
Matthew 10:22 and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Of course such is rarely preached in this day of the Prosperity Gospel, which is why Christians are surprised when it happens.
I guess the American Church, Inc. tries to make us more lovable by preaching Law Light, but then people never hear the Gospel.
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