profound by Anne Graham

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show
>>>>and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this
>>>>Happen?" (regarding Katrina)

>>>> Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful
>>>>response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as
>>>>we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,
>>>>to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly
>>>>backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His
>>>>protection if we demand He leave us alone?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school
>>>>shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was
>>>>murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in
>>>>our schools, and we said OK.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school
>>>>. the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love
>>>>your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our
>>>>children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be
>>>>warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed
>>>>suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we
>>>>said OK.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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, their classmates, and themselves
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we
>>>>can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT
>>>>WE SOW."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then
>>>>wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the
>>>>newspapers say, but question what the Bible says
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they
>>>>spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the
>>>>Lord, people think twice about sharing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass
>>>>freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in
>>>>the school and workplace.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Are you laughing?