Sometimes

someone will tell it just like it truly is and it will

even get to the right people. I got this from a Christian

friend, Bill O'Halloran, in Alaska. It is my hope and

prayer that every honest media source will print it

because it is the truth. Please read all of it.

The

following is an excerpt from the testimony of Darrell

Scott, the father of two victims of the Littleton, Colo.

school shootings.

The

testomony was given May 27, 1999 to the U.S. House

Judiciary's committee's sub-committee on crime

Since the

dawn of creation there has been both good and 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 11 children

who died must not be in vain.

Their blood

cries out for answers.

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.

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.

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

that blame lies here in this room. Much of that blame

lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers

themselves.

I wrote a

poem just 4 nights ago that express my feelings best.

This was written way before I knew I would be speaking

here today.

"Your

laws ignore our deepest needs.

Your words

are empty air.

You've

stripped away our heritage.

You've

outlawed simple prayer.

Now

gunshots fill our classrooms and precious children die.

You seek

for answers everywhere and ask the question

"Why"?

You

regulate restrictive laws through legislative creed and

yet you fail to understand that God is what we

need!"

Men and

women are three part beings. We all consist of body,

soul, 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 wreck havoc.

Spiritual

influences were present within our educational systems

for most of our nation's history. Many of our major

colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a

historic fact.

What has

happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God,

and in doing so, 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 continue 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.

Political

posturing and restrictive legislation are not the

answers.

The young

people of our nation hold the key.

There is a

spiritual awakening taking place that will not be

squelched!

We do not

need more religion. We do not need more gaudy television

evangelists spewing out verbal religious garbage.

We do not

need more million dollar church buildings built while

people with basic needs are being ignored.

We do need

a change of heart and a humble acknowledgment that this

nation was founded on the principle of simple trust in

God!

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 conscience and denies 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 own heart before you cast the first stone!

My

daughter's death will not be in vain. The young people of

this country will not allow that to happen. dervers

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