I thought I would share this with all of you.  My eldest daughter sent it to
me.  She is no way a religious person but I then to that at least she is
thinking.

Ray Hunnam

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Hunnam" <hunnam.lisa@shg.com.au>
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Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:17 AM
Subject: Shape of the world

>
>
> > > This may help explain why the World is in the state that it is...
> > > Ray.
> > >
> > > Reportedly a True Story
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Billy Graham's daughter, Anne, was being interviewed on the Early Show
> > about
> > > recent events in America, and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God
let
> > > something like this happen?"
> > >
> > > Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
> > > She said, "I believe that 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
> > that
> > > He is, I believe that He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God
> to
> > > give us His blessing and His protection if we demand that He leave us
> > > alone?"
> > >
> > >
> > > I know there have been a lot of emails going around in regards to
> 9/11/01,
> > > but this really makes you think. If you don't have time, at least skim
> > > through it, but the bottom line is something to think about ... In
> light
> > of
> > > recent events...terrorist's attack, school shootings, etc.
> > >
> > >
> > > Let's see, I think it started when Madeline Murray O'Hare (she was
> > murdered,
> > > her body was found recently) complained she didn't want any prayer in
> our
> > > schools, and we said OK.
> > >
> > >
> > > Then, someone said you better not read the Bible in school... the
Bible
> > that
> > > says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your
neighbour
> 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).
> > >
> > > And we said, an expert should know what he's talking about so we said
> OK.
> > >
> > > Then, someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our
> > > children when they misbehave. And the school administrators said no
> > faculty
> > > member in this school better touch a student when they misbehave
> because
> > we
> > > don't want any bad publicity, and we surely don't want to be sued
> (There's
> > > big difference between disciplining and touching, beating, smacking,
> > > humiliating, kicking, etc.) And we said, OK.
> > >
> > >
> > > Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they
want,
> > and
> > > they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said, OK.
> > >
> > >
> > > Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys and
> > they're
> > > going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms they want,
> so
> > > they can have all the fun they desire, and we won't have to tell their
> > > parents they got them at school. And we said, OK.
> > >
> > >
> > > Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter what we
> do
> > in
> > > private as long as we do our jobs. And agreeing with them, we said it
> > > doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President, does in
> private
> > > as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
> > >
> > >
> > > And then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude
women
> > and
> > > call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the
> female
> > > body.
> > >
> > > And we said, OK.
> > >
> > > And then someone else took that appreciation one-step further and
> > published
> > > pictures of nude children and then stepped further still by making
them
> > > available on the Internet.
> > >
> > > And we said OK; they're entitled to their free speech.
> > >
> > > And then the entertainment industry said; let's make TV shows and
> movies
> > > that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. And let's record
> music
> > > that encourages rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
> > >
> > > And we said its just entertainment, it has no adverse effect, and
> nobody
> > > takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
> > >
> > > 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."
> > > "Dear God, Why didn't you save the little girl killed in her
classroom?
> "
> > > Sincerely, Concerned Student... AND THE REPLY "Dear Concerned Student,
> I
> > am
> > > not allowed in schools". Sincerely, God.
> > >
> > >
> > > 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 everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to
> > > believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says.
> > >
> > >
> > > Funny how someone can say, "I believe in God" but still follow Satan
> who,
> > by
> > > the way, also "believes" in God.
> > >
> > > Funny how we are quick to judge but not to be judged.
> > >
> > > Funny how you can send a thousand '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 the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freely through
> > > cyberspace, but the public discussion of God is suppressed in the
> school
> > and
> > > workplace.
> > >
> > >
> > > Funny how someone can be so fired up for Christ on Sunday, but be an
> > > invisible Christian the rest of the week.
> > >
> > > Are you laughing?
> > >
> > > Funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to
> > many
> > > on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or
what
> > they
> > > will think of you for sending it to them.
> > >
> > >
> > > Funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me
> than
> > > what God thinks of me.
> > >
> > > Are you thinking?
> > > Pass it on if you think it has merit.
> > > If not then just discard it ... no one will know that you did. But, if
> you
> > > discard this thought process, then don't sit back and complain about
> what
> > a
> > > bad shape the world is in!
>
>
>
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