

| Subject: | Re: Shape of the world - No Direct content to Listg Groups |
| From: | John Dagastino |
| Date: | Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:01:29 -0800 |
Vanagon list is not place for this. besides, some of us have diff'rent beleifs. not everyone is a Chr*stian. please keep that in mind, before you post things like this. (i'm an atheist myself, and i don't find this to be anything more than amusing, but some might be offended by it.) thank you. --- Ray Hunnam <hunnam@PNC.COM.AU> wrote: > 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> > To: <saza@ihug.com.au>; <sapphirechik@hotmail.com>; > <fraserj@wahs.nsw.gov.au>; <mjglover@gio.com.au>; > <Lisa.HOWARD@suncorpmetway.com.au>; > <Jeannie.Hunnam@tafensw.edu.au>; > <hunnam@pnc.com.au>; <jonathan@stockland.com.au>; > <von_ireland@yahoo.com.au>; <mlance@aapt.com.au>; > <kyliel@stockland.com.au>; > <hmcburn@laansw.com.au>; > <asearle@abbotttout.com.au>; > <katie@stockland.com.au>; > <smileychick81@hotmail.com>; > <vman129@hotmail.com>; <jasonw@stockland.com.au>; > <sy@oticon.com.au>; > <sarah_271080@hotmail.com> > 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 > === message truncated === ===== "Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. " - H. L. Mencken "Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live in the real world." -Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden More Quotation fun @ http://nerddom.8m.com/quotes.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
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