. . . . . . . . . . . . . Why Does God let it All Happen

Submitted by Diana Hunter, webmaster; Sacred Heart and Christ the King, Grangemouth,

A Statement From Billy Grahams daughter 19 Nov. 2001.
 Billy Grahams daughter was being interviewed on the Early Show, Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
Anne Graham gave a profound 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? In light of recent events-terrorist 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 shall not steal, and love your neigbour as yourself and we said, OK.
Then, Dr.Benjamin Spock said we shouldn`t smack our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock`s son commited 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 dicipline their children when they misbehave. And the school administrater 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 a big difference between disciplining and
touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking, etc.) 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 dosen`t matter what we do in private as long as we do our jobs, and agreeing with them, we said it dosen`t matter to me what
anyone, including the president, does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
Then someone said let`s print magazines with pictures of nude woman and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the female body. And we said OK.
Then some one else took that appreciation a 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.
Then the entertainment industry said; let`s make TV shows and movies that promote profanity, violence, and illicet sex, And let`s record music that encourages rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes, And we said it`s 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 concience, why they don`t know right from wrong, and why it dosen`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 classroom.?
Sincerely,
Concerened Student

AND THE REPLY;

Dear Concerned Student,
I am not allowed in schools,
Sincerley,
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 supressed 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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