This came to me from email and I thought I should post it as can strongly agree with many points made here.
Billy Graham’s daughter, Anne Graham was recently interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
Clayson asked her “How could God let something like this Happen?” (regarding Katrina).
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?”
The email went on with more comments that really drive the point home…
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In light of recent events…terrorists attacks, 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
Wow, could not be better said…