Mike

I'd like to meet:

Well I met Mo Larry and Curley!Some genuine people would be cool.------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Guess our national leaders didn’t expect this, hmm? On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton , Colorado , was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------- They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript: ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & 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 eleven 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 b e gan to be poi nted 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 the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best. ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------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, mind, 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 wreak havoc. Spiritual presences 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 historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, 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 immediatel y seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ - "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 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 cha llenge. Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- My daughter’s death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!"---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------

Music:

Country has become one my favorites believe it or not.Though I can't get away from my childhood favorites-Neil Young,Todd Rundgren,Bad Company,Frank Zappa,Frank Mareno,ZZ Top,Led Zeppelin,Richie Blackmore,Ted Nugent,a multitude more of hard rockin guitar screamin drum bashin bands.What the hell is happenin to music? It went from Love, Peace, Brotherhood/Sisterhood, Togetherness, sweet licks,smooth riffs,mellow vibes,to a growing mass of desolation, hate, despair, devision.

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Movies:

I'll watch anything at least once unless even the trailer SUX!Some of my favorites are the Omega Man,Soylent Green,The Ten Commandments,Red Dawn,The Patriot,The Gangs of New York,Animal House,ET,The Matrix,The Letter,Band of the Hand,The Manchurian Candidate,Casablanca,It's A Wonderfull Life,ALTERED STATES,Slap Shot,Cool Hand Luke,A New York Tale.....and the list goes on and on...(yea and some times I do too!)

Television:

Uggg,really losing interest in it.So much bullshit on it these days.Even what they want to call "reality TV",is far from anything real,or is it?Gotta Love Seinfeld though,like my all time favorite comedian George Carlin once said "He's bullshit but at least he tells you "Hey I'm Bullshit",you gotta respect that!.Like watchin drag racing though and Comedy Central.FORGIVEN
FORGIVEN

Books:

Read too many to name.I'll save that for direct communication.

Heroes:

-----Jesus Christ ------Albert Einstein,Abraham Lincoln,Joe Lewis,John F.Kennedy,Thomas Jefferson,my oldest brother Bernard.---------------------------------------------------- -- Matthew Chapter 6 Verse-2"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.-------------------------------------------------------- - John 1:33-I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'---------------------------------------------------- ------John 3:5-Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
2 Corinthians Chapter-3 Verse. 4Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. 5Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.FORGIVEN
John Chapter-3 Verse.3In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.FORGIVEN
John Chapter-3 Verse.20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."[h]FORGIVEN
1st John Chapter-2 Verse. 16For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world.
Jude Chapter-1 Verse.17But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires." 19These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.20But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. 21Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.22Be merciful to those who doubt; 23snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
Matthew Chapter-7 Verse.21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
Mark 12:36-David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: " 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet." ' [ Psalm 110:1]
John 3:6-Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit [ Or but spirit] gives birth to spirit.
John 3:34-For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God [ Greek he] gives the Spirit without limit.
John 4:23-Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks
John 4:24-God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
John 6:63-The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit [ Or Spirit] and they are life.
John 7:39-By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
John 14:17-the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be [ Some early manuscripts and is] in you.
John 14:26-But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
John 15:26-"When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
John 16:13-But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
John 16:15-All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.
Acts 1:8-But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."