Voyage of the Dawn Treader!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Monday my school hosted "Rachel's Challenge", a program inspired by Rachel Joy Scott who was the first of thirteen people to be killed at the Columbine. She tried to love everyone she came in contact with. I have been thinking a lot about this. She was an amazing person, yes, but there was more to her that was ignored by the presentation. Maybe they were trying to be politically correct, even so that was no excuse. If she had seen the presentation she probably have been horrified.
She would have asked them why they didn't say that Christ was the reason for her actions. When she was put at the gun point, she began praying and was then shot
She would have wanted them to tell about the girl in the library who, when the killers asked everyone who believed in God, came out in the open to say "I do."
She would have wanted them to talk about the boy who was shot when holding the door open for his fellow students to escape before him
She would have wanted them to mention the teacher who was shot twice in the chest while directing the students to safety.
I found a few articles and such on the internet:

A Great Speech / Congressional Testimony Which Never Made It On The News

by Darrell Scott, Father of Rachel Scott, one of the Columbine Shooting Victims

On Thursday, May 27, 1999, 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 sub-committee. 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! His words are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. The following is a portion of the transcript, as circulated through electronic media.

Since the dawn of creation there has been both good and 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 began to be pointed 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. This was written way before I knew I would be speaking here today.

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, soul, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our makeup, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and reek havoc. Spiritual influences 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 immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to eroding 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. Political posturing and restrictive legislation are not the answers. The young people of our nation hold the key. There is a spiritual awakening taking place that will not be squelched! We do not need more religion. We do not need more gaudy television evangelists spewing out verbal religious garbage. We do not need more million dollar church buildings built while people with basic needs are being ignored. We do need a change of heart and a humble acknowledgment that this nation was founded on the principle of simple trust in God!

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 challenge. 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!”

Scott believes that Rachel was a martyr, whose death was a pre-ordained wake-up call to the world.

"She wrote the words: 'He gave his life for me. I will give my life for Him,'" says Scott. Asked if he considers his daughter a mystic or a prophet, Scott replies, "I believe she had a prophetic element about her she wasn't aware of. On May 21, 1998, less than one year before she died, these were the words she wrote, the only words in her diary that day: 'This will be my last year, Lord, I have gotten what I can. Thank you.'"

Scott learned the depth of his daughter's spirituality shortly after her death, with a stranger's phone call.

"He had a dream about Rachel's eyes, that he had seen a stream of tears flowing from them and he asked if it meant anything to us," recalls Scott. "I told him it didn't mean anything."

That feeling changed several days later when he recovered Rachel's diaries from the police.

"I was absolutely stunned when I turned to the last page of the diary," he says. "There were 13 tears falling from her eyes, and she drew it 30 minutes before she died. Thirteen victims were killed from the guns of those two boys."

(Here is the rest of the article)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/04/20/columbine/main186406.shtml