all of a sudden since we took Him out of our schools and out of government why are there now school shootings and why do they seem to happen more often now.. and also why does it seem like kids these days aren't really learning morals like I did when I was a kid.. and I am only 29 years old, but I grew up in a simpler time where not too much was happening and you never heard of school shootings. Emo wasn't even heard of. Kids just dealt with their problems or actually saw a therapist or counselor of sorts. Nowadays they bottle stuff up inside and cry about it all the time and take it out on their classmates in a violent manner.. Like that one guy in Virginia who recently shot up his college.. Uh yeah they all picked on me and blah blah I never made friends blah blah blah so I took it out on my classmates and many other people.. Dude seriously get a life and forget about it thats what I have to say about it.
2007-07-31 15:56:05 · 8 answers · asked by biking for life 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am a Born Again Christian and i have asked the same question. It is the END of times. Read Revalations in the Bible and compare it to our world. It will explain everything.
2007-07-31 16:01:25 · answer #1 · answered by L.E.A. 1 · 2⤊ 7⤋
So, I presume you just hit puberty and started wanking.
Fun, isn't it?
Ever hear about the separation of church and state?
Ever hear of the Treaty of Tripoli where the US government totally denied being an Xian nation?
"Article 11, reads: As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."
Wow, I just read where you say you're 29. I reckon you're a liar.
You just heard people talking about the 50s and reckoned it was all about HappyDays.
I grew up in the 50s - I'll tell you what else we didn't have: Colour TV and PCs, cures for SmallPox, Diphtheria and Polio.
Before 1954 you didn't have 'in god we trust' on your dollar - do you know why it was added? It's a great story. One of your USian bright sparks during the ColdWar reckoned that because the Russians were Atheists they wouldn't touch anything with GOD written on it so y'all would never be invaded.
That's another thing y'all had in the 50s - more stupid people, although looking at your president and the fact y'all voted for him twice, I'm not too sure.
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I'd heard about the school shootings that happened years ago - I just couldn't be bothered educating a mug any further cos there's no hope for the InvisibleSkyPixie believer.
2007-07-31 23:14:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably for the same reason they don't teach about Vampires and Dragons in schools - because they DON'T exist!!!
The only reason they EVER made it into schools is because of the religious push during the early days of the Cold War (the 1950's)...
The same push that created "One nation under God", and put "In God we Trust" on the currency ;););)
SO... to get back to your points...
GOD hasn't been in schools for at least a decade or two - and it took THAT long for the first school shootings to happen... Perhaps something more recent like THE INTERNET is FAR more likely responsible...
2007-07-31 23:13:09 · answer #3 · answered by kr_toronto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not going to draw conclusions by the fairly weak connections you made. But I will say this...
The young man who killed so many classmates at Virginia Tech was suffering from psychosis. It's a rare and severe mental illness that has origins in organic brain abnormalities. Educate yourself about mental illnesses.
As for growing up in a simpler time... I think you're onto something there. Technology has forced a lot of things to change, and the way we are supposed to handle it as a society will not continue without strange and horrible incidents like the ones to which you refer. I should remind you, however, that horrendous crimes against humanity existed long before you were born, (and long before religion was separated from public education). Educate yourself about the history of slavery or sexism, for example. Hundreds of years ago, blacks and women were extremely oppressed and even tortured and raped by "God-fearing Christians" who twisted the Bible to justify their actions. It's not a lie. Actually, you can find a lot of material on these subjects in the Bible itself.
2007-07-31 23:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ok about the revelations thing it talks about all these wars breaking out and ****. Well, there are always wars, its just that since we are in one we someone magically see all the wars breaking out. And for one thing times have gotten a lot harder these days. I don't care what you say, it was alot easier ten years ago than it is now....athiest for live bitches, no imaginary "GOD" will run my life...and if I go to hell cuz I didn't believe in him, and some killer in prison suddenly finds God and goes to heaven, screw that, I don't wanna know the bastard then!
2007-07-31 23:07:31 · answer #5 · answered by dnj4ever12 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, man, can't you people be honest about anything at all?
I swear if I stay here on R&S another month I'm going to be completely convinced that Christians are totally incapable of the slightest bit of basic decency.
Doesn't it bother you at all to be this dishonest? Have you no conscience whatsoever?
2007-07-31 23:01:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Because the US government is dumbing us down. -.- I'd also like you to show me proof that there are more school shootings..
2007-07-31 22:59:36 · answer #7 · answered by Joe S. 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
IM SURE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT....AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THERE WERE MORE SCHOOL SHOOTINGS?
2007-07-31 23:02:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋