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A father's overview should be considered

There has been a lot of speculation and supposition about the "root causes" of the massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. There probably is not one single cause. But a contributing cause certainly must be the long national divorce from the wisdom of the ages, as Darrell Scott, the father of one of the victims, recently told a congressional committee. We'll let Mr. Scott (as reprinted by The Washington Times) take it from here:

"The death of my wonderful daughter Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher and the other children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers. . . .

"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 that blame lies here in this room. Much of that blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. ...

"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 historic fact.

"What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God and in doing so, we open the doors to hatred and violence."

Those are strong words that merit equally strong and thoughtful consideration.

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