The tragedy at Virginia Tech made me recall the stirring words of the father of one of the Columbine high school shooting victims from 1999. I believe it is apropos.
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.
Full text is here:
http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/testimonies/darrell-scott.htm
And here is an opinion article on how such a thing can happen:
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