We Need God Back In America! ~ On December 18, 2012, I Posted A Tribute

ON DECEMBER 18, 2012, I POSTED THE TRIBUTE BELOW to the children killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20 children between six and seven years old, as well as six adult staff members were killed by a gunman.  At that time, after four years of Liberal Socialist reign under Obama - it was so obvious that America needed God, Jesus Christ, back in our schools. 

Why do we need God back in our schools?   Because it is at an early age, in the home and in our schools - when the minds of our young children are greatly influenced.  And, we have to make a choice:  Do we want those minds influenced toward walking with God?  Or do we want them influenced toward following the secular society which is increasingly birthing more and more acts of mass violence?

But, unfortunately, in 2012 that was yet to be, for Obama had been given another four years to pull America into the chasm of racism, radical divide, and anti-God laws and executive orders.  Yes, in 2012, for another four years God would not be welcomed in our schools and public venues - and the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was the beginning of that period when we would see other massacres such as San Bernardino, Orlando, and many others all across America.

This article from 2014 is very telling:

Rate of Mass Shootings Has Tripled Since 2011,
Harvard Research Shows
Why claims in media that mass shootings aren't increasing are wrong. 
By Amy P. Cohen, Deborah Azrael, and Matthew Milleroct15, 2014
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/10/mass-shootings-increasing-harvard-research

Editor's note: The authors are scholars from the Harvard School of Public Health and Northeastern University; this article details their independent research, which is based on the mass shootings data Mother Jones has collected and published since 2012.

In June, following gun attacks in California and Oregon, President Obama remarked that mass shootings are "becoming the norm." .  .  .

Have mass shootings become more common?  According to our statistical analysis of more than three decades of data, in 2011 the United States entered a new period in which mass shootings are occurring more frequently.

With that said, let me share my Facebook post from 2012:

Bill Gray:   December 18, 2012

TRIBUTE TO THE TWENTY  ~  Today, my Christian Friend, Margaret Withrow, posted this poem on Facebook. It touched my heart and I want to share it with all my Friends. May you be blessed by these words, and, at the same time may your heart tell you, "Enough is enough!  Let's protect our children and bring God and prayer back into our schools." 

Another Friend posted on Facebook, "I cannot recall any shootings or such tragedies in school when I was a child.  But, in those days, we talked about God in school, we had prayers in school, and every morning we said the Pledge of Allegiance which included, 'one nation under God.'   Maybe it is time to bring Him back to school." 

I could not agree more.  Let this poem speak to your heart:

WE'RE SPENDING CHRISTMAS AT GOD'S HOUSE
Written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA

Twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
When 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
They were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.
For there was no memory of what had happened earlier that day.

"Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"This is heaven." declared a small boy.
"We're spending Christmas at God's house."
When what to their wondering eyes did appear,
But Jesus, their Savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
Then He opened His arms and He called them by name.

And in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring
Those children all flew into the arms of their King
And as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
One small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
And as if He could read all the questions she had
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."

Then He looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe
He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence reenter this land!
May this country be delivered from the hands of fools
I'm taking back My nation. I'm taking back My schools!"

Then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"Come now, my children, let Me show you around."
Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
All displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
And I heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."

Praise God that on January 20, 2017, America will begin our journey on the positive path toward Restoring America.  Let us pray that we will not tarry long before inviting God back into all aspects of our lives - especially into our schools where young minds are molded and where their futures, and the future of America, are determined. 

God bless, Bill