
The following article is from Dave Daubenmier of Columbus, Ohio, a real American as was John Henry the steel driving man ,  a cherished figure of our historic past.  Had one man of their stature been with the students of Virginia Tech, I believe the carnage would have been diminished if not foiled all together.  This tragedy would not have happened in America 20 years ago and now only highlights the decadence brought on by our new moral compass.  Worse is yet to come and tragically, by design of our masters !
Don't              you love farce?
           My fault I fear.
         I thought that you'd want what I want.
         Sorry, my dear.
         But where are the clowns?
         Quick, send in the clowns.
         Don't bother, they're here. As sung by Judy Collins            
Circus--a              troupe of performers, esp. a traveling troupe, that presents such              entertainments, together with officials, other employees, and the              company's performing animals, traveling wagons, tents, cages, and              equipment.            
Clowns—“Clowns              can be seen just about anywhere, doing just about anything. What ties              all clowns together is a keen sense of the absurd, and a willingness              to perform.”            
I              always loved to go to the circus. There was an excitement in the pageantry              “under the big top.” The action was daring and quick, designed to              keep you on the edge of your seat. From the acrobats, to the animals,              the circus was a perfect respite from the pressures of life.            
The              three-ring circus was the best. It was orchestrated with three different              areas of action so that the patrons could move from one exciting show              to another without missing a beat. While the scenery in one ring was              being rigged, our focus bounced to another stage where the performers              quickly collected our attention. It was a fast moving, highly captivating              experience.            
And              what would a circus be without the clowns? The purpose of the clowns              was to distract the viewer from the rapidly-changing scenery. If,              perchance, an animal were to attack his trainer, or the man on the              flying trapeze were to miss his grip, the ringmaster would “send              in the clowns.” The job of the clowns was to direct your attention              away from the tragedy that was unfolding.            
Life              in America is becoming a circus. Tragedy is everywhere. And in a time              when we need some serious answers, they are sending us the clowns.              Like a room full of elementary-school boys, our leaders are praying              that we all have ADHD. Send in the clowns. Watch and listen as they              do their antics and distract us from all directions.            
We              will grow weary, they know, of asking for answers. Everything will              be fine, our television tells us. The clowns are in control.            
Why              is it that we are no longer laughing?            
Where              are America’s leaders? No, not the one’s you are thinking of, the              one’s being force-fed to you by the alphabet networks. They are the              clowns, or at least part of the traveling troupe: Jackson, Sharpton,              Newt, Giuliani, Obama, Hillary, Hannity, O’Reilly, Limbaugh, Pelosi,              and Bush, are just a few of the jesters sent to distract us from the              main event. From Natalie Holloway to Imus, Anna Nicole to Britney,              they distract us from the real problems that we face.            
My              wife and I have a daughter who is a freshman in college. I can’t imagine              the grief the parents of the Virginia Tech victims must be enduring.              As can be expected the hue              and cry for answers will cascade over the airwaves as the clowns              are paraded before us to distract us from the real answers. And what              will the clowns tell us?            
“We              need gun control. More tolerance. Fire the president. More metal detectors”...ad              infinitum.            
Like              Hans              Brinker, the clowns dance around and suggest ways to stick our              thumbs in the dike, holding back the deluge until America springs              another leak, at which time they will direct us to another hole in              need of another thumb. All the while the dam is ready to burst.            
What              a perfect time for the church to be the church. But let’s be honest.              Our church leadership is the ones with the biggest thumbs.            
America              doesn’t need more gun control, we need moral control. Please Lord,              send us men who will say that!            
Instead              we get the clowns. Those who will direct us away from the real problem              facing society, sin, to a false solution of purpose and prosperity.              America is soul sick, and our leaders refuse to call for radical surgery              on the heart.            
I              was reading a story yesterday about the slaughter in Virginia and              I was struck by one small throw-away sentence so common in stories              like this. “School officials say counselors and ministers will              be available to aid the grieving.”            
Here              come the thumbs. Send in the clowns. I always find it ironic that              when tragedy strikes, our schools “officials” are quick to call upon              the “ministers” -- those with large thumbs -- to come and help deal              with the aftermath of the carnage. Those same “ministers” who were              not allowed in school to prevent the death, are now invited to school              to explain the death.            
And              what is the message the “officials” send? That religion is only important              AFTER one is dead.            
Thirty-two              children are dead, killed not by a gun, but by a young man with rot              in his soul. On what can we blame his blatant intolerance?            
“To              educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to              society.” --Teddy Roosevelt.            
"Let              the children...be carefully instructed in the principles and obligations              of the Christian religion. This is the most essential part of education.              The great enemy of the salvation of man, in my opinion, never invented              a more effectual means of extirpating [removing] Christianity from              the world than by persuading mankind that it was improper to read              the Bible at schools." --Benjamin              Rush            
Proverbs              23:7 “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:”            
Education              is a heart issue. We have made it a head issue.            
Here              is a simple thought. Wasn’t America a better place when we taught              Christian values to all of our children?            
In              1962 the courts              stripped God from education. In 1963              they removed His Word. We have been plugging leaks in America              ever since.            
How              many more children will die, how many more parents will weep, how              many more laws will we pass in an attempt to control the heart of              a man?            
Let’s              face it. America is immersed in a culture of death. No amount of legislation              or education will change that. The dam is about to break.           
           
2              Chronicles 7:19-22 “But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes              and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and              serve other gods, and worship them; Then will I pluck them up by the              roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which              I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will              make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations. And              this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that              passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto              this land, and unto this house? And it shall be answered, Because              they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth              out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped              them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon              them.”           
           
America              is looking for answers. The Gospel is our only chance. We must teach              it to our young. Why won’t somebody say it? Don’t we love our children?                         
Pay              no attention to the man behind the curtain…            
I’m              tired of the clowns. All they do is make my thumbs sore.            
Send              in the King!