We may find a good site (or good article, or good music, painting, multi-media ...), but others may not know it.

Therefore I have set up a group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net_share/

for us to share good internet finds.

Since I follow GOD/Jesus teachings, I will try to stop posts that are sinful (e.g. porn, promoting sodomy/lesbian, ...) and new member will be moderated (for the first few posts, restriction lifted after that).

Whatever interests you when surfing the net, which you hope others might enjoy, e.g. scientific experiments for kids, pottery, music, painting, crafts, jewelry making, electronic, politics, first-person, multi-media (sound/video/photo), zoology, botany, ... you may post.

Remember to copy the full link, e.g.

http://www.abcd.edu/article.htm

and NOT

www.abcd.edu/article.htm

when you post, because others cannot just "click and go".

It is thoughtful of you if you can include a short comment/introduction, but this is not mandatory.

For articles that are copyrighted, do not copy and paste and post -- give the link and everyone can click to that site.

I have also set up another group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net_digest/

where I will select about 20 posts each month from "net_share" and email them to members, but members ARE not allowed to post in "net_digest". The articles I select will be comparable to the one I enclose below.

I hope you would join and contribute your effort and to make it a fruitful citizen project. I need your help.

Wu Siu Yan

Encl.
Words of Darrell Scott, parent of one killed in Columbine

"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers."

"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart."

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

"I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best. This was written way before I knew I would be speaking here today":

Your laws ignore our deepest needs,

Your words are empty air.

You've stripped away our heritage,

You've outlawed simple prayer.

Now gunshots fill our classrooms,

And precious children die.

You seek for answers everywhere,

And ask the question "Why?"

You regulate restrictive laws,

Through legislative creed.

And yet you fail to understand,

That God is what we need!

Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, soul, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences 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 historical fact.

What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs - politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws.

"Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors.