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FLyellowdog

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11. So that "Praying to keep us safe" thing isn't working out very well?

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Fri Aug 17, 2012, 02:10 PM

Aug 2012

I thought they believed in active prayer...ask and ye shall receive...don't they trust their god to protect them if they want to be protected? And what about all this "It's god's will crap" ? None of this makes any sense to me.

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Poll: 55 Percent of Tea Partiers Believe in Carrying Guns into Church [View all] YoungDemCA Aug 2012 OP

Jesus was always packing!!! JoePhilly Aug 2012 #1

You betcha! whathehell Aug 2012 #4

Poll: Americans united against guns in churches rfranklin Aug 2012 #2

Exactly. And in this case the religious groups should win. cbayer Aug 2012 #18

Not surprising I bet if you asked those same racist fucks bigdarryl Aug 2012 #3

I believe that is one of the foundations for 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #9

Scared in church bongbong Aug 2012 #5

Churches are a frequent place of shootings. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #21

Well, our savior was an expert marksman Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #6

can't let God get the drop on ya. Know what I mean Vern? n/t 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #7

Since they believe concealed guns should be allowed everywhere maxsolomon Aug 2012 #8

paranoid gun nuts Skittles Aug 2012 #10

So that "Praying to keep us safe" thing isn't working out very well? FLyellowdog Aug 2012 #11

If you get shot it's just god's will lindysalsagal Aug 2012 #20

it hasn't dawned on them yet that Jesus was a dark-skinned foreigner from the ME. Swagman Aug 2012 #12

The individual church, like any other residence/business should decide their gun policy OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #13

Taking the object they worship with them seems appropriate. Like Caholics wearing crucifixes. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #14

A room full of Barney Fife's? Jeez Louise, run for the hills brothers Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #15

Cap an ass for the Lord! Behind the Aegis Aug 2012 #16

WTF? Are they afraid of being raptured without their weapons? gkhouston Aug 2012 #17

Good. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #19

And carry what you're packing in a holster on the outside of your clothing so everybody knows sad sally Aug 2012 #22

Interesting poll but, unfortunately, this OP violates the SOP of General Discussion... Spazito Aug 2012 #23