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In reply to the discussion: Let's just get it out in the open - who supports right to carry firearms into a church? [View all]kentuck
(111,110 posts)148. I forgot my Bible but I brought my gun...
Oh, your church doesn't have a "board of trustees"? Well, let us decide for you.
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Let's just get it out in the open - who supports right to carry firearms into a church? [View all]
kentuck
Jun 2015
OP
Shouldn't that be up to the church and congregation if they allowed it?
theycallmetrinity
Jun 2015
#2
Jesus got tortured and nailed to a cross. Maybe if he had had a gun...
the band leader
Jun 2015
#118
Why shouldn't a person be allowed to carry a firearm in church exactly?
the band leader
Jun 2015
#120
yeah, because nobody ever needs to defend their life while sitting in church
the band leader
Jun 2015
#141
and then on the opposite end of the spectrum, there are folks like you
the band leader
Jun 2015
#149
Mine was the first multi-racial wedding in the county where I grew up in decades.
ieoeja
Jun 2015
#185
Why? We have laws that apply to all businesses and all citizens. Why not all churches?
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#122
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
the band leader
Jun 2015
#130
At the end of the day I have a pocket full of butts, the least I can do after putting extra smog in
orpupilofnature57
Jun 2015
#73
Same as the confiscation question, Not Me !!! A place for Holy spirit not for making spirits holes,
orpupilofnature57
Jun 2015
#5
OK, GOOD POINT ! That's why we need to scrutinize people carrying guns professionally .
orpupilofnature57
Jun 2015
#70
No guns allowed on blood donors, even cops. The cops are almost always cool about it.
brewens
Jun 2015
#11
"I'd like to think I'm safe from some moron legally endangering my life and person. "
kentuck
Jun 2015
#16
Wow, my red state actually held off on that particular insanity until 2004.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jun 2015
#33
I'll bet they don't allow guns inside the grounds of the republi-CON Convention next summer.
calimary
Jun 2015
#35
No. I support Rocket Launchers and Flamethrowers though. Possibly Nuclear Hand Grenades.
Katashi_itto
Jun 2015
#20
I'm not defending the "right" of people to bring guns into any building they want.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#97
It gets forgotten a lot. We seem to think that our generation has / had all the ideas (good or bad).
X_Digger
Jun 2015
#107
The church is not robbing you of every cent, just 10%. Bring pea-shooter. nt
edgineered
Jun 2015
#30
Is your pastor being paranoid or are you in a very high crime area? And if this is a Christian
pnwmom
Jun 2015
#178
Only in limited cases should gun yahoos be allowed to carry a gun out of their home.
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#66
But when they open their doors to the public the rules change. Ask any business owner.
Cleita
Jun 2015
#100
This line of thought is what I call the "NO CAN DO" philosophy of the pro gun movement.
CTyankee
Jun 2015
#139
"Who carries routinely, every day, a handgun in addition to his cell phone and wallet and car keys."
ieoeja
Jun 2015
#186
The church can decide about its property just like I can decide about my property.
Township75
Jun 2015
#99
They disrespect the rights of everyone else to live in peace and to feel unthreatened ...
kentuck
Jun 2015
#126
Well the most common translation is "slay" but again it's any violent death really
whatthehey
Jun 2015
#175
I cannot imagine a church in this country that would vote to have everyone armed.
kentuck
Jun 2015
#147
No right is absolute. Carry a cross, crescent, or zion or other holy symbol
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2015
#151