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#973685
BreeStar
Kind of stupid, but I wouldn't describe this necessarily as fundie.
6/19/2009 7:26:49 AM
#973689
Anon-e-moose
Yep. Proof that right-wing fundies only pick & choose from the Bible.
They seem to forget the 6th Commandment: Thou shalt not KILL. And what is the specific purpose of guns, hmmm? They're not a mere fashion acessory, neither.
6/19/2009 7:30:10 AM
#973694
DC
Sure this probably Tiller motivated (they gonna take our guns! Persecution!) but it's not fundy.
It's dumb, and doesn't really belong in a church, but it's not really fundy.
The right to bear arms is a principle of the USA, I suppose this might be "Overreacting Hicks Do The Darndest Things..."
6/19/2009 7:35:56 AM
#973697
D Laurier.
A gun obsessed culture where self control is not taught.
Follow the equation
6/19/2009 7:37:29 AM
#973698
very concerned
What makes someone embracing the second amendment a 'fundy'? I am an atheist (as is my wife) and we both not only own guns, but both have concealed handgun permits.
And many states have open carry laws.
Why do you people demonize the object (the gun0?? Car accidents kill far more people than guns do...
As to 'paranoia that they will take our guns', it is NOT paranoia. The more extreme of the gun control movement (like Nancy Pelosi) WOULD like to outlaw all private ownership of handguns.
So far the only nations with a complete ban on gun ownership are North Korea and China...oddly enough Switzerland has the highest percentage of gun ownership in the world.
6/19/2009 7:39:50 AM
#973700
Unbeliever
Don't know why this is here. For that matter, I can see myself participating in something like this.
--- your gun-toting, gun-loving atheist.
6/19/2009 7:41:37 AM
#973702
Higgs Boson
The only thing I see wrong with this is the implication that they are so persecuted that their guns are going to be taken away. Otherwise, I fully support their right to do this.
Still, it makes me raise an eyebrow that anyone would even WANT to in the first place.
6/19/2009 7:42:42 AM
#973704
Moondog
"Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas."
-Phil Donahue
6/19/2009 7:44:42 AM
#973705
EvoPagan
Tards like you are eventually going to make it impossible for rational, law-abiding people such as myself to own a gun for self-protection in my home. Way to go, asshole.
6/19/2009 7:47:04 AM
#973707
Thundersqueaks
As a Brit, this is totally alien to me. But, each to their own.
6/19/2009 7:47:12 AM
#973712
Headache
Guns & Religion - Can't get more fundie than that!
The gun hysteria in USA is beyond comprehension for the rest of the world and seen as very fundie.
6/19/2009 7:50:09 AM
#973724
Dr. Novakaine
The guy thinks Jesus would have wanted people to own guns (which apparently didn't make it into this quote for some reason; I found it in other reports of the same story). I would call it fundie based on that, since I can't for the life of me fathom why Jesus would approve of something like that.
6/19/2009 8:02:06 AM
#973730
shykid
Not really all that fundie, but I still want to rate this "WTF?!" because that was more or less my reaction upon reading it.
6/19/2009 8:05:00 AM
#973751
Dio Fa
Only in America...
6/19/2009 8:25:29 AM
#973754
Heh
Its stupid, but its not particularly fundy. And yeah it's in Kentucky (I got the little hint with that being included) but Louisville is nearly as large (and as progressive) as Las Vegas (minus the gambling). So rather than suggesting that Kentuckians are gun toting god loving hicks it instead shows that that kind of attitude isn't limited to rural areas and is found in large cities, as well.
6/19/2009 8:27:28 AM
#973764
Headache
@heh:
No, I think they may be gun toting god loving hicks living in a city.
6/19/2009 8:56:13 AM
#973770
Doctor Whom
Here's the deal. I'll respect your rights under the Second Amendment. You'll respect my rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
6/19/2009 9:08:34 AM
#973774
Big Jilm
Jesus loves automatic rifles!
6/19/2009 9:19:38 AM
#973776
Dr. Razark
Well, isn't that neat. Showing the Christian love by displaying your weapons?
I've got no problems with them doing this. As long as "open carry" doesn't violate the law. But I really must ask, what's the point in carrying if the weapon is not loaded?
6/19/2009 9:21:06 AM
#973783
Beeblebrox
It bothers me a little to see a story like this submitted as fundy. For some reason in this country our second amendment right is the only one we are actively discouraged from practicing. The perception seems to be that, if a person owns/carries a weapon, that person is practically a war criminal.
6/19/2009 9:29:14 AM
#973784
breakerslion
"He said he didn't want the event to be confused with regular Sunday worship at the Assemblies of God congregation."
1. Why not? and 2. Would it be that easily confused, and by whom? The church regulars?
6/19/2009 9:30:31 AM
#973786
Eden
Well, if anyone still needs to be convinced that american churches aren´t something morally superior, but rather some kind of service oriented industry with the goal of getting new customers and making money, here we´ve got the proof ;)
6/19/2009 9:31:31 AM
#973789
observiNG
I agree with above posters that there's nothing paranoid about concern for 2nd Amendment rights, with US govt. policies after 9/11 and all that. Granted, I don't think the fact that it's in the Constitution is a very strong argument (after all, Amendments 18 and 21 are there as well), nor is "tradition", "lawd jaysus", "inalienable rights" or similar "just so" stuff they usually come up with. My point here is that people should have a right to protect themselves -- doing so responsibly and in an orderly fashion, of course -- not because it says so in the Constitution, but because people are safer that way. Raising awareness about it doesn't scream "fundie!" to me, to be honest. Questionable methods, perhaps, but fundie? No.
6/19/2009 9:36:40 AM
#973792
Table Rock
I'm not against guns. I'm just wondering what they have to do with going to church. Do they pass an offering plate for ammunition?
6/19/2009 10:07:45 AM
#973797
Batshit insanity only the American brand Jesus-lovers are capable of. *slow clap*
6/19/2009 10:22:41 AM
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