Defending yourselves — with guns, swords, or whatever is at hand — is neither unbiblical nor incompatible with being a Christian. One pastor, Melvin Clark, wants to make sure his congregation isn’t defenseless in a mass-murder scenario because everyone but the shooter is unarmed. From Inquisitr.com (emphases added):
Since the mass murder carried out in a church in Charleston, S.C., in June, there has been an increased concern about the safety of parishioners, particularly those in predominantly black congregations. A number of politicians and Second Amendment advocates have spoken of placing armed officers in churches — in some cases, as Fox 10 Phoenix reports, whether they wanted them or not.
In this case, however, according to NBC, the Washington Missionary Baptist Church in Shelby, North Carolina, is arming the congregation by choice. Pastor Melvin Clark says that rather than have individuals take matters into their own hands, and carry guns to church to feel safe, whether or not they’re trained in the use, he’ll have ten members of his congregation trained, through a police training program or a local community college program. These members will be armed, and act as plainclothes security guards for the church on a rotating schedule.
According to the article, the church already buzzes people in. Such is the concern.
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It’s a damned shame that Americans need to arm themselves just to feel “safe” in a church, a “place of sanctuary”.
Yet, in that same note, let’s also remember what happened that early, Lexington, Massachusetts, morning of April 19th, 1775. It is apparent that we have begun to repeat history when today, as we did then, we are re-living a similar scenario.
This time, however, it’s not any foreign entity, (save for mozlems). It’s the racists and those who are being encouraged and supported by the representatives and leaders, whom WE elected, and who were sworn to uphold the law, to defend us.
While loathe to have to say so, I’m glad this pastor has taken the initiative to train his congregants properly. More should do the same.
And anyone who owns a gun should also be proficient in its use and carry their weapon daily. The time has come to “keep one’s powder dry”.
I’m white, and I carry with a CrossBreed shirt tuckable holster.
My family is getting involved with downtown ghetto area church to encourage, build some bridges for this and future generations and help mentor some of these fatherless kids. The fix for racism is Christ & the church, we need to mend our communities.
If the SHTF I’m wearing 35 rounds of 40 cal to try to make sure my family arrives home safely.