WTF AMERICA: Guns for Jesus

[JayN]

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The Kentucky Baptist Convention wants to “point people to Christ” by giving away guns at Second Amendment Celebrations hosted across the state.

In the words of spokesman Chuck McAlister the strategy is “outreach to rednecks,” and 1,000 people are expected to attend the next event. To lure the nonreligious into the fold, the churches are offering a handgun, shotgun, or long gun as door prizes. Winners attend church for a photo-op with their new gun, but they must pass a background check before collecting their prize.

“The number of unchurched men who will show up will be in direct proportion to the number of guns you give away,” McAlister told The Courier-Journal. “And I can almost tell you the number of men who would show up based on the make or model. There is a huge interest among unchurched men in the state of Kentucky regarding guns and gun rights that is even more of a draw than a toaster or money would be.”

At one event in February, McAlister reportedly took the stage surrounded by guns and discussed politics, saying gun violence is “not the gun, it’s the man behind the gun,” and “criminals don’t care about a bunch of rules.” God did not come up for the first 30 minutes. After polling the audience about who had a gun, McAlister said, “We’ve got an army right here!”

Firearms manufacturers, gun groups, and even the occasional congressmember host controversial gun giveaways to recruit members and raise money. The Kentucky Baptist Church has found the strategy “very effective” for its own purposes, but it’s drawn criticism from other Baptists. “How ironic to use guns to lure men in to hear a message about Jesus, who said, ‘Put away the sword,’” Rev. Joe Phelps, pastor of Louisville’s independent Highland Baptist Church, said according to Courier- Journal. “Can you picture Jesus giving away guns, or toasters or raffle tickets? … He gave away bread once, but that was as a sign, not a sales pitch.”

Kentucky suffers from its share of gun violence, with a higher rate of firearm homicides and deaths than most states in the country.

[Lamil]

From what I hear no one in America claims Kentucky as being part of the country

[Gaffin 7.0]

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[JayN]

Originally Posted by Gaffin 7.0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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you support guns for Jesus?

Good to know, you lecherous fiend

[Shaakglith12194]

Originally Posted by JayN [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Kentucky suffers from its share of gun violence, with a higher rate of firearm homicides and deaths than most states in the country.

Because surely people with nothing to do but drink, do heroin, and smoke meth wouldn't be killing each other if there were no guns. Yep, definitely the fault of the guns. I think it's a stupid promotion for the church, but not because it puts guns into people's hands.

You say "WTF AMERICA" but this is a country where many people believe a revolution is in order to do something about our corrupt government. Our government doesn't yet have the power to do as it pleases. Take away the guns and you'll have a country like England, one of the most violent countries in the EU. England has more violence per 100,000 people than America or South Africa. Why?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...frica-U-S.html

The timing of Britain's ridiculously high increase in crime occurs in 1997, the same year that Britain implemented the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 (source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_Kingdom#1997_Firearms_A ct).

tl;dr You are ignorant. More guns in the hands of citizens is a good thing.

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[Ahldagor]

we're a nation of heroes. how do people not get this

[Aviann]

Originally Posted by Ahldagor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

we're a nation of heroes. how do people not get this

They never watched cowboy movies... Fucking hippies.

[BigHurb]

thats a pretty gun!