Newsweek June 14 1999 reports that a Utah Episcopalian Bishop, Carolyn Tanner Irish, posted a sign in front of her church stating "The Episcopal church welcomes you, but not your guns!" with a circle and slash over a poor rendition of a tommy gun.
The Bishop was quoted as saying "After Littleton, no more nice lady.".
How foolish. Does it take an ounce of brains to see that a sign like that is not going to stop a Littleton? She really thinks that after the Littleton bombing and assault that if she posts a sign like that that it will turn away the bad guys and prevent another Littleton? Do I really need to list how many laws the Littleton murderers broke, and point out that they would not care about a stupid sign? In fact, any intelligent killer would be lured right to a church like that, knowing that no one inside is armed.
I can't think of words to display how assinine that is. And on top of it, as we can all plainly see, she is disarming all the law-abiding members, so that if another Littleton does occur at her church, there will be no one armed inside to stop it.
The Littleton murderers planned their bombing and assault and knew full well that no one there would be armed. I would suggest that most Rabbis and church leaders REQUIRE their licensed members to bring guns to church in light of todays religious conflict. It is only a matter of time before someone assaults a church service in progress with today's religious and racial tensions and no silly sign is going to turn away a madman.
thaddeus
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"Don't confuse me with the facts, I already have my mind made up!" - gungrabber X
The Bishop was quoted as saying "After Littleton, no more nice lady.".
How foolish. Does it take an ounce of brains to see that a sign like that is not going to stop a Littleton? She really thinks that after the Littleton bombing and assault that if she posts a sign like that that it will turn away the bad guys and prevent another Littleton? Do I really need to list how many laws the Littleton murderers broke, and point out that they would not care about a stupid sign? In fact, any intelligent killer would be lured right to a church like that, knowing that no one inside is armed.
I can't think of words to display how assinine that is. And on top of it, as we can all plainly see, she is disarming all the law-abiding members, so that if another Littleton does occur at her church, there will be no one armed inside to stop it.
The Littleton murderers planned their bombing and assault and knew full well that no one there would be armed. I would suggest that most Rabbis and church leaders REQUIRE their licensed members to bring guns to church in light of todays religious conflict. It is only a matter of time before someone assaults a church service in progress with today's religious and racial tensions and no silly sign is going to turn away a madman.
thaddeus
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"Don't confuse me with the facts, I already have my mind made up!" - gungrabber X