Why a Pastor Carries

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Actually, Gustavus Adophus was an orthodox Lutheran who was a military genius. He perfected the use of artillery in battle.

He died defending his faith.
 
Good post. Church is a place just like any other place, which means unfortunately that it is subject to the same types of crime as anywhere else. In fact, I dare say if things continue as they are with society being indoctrinated to have such a negative view of Christianity, I wouldn't be surprised to see more criminals targeting churches with violence.

Glad to see a Pastor, not afraid to shepherd his flock, and shepherds by definition are supposed to "protect" their flock.
 
Doug,

I agree with your assertion in part. I understand that many Christians feel that the larger society is being indoctrinated against them. I also think you and I could identify many of the same cases involving homicidal violence at churches. However, the Christian faith is not the only one in the United States to have its institutions targeted by violence. If one is to support the notion of a Christian pastor being armed to defend his congregants, must he also support the 2nd Amendment rights of those from other faiths? Here is some info on incidents of violence at institutions of various religious groups.

Phoenix area mass killing at a Buddhist temple:

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/forensics/buddhist_temple/index.html

arson attacks on NYC Islamic centers:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16387576

My initial Google search failed to locate any information on fatal incidents at Islamic centers within the US, but a number of arsons and attempted bombings have occurred. It is only a matter of time before a fatal act of violence is directed at a Muslim institution.

well-known attack on a Jewish community center:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Jewish_Community_Center_shooting

Bear in mind that the examples I have cited only occurred in the United States. One can find countless other stories of attacks on places of worship belonging to all faiths all over the world.
 
Let us not discuss why religion X or Y is being treated as A or B. The issue is clear that religious institutions are not immune from critical incidents. Thus, the state should not ban carry on the grounds that such places are somehow sacred. That is specific ploy by antigunners to appeal to emotion (OH, dear - guns in my religious place?).

If the religious place wants to be victimized one can argue that it is their choice as compared to the states.

Now, I'm not in favor of any publicly open institution being able to ban lwith force of law but that is a different issue.
 
Martin Luther King and Ghandi were (presumably) pacifists and accomplished their goals through passive resistance, irrespective of how they met their ends.
 
The ministry in early America helped to lay down the seeds of liberty. We refer to the Bill of Rights as god given or natural rights. Peter Muhlenberg was one of those in the ministry. The Black Robed Brigade as the British referred to them
helped to plant those seeds of liberty. It seems that some of the religious institutions have gone the opposite way in today's world.
 
It's funny, you know. The clergy in the colonies were members of established churches. In passing the constitution, they disestablished themselves. However, the 18th century was not the age of religion, it was the age of reason.
 
I never expected to see a thread like this one on the forum, but it was a pleasant surprise to me. My half brother who's 10 years my junior and better educated than I am, converted from Lutheran to Russian Orthodox at the age of 16, which is my faith. I always had the devil on my shoulder growing up and maybe that's why I went into LE.

My brother on the other hand wouldn't hurt a fly and eventually became a Russian Orthodox priest, church and all, including a wife and three kids. One son by the way is currently in Special Forces. He's also the FD chaplin. But the odd thing is my brother's a postmaster as well and is also licensed to carry. I'm sure he doesn't carry at work though I have while visiting him. I'm still a very bad boy. He's a man who wears many hats.

I guess my love of guns and westerns as a kid rubbed off on him, but thank GOD he didn't turn out like me. I never spoke about my brother before, but I guess it's nice to have a brother like that, besides he gave my partner plenty of holy water to rid, to a certain extent, his vacation home of unwanted guests.
 
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