June 26, 2009

Pastor urges his flock to bring guns to church

Because nothing says 'I ♥ Jesus' more than being able to plug the sucker a few pews down for taking the primo parking spot earlier.

Seriously, WTF??

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church here, is passionate about gun rights. He shoots regularly at the local firing range, and his sermon two weeks ago was on “God, Guns, Gospel and Geometry.” And on Saturday night, he is inviting his congregation of 150 and others to wear or carry their firearms into the sanctuary to “celebrate our rights as Americans!” as a promotional flier for the “open carry celebration” puts it. [...]

“I don’t understand how any minister who is familiar with the teachings of the Bible can do this,” John Phillips, pastor of the Central Church of Christ in Little Rock, said. “Jesus didn’t say, ‘Go ahead, make my day.’"

Pagano's reaction? What else but 'Why does Mr Phillips hate the Gospel?'

Did I ask 'wtf?' yet?

3 comments:

big em said...

Does the word 'inappropriate' exist for these yahoos? Guns in church is just fucking wierd! Even if you own guns and are comfortable with them in your home, that doesn't make it appropriate to have them in a church. Hell, I like golf but I don't believe that people should be allowed to bring golf clubs to church -- or soccer balls, tennis rackets, cards , etc etc. Churches aren't meant to be a rec-room, ideally they're supposed to help bring about some sort of spiritual experience, or at least feelings of community with one's fellow man/woman.

nick z. said...

I dunno. He isn't telling them to start shooting like wacko-loonies, just carry their guns with them as a gesture of freedom and self-defense. Why do democratic fronters always make people who support the right to bear arms out to be crazies? I mean, that really is becoming an overdone stereotype, guys.

Just because somebody carries a guin doesn't mean they're complete anarchists looking for something to use for target practice. The real point is, why should only cops be able to carry guns? We know how corrupt and crazy cops can be.

libhom said...

One of that pastor's drunken parishioners may shoot him. What an idiot.