Discussion: Mississippi Governor Signs Law Allowing Armed Church Members

Mississippi: Wallowing in guns and hatred since always.

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is this so that when the discussion about who is more pious and which interpretation of a cherry picked scripture turns heated then might makes right?

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And guns are double plus good when you are out proselytizing! The old ways are still the best don’t ya know!

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Republican State Representative Andy Gipson of Braxton says the law gives small congregations an option to defend themselves against attack. He proposed the bill as a response to the slayings last year of nine people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina.


BOGER: About 30 minutes north of Gum Springs Baptist Church New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED CONGREGANTS #2: (Singing) Bless (unintelligible)…

BOGER: Here, the guns-in-church bill is much less popular with the predominantly black congregation. Pastor Lorenzo Neal has spoken against the measure on several occasions. He says bringing guns into the sanctuary will not make anyone safer.

LORENZO NEAL: I actually believe it may create a greater sense of anxiety because now people are unaware who may be carrying a weapon. And the church is a place where people are expected to come and fellowship and love and not have to worry about their safety per se.

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wow! yet another reason not to go to church!

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed into law a bill
that allows some members of churches to undergo firearms training so
they can provide armed security for their congregations.

The Church Protection Act specifies that those designated can carry
guns into church buildings. It also allows people to carry holstered
weapons without a permit.
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Mathew 26:52…
We know what Jeebus says … what would Jesus say?

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Amazing how a black church is victimized by an out and out racist…and the white churches claim to feel threatened.

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Jesus loves you.

Damn, just when you think they can’t race any closer to the bottom…

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Well of course he did. Everyone knows Jesus packed a Glock.

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Cold hearts pack heat to warm pews. Film at 11.

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well you can blame this guy for that…

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these guys too

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Wrong! It was a Colt 45 Peacemaker. Repent, you heretic!

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Maybe the Good Guy with a Gun will show up now that he has a place to worship.

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Will churches be allowed to ban guns from their property on an individual basis?

Its pretty bad when you lose the Sheriffs. In Mississippi.

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