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depserv:
I got a pamphlet at church telling us about an anti-gun event coming in March, where what appears to be a hard core anti-gun bigot will be preaching a message that guns are bad and gun control is good.  At least that's my take on it.  The Bible I read makes it clear that God is ok with His people having the means to defend themselves, and Christians are usually among the strongest supporters of freedom in general, including the freedoms codified in the 2nd Amendment, so my opinion is this is a corruption of God's Word, as well as being un-American.   

According to the pamphlet, the week of March 15 - 22 has been designated "the week of Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath."  The pamphlet doesn't say who made that designation.   

The featured speaker is Reverend James Atwood, who is said to be a hunter and NRA member, who wrote a book titled America and its Guns: A Theological Expose'.  A quick internet search I did shows Atwood to be an anti-gun wacko, who wants churches to get involved with gun control.  Any time someone talks about gun violence instead of just violence he's talking about civilian disarmament but wants to be dishonest about it.

The events are sponsored by "the Mercy and Justice Team of the Great Plains United Methodist Conference," "Nebraskans for Peace," and a couple of Kansas groups.

Atwood will be at a few United Methodist churches (UMC) in Nebraska in March; following is the Nebraska schedule:

Monday the 16th: Lincoln, South Gate UMC, 3500 Pioneers Blvd., 7:00 PM

Tues the 17th: Omaha, Clair Memorial UMC 5544 Ames Ave., at 11:30 AM, and First UMC at 7020 Cass St. at 7:00 PM

Wed. the 18th: Grand Island, Trinity UMC 511 N, Elm St. at 7:00 PM

Obviously no one should go to any of these and be in any way discourteous, disrespectful, or disruptive.  But anyone belonging to any of these churches might let the church leadership know that they don't like the church being used for the dissemination of lies intended for a political purpose.  And some might want to go hear what he has to say, since studying the propaganda of the other side can be useful.  There might be a chance to speak with a few of those who hear what he has to say and explain the untruth in it, since so many people don't really know much about this issue and can easily be lied to.

newfalguy101:
Might also want to mention that affiliation with person/group pushing ANY Political agenda can put their tax exempt status at risk, and based solely on the info you posted, it would appear this guy/groups most decidedly have an agenda

bkoenig:

--- Quote from: newfalguy101 on February 22, 2015, 01:50:44 PM ---Might also want to mention that affiliation with person/group pushing ANY Political agenda can put their tax exempt status at risk, and based solely on the info you posted, it would appear this guy/groups most decidedly have an agenda

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greg58:
Gee, I'm suprised no Presbyterian churches are involved.
(Sarcastically stated by an ex-presbyterian)

Greg58

OnTheFly:
I am not a religious man, but it amazes me how many groups who should embrace the right to defend one's self, fail to recognize that fundamental, indisputable truth.  African American's being at the top of the list.  They look at what violence was perpetrated against them, and more recently, the violence that infects their people in the inner city, and they believe that gun control is the solution.

Hard to understand why people come to the conclusions they do.  Another one that baffles me is the women who get recruited by Islamic extremists.  WHY in the WORLD would women go fight for an organization that considers them to be at best, two legged cattle, and at worst, the equivalent of a dog?

Fly

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