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For Third Anniversary Of Newtown Child Murders, Give Classy Christian Carry Pin To Someone You Love
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If any of them had grown up, they could have bought a gun for self-protection
Its been three years since Sandy Hook, and 554 American children have been killed by guns since then. That works out to an average of one child sacrificed every other day on the altar of the Holy Second Amendment. Its probably worth it, however, since as you have no doubt noticed, the nation has not become a Nazi dictatorship. (If we want one of those, well vote one in.) But for the guarantee that armed patriots could stave off tyranny, 554 children seems a small price to pay. Really small, especially when you notice the size of the coffins. Remember, Wayne LaPierre and the NRA say more guns are the only way to go. And if you cant trust the gun industrys chief lobbying organization, who can you trust?
In Newtown, where the Sandy Hook Elementary child murders took place, its also the first time that the anniversary has fallen on a school day. The middle and high schools will hold a moment of silence to commemorate the 20 children and 6 staff murdered in 2012, but the elementary schools wont be doing anything to call attention to the date. Instead, extra counselors will be on hand if theyre needed by kids or staff. The children who survived the shootings are now in fourth grade, and attend a school in nearby Monroe while a new elementary school is constructed on the site of Sandy Hook Elementary, which was demolished several months after the massacre.
At the elementary and intermediate school level, staff fully understands that many children under their guidance may or may not know about the tragedy, Superintendent Joseph V. Erardi Jr. wrote in a letter to parents about the anniversary.
If requested by parents, school staff will provide talking points with parents to assist them in personal conversations with their child, Erardi said.
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Christian carry pin
If you want to mark the day with less of a Gloomy Gus attitude, you could also proudly proclaim that youre a Bible-believing Christian who packs heat, with an elegant and classy Christian Carry pin, the brainchild of one Brant Williams, owner of Frontier Firearms in Kingston, Tennessee. Williams told Knoxville TV station WVLT how he was inspired to create the pins, which feature a number of beautiful designs:
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Christian carry pins
There ought to be a way for Christians to kind of be able to give a nod to each other that theyre Christian and carry and that theyre not going to kneel down and allow someone to kill them.
As we all know, Jesus Christ was a big proponent of armed self defense, what with that beautiful line from Luke 6:29, If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them, draw your Desert Eagle, and give them two shots to the center of mass and a finishing shot in the head. Its a loose translation.
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Initech
(100,080 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,732 posts)since that metaphor is pretty much the antithesis of the armed-to-the-teeth "Christian" mentality they are promoting. It's based on Isaiah 11:6: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them." In other words, in the kingdom of God nobody's gonna be killing anybody. Even considering that traditional Christian theology is often confusing and contradictory, the use of this symbolism to promote the carrying of firearms is really messed up.
niyad
(113,336 posts)malaise
(269,045 posts)Damn they are good - for the gullible
niyad
(113,336 posts)I wonder hoe it would be received if people in downtown Knoxville started to sport ' Muslim Carry' pins.
niyad
(113,336 posts)Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)or something...
niyad
(113,336 posts)Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)To say nothing of a helmet and breastplate...