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Kentucky Pastor Tells Followers to Bring Guns to Church

Posted by Melissa McEwan, Shakesville at 4:00 PM on June 26, 2009.

"Guns and God were part of the foundation of this country," said Ken Pagano . "I don't see any contradiction in this."




If there's one question to which I've always longed for an answer, it's: Who Would Jesus Shoot?

Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church , 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.

"God and guns were part of the foundation of this country," Mr. Pagano, 49, said Wednesday in the small brick Assembly of God church, where a large wooden cross hung over the altar and two American flags jutted from side walls. "I don't see any contradiction in this. Not every Christian denomination is pacifist."

…"When someone from within the church tells me that being a Christian and having firearms are contradictions, that they're incompatible with the Gospel—baloney," he said. "As soon as you start saying that it's not something that Christians do, well, guns are just the foil. The issue now is the Gospel. So in a sense, it does become a crusade. Now the Gospel is at stake."

Louisville is less than four hours away from Knoxville, TN, where, less than a year ago, Jim Adkisson walked into a church and opened fire, killing two people and injuring six more, for which he is now serving life in prison. So maybe this whole God-'n'-Guns bravado is a wee bit, um, insensitive, apart from everything else wrong with it.

Just sayin'.


http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/140949/kentucky_pastor_tells_followers_to_bring_guns_to_church

The Peacemaker.

Tho they be bulky.

But there's something about this that is just fucking creepy.

"Not every Christian denomination is pacifist". WTF does he mean by that? What does he intend to do with those guns anyway?

Another wing nut that needs to be watched.

was surely that Jesus fella from olden times back in the Holy Land.

Point to me, right now, where in the New Testament there's a Commanche uprising.

I've dealt with a lot of churches over the years and the ASS of God were usually the worst. I think Mr Pagano should pull his head out of his ASS of God and read some history and quit being such a scared wimp.

We had many threads on this bring your guns to church thing at this same church in Kentucky weeks ago.