Religious man denied entry to basketball game because of his dagger

[KendallsMom]

That's a tough one.

[Momto2boys973]

I agree. I’m wondering how do they travel when even plastic knives aren’t allowed in planes?

That's a tough one.

[Deleted User 1990]

I mean… sorry. I’ve got a few friends that carry a handgun religiously and think they’re “putting on the full armor of God” like the Bible tells them to… that doesn’t mean they should be allowed to carry it anywhere they want.

What religion professes that putting on the full armor of God includes guns? I have never seen that in any bible study I went to.

Plenty of Christians… Gun Lovin’ Jesus is big around the Midwest/ South…

[Deleted User 1990]

I mean… sorry. I’ve got a few friends that carry a handgun religiously and think they’re “putting on the full armor of God” like the Bible tells them to… that doesn’t mean they should be allowed to carry it anywhere they want.

What religion professes that putting on the full armor of God includes guns? I have never seen that in any bible study I went to.

Christian Nationalism, maybe? It’s more of a political ideology than an actual religion, though.

No… it isn’t.
That’s how they follow their religion.

[Lemons]

I mean… sorry. I’ve got a few friends that carry a handgun religiously and think they’re “putting on the full armor of God” like the Bible tells them to… that doesn’t mean they should be allowed to carry it anywhere they want.

What religion professes that putting on the full armor of God includes guns? I have never seen that in any bible study I went to.

Plenty of Christians… Gun Lovin’ Jesus is big around the Midwest/ South…AADA7A2B-42CF-4B96-B30F-963F9E23EF0A.jpegB7E5C352-C39B-4DD3-9D4D-8D50FAD883BA.jpeg5D26F816-71AD-406C-82A4-6FB99E7CCE8B.jpeg

The Bible sure does tell a lot of people to do a lot of things. I thought Jesus was a pacifist? Is there something in the Bible they’ve misinterpreted to make them think Jesus would be a gun nut?

[Deleted User 1990]

What religion professes that putting on the full armor of God includes guns? I have never seen that in any bible study I went to.

Plenty of Christians… Gun Lovin’ Jesus is big around the Midwest/ South…AADA7A2B-42CF-4B96-B30F-963F9E23EF0A.jpegB7E5C352-C39B-4DD3-9D4D-8D50FAD883BA.jpeg5D26F816-71AD-406C-82A4-6FB99E7CCE8B.jpeg

The Bible sure does tell a lot of people to do a lot of things. I thought Jesus was a pacifist? Is there something in the Bible they’ve misinterpreted to make them think Jesus would be a gun nut?

He’s only a pacifist until you do something that REALLY pisses him off… at that point he’ll whip you with a cord until you stumble out of his space.

[mommy_jules]

What religion professes that putting on the full armor of God includes guns? I have never seen that in any bible study I went to.

Christian Nationalism, maybe? It’s more of a political ideology than an actual religion, though.

No… it isn’t.
That’s how they follow their religion.

And what religion is that?

[mommy_jules]

What religion professes that putting on the full armor of God includes guns? I have never seen that in any bible study I went to.

Plenty of Christians… Gun Lovin’ Jesus is big around the Midwest/ South…AADA7A2B-42CF-4B96-B30F-963F9E23EF0A.jpegB7E5C352-C39B-4DD3-9D4D-8D50FAD883BA.jpeg5D26F816-71AD-406C-82A4-6FB99E7CCE8B.jpeg

The Bible sure does tell a lot of people to do a lot of things. I thought Jesus was a pacifist? Is there something in the Bible they’ve misinterpreted to make them think Jesus would be a gun nut?

There’s varying degrees of pacifism. Only a few denominations are what would be considered absolute pacifists such as Quakers. Many, possibly most, Christian denominations, subscribe to just war theory, which would be a more conditional pacifism. Anyone thinking Jesus would be a gun nut are more than likely conflating their culture and/or political ideologies with their religious beliefs, hence the Christian Nationalism I mentioned earlier.

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/glossary/pacifism/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/war/just/i ... tion.shtml
https://baptistnews.com/article/christi ... llman-say/

[Lemons]

Plenty of Christians… Gun Lovin’ Jesus is big around the Midwest/ South…AADA7A2B-42CF-4B96-B30F-963F9E23EF0A.jpegB7E5C352-C39B-4DD3-9D4D-8D50FAD883BA.jpeg5D26F816-71AD-406C-82A4-6FB99E7CCE8B.jpeg

The Bible sure does tell a lot of people to do a lot of things. I thought Jesus was a pacifist? Is there something in the Bible they’ve misinterpreted to make them think Jesus would be a gun nut?

There’s varying degrees of pacifism. Only a few denominations are what would be considered absolute pacifists such as Quakers. Many, possibly most, Christian denominations, subscribe to just war theory, which would be a more conditional pacifism. Anyone thinking Jesus would be a gun nut are more than likely conflating their culture and/or political ideologies with their religious beliefs, hence the Christian Nationalism I mentioned earlier.

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/glossary/pacifism/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/war/just/i ... tion.shtml
https://baptistnews.com/article/christi ... llman-say/

Good info, thanks. I didn’t know Quakers were Christians.

This from the Baptist article. “ Americans who believe gun ownership is a God-given right and that the United States should be an officially Christian nation are among the most aggressive opponents of common-sense limits on firearms,”

They aren’t that much different than extreme Muslims.

[mommy_jules]

The Bible sure does tell a lot of people to do a lot of things. I thought Jesus was a pacifist? Is there something in the Bible they’ve misinterpreted to make them think Jesus would be a gun nut?

There’s varying degrees of pacifism. Only a few denominations are what would be considered absolute pacifists such as Quakers. Many, possibly most, Christian denominations, subscribe to just war theory, which would be a more conditional pacifism. Anyone thinking Jesus would be a gun nut are more than likely conflating their culture and/or political ideologies with their religious beliefs, hence the Christian Nationalism I mentioned earlier.

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/glossary/pacifism/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/war/just/i ... tion.shtml
https://baptistnews.com/article/christi ... llman-say/

Good info, thanks. I didn’t know Quakers were Christians.

This from the Baptist article. “ Americans who believe gun ownership is a God-given right and that the United States should be an officially Christian nation are among the most aggressive opponents of common-sense limits on firearms,”

They aren’t that much different than extreme Muslims.

Yeah, and it’s been a growing problem for a long time. It’s not something I’d really noticed until Obama became President, but if you look at the history, it’s been there for a long time. Currently reading a book called Jesus and John Wayne about it. As a Southern Christian woman, it’s scary, frustrating, and heartbreaking all at the same time. Here’s the good reads link to the book if interested.

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53121662