Posted on 04/19/2007 7:35:09 AM PDT by bmwcyle
Left-wing religious officials raced to exploit the Virginia Tech murders by resuscitating their favorite slogans about gun control.
Winning the tackiness contest, National Council of Churches chief Bob Edgar issued a news release within hours of the shootings.
“How many more will have to die before we say enough is enough?” Edgar asked. “How many more senseless deaths will have to be counted before we enact meaningful firearms control in this country? How many more of our pastors, rabbis and imams will have to preside over caskets of innocent victims of gun violence because a nation refused to stop the proliferation of these small weapons of mass destruction?”
Revealingly, Edgar’s quick statement barely mentioned “God,” made no mention of Christ, and quoted no Scripture. Although ostensibly the head of the nation’s chief ecumenical organization for Christian churches, Edgar evidently thought neither the Redeemer nor Holy Writ were all that pertinent in the wake of over two dozen murdered young people. Far more urgent was a renewed push for gun control legislation.
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I doubt Jesus thought very much of the shooter who killed 33 people. If there is a way to prevent another mother in tears, I do not think Jesus would be angry at someone saving a life at the hands of a mad man.GOD IS STRICT BUT REMBEMBER HE IS NOT BLIND!
They believe in Jesus? I believe Jesus was telling us to take care of our own, not the government.
Here is a poll to vote. Check the last two questions.
No, nobody should be armed period. 5.5%
Are you serious? 42.6%
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They claim they do whenever it is politically expedient.
LOL, the question confused me at first - - the geniuses at KLBJ don’t know that “airline” is one word?
Pathetic.
Darned good article ping.
Jesus could not only quote scripture. His words also made complete sense unlike the nonsense the left speaks everyday.
Their webmaster must have attended UT Austin. That’s not the first time he or she has had funny worded polls or questions.
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Is the Bible the Word of God?
Of course.
Ten out of ten Bibles agree: NASB: And He said to them, “But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one. (NASB ©1995)
The question is, what kind of rights exactly is a permanent resident entitled to? We don't let them vote, and since the right to bear arms is essentially guaranteed as a part of the political process, I think it would be reasonable to prohibit them from that as well.
I'd have to prove my citizenship when buying a gun, but I don't think that's prohibitive.
I read a little bit ago about that man, and someone stated that the “rescued became the rescuer.”
They claimed this to be his defining moments of his life.
While they defined him, they do not define the times. The man escaped from guncontrol once. Decades later, gun control won.
We all need to listen and learn from history. Bless this man, and keep others from being forced to follow his example.
Or all non-citizens legal ID is marked as such.
This event occured in a gun free zone, how much more gun control could there possibly be?
When the world is turned over to the NWO and the right before the tribulations begins, guns will be outlawed in all places.
Interesting that he mentions Darfur and Iraq in his gun control arguments. The weapon of choice in Darfur is the machete and in Iraq it’s IEDs.
But human nature is such that murderers will almost always have guns, and even when deprived, will resort to equally lethal weapons.
No surprise.
Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
The Left has been infiltrating religion for some time now, plucking the emotional heart strings that underlie much of religious devotion.
Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars.
Cho was an English major. David Horowitz has shown in surveys that the English departments at colleges are the most leftist in terms of the profs’ politics. He probably had his head of mush filled with anti-capitalist teachings from his profs.
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