Posted on 03/19/2013 11:29:47 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper
Two of the nation’s leading evangelicals are throwing their weight behind President Barack Obama’s push for universal background checks for all gun buyers, a measure that faces stiff opposition in both the House and Senate.
Rev. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, and Dr. Richard Land from the Southern Baptist Convention told TIME Magazine they supported the proposal.
“As ministers, we agreed together that we could stand on a united front for universal background checks,” Graham said. “We think that’s reasonable and responsible.”
(Excerpt) Read more at religiontoday.com ...
The word “reasonable” is the slippery slope of gun control.
I think it’s reasonable to believe that such measures are incremental steps in regulating away our ability to exercise our rights. Perhaps they should do some research and realize that gun ownership is not the cause of our problems with violence.
Hey I am a Southern Baptist Pastor, and Richard Lamb does not speak for me or my church!
Where in the Bible does it say/require a believer to disarm be it spear, sword, slingshot or powder? These men should be forthright and say/make clear these are their personal feelings and not of biblical origin. Come to think about it otherwise I wonder if there were clergy who supported the 2nd Amendment- I would think so but will be interested in Graham’s and Land’s elucidation.
two pharasies who stand in front of the temple saying how wonderful they are.
I fear that I am beginning to mistrust all leaders.
It seems that the one thing that I can trust about men is that no man can be trusted.
I feel like I am in some place where the only light is Jesus Christ and all other lights are false.
I no longer can recognize this world, nothing is what it seems :(
But their support come with conditions. Graham wants the president to tax violence in Hollywood films and use part of the money to help victims of gun violence. Land said President Obama should improve the nation’s mental health system. He emphasized that his organization does not support the ban on assault weapons, which passed out of the Senate Judicial Committee today.
Still, a universal background check is more like registration--and this is what these two men need to be told.
Franklin Graham does NOT support Obama. Neither does Mr. Land. Now I agree that it sounds perfectly "reasonable". But just a simple check on history, and reaching a simple understanding that the 'god of this world' is running things in Washington D.C., should allow one to see through such nice sounding notions. Knowing these things (and I'm sure these ministers know them), these ministers are acting like judas goats.
Perhaps because non-religious people are trying to tell them how to think about gay 'marriage'.
That said, Graham and Land are completely wrong.
The Second Amendment was revealed later on in America, but they had to invent the place first!
The Samaritans Purse and the Southern Baptist Convention have recieved my input:
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/contact-us/
Universal background checks only affect the law abiding and not the criminals.
“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.”Luke 22:36
Southern Baptist Convention:
The Executive Committee, SBC
Office of Convention Relations
901 Commerce Street
Nashville, TN 37203-3699
The SBC’s Executive Committee can be contacted via telephone by calling (615)244-2355.
My views have be made known & and will contact others.
Does anyone have contact info for SBC?
I have contacted SP, requesting confirmation. if/when they return my call I’ll update here.
BTW, we carry in our church with our Evangelical pastor's knowledge and blessing.
Thumbs up to that!
But their support come with conditions. Graham wants the president to tax violence in Hollywood films and use part of the money to help victims of gun violence. Land said President Obama should improve the nation’s mental health system. He emphasized that his organization does not support the ban on assault weapons, which passed out of the Senate Judicial Committee today.
Still, a universal background check is more like registration—and this is what these two men need to be told.
I knew Franklin Graham has more political smarts than just giving obama what he wants. He put stipulations on background checks. He KNOWS obama won’t do anything to hurt his base; Hollywood. This also points the finger of hypocrisy at obama and hollywood.
"They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”"
The churches in Germany were happy to go along. Most of them just sang louder.
Well, Land sure does not speak for this Southern Baptist. He needs to have his head examined.
Sadly, an “amen” from me to all you wrote...
Although we might live in a time or place where we as an individual are invisible and impotent or even persecuted, we can read the bible and know that we are part of something larger, and something bigger than our own personal life or period in time.
But it is sure hard to remember that sometimes when our time is one of regression and we are caught in having to witness and live in a period of decay and loss, of man moving backwards before our eyes.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.