What Would Jesus Shoot?

[GordonGecko]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In an effort its spokesman has described as "outreach to rednecks," the Kentucky Baptist Convention is leading "Second Amendment Celebrations," where churches around the state give away guns as door prizes to lure in the unchurched in hopes of converting them to Christ.

As many as 1,000 people are expected at the next one, on Thursday at Lone Oak Baptist Church in Paducah, where they will be given a free steak dinner and the chance to win one of 25 handguns, long guns and shotguns.

The goal is to "point people to Christ," the church says in a flier. Chuck McAlister, an ex-pastor, master storyteller and former Outdoor Channel hunting show host who presides at the events as the Kentucky Baptist Convention's team leader for evangelism, said 1,678 men made "professions of faith" at about 50 such events last year, most in Kentucky.

In Louisville, he said, more than 500 people showed up on a snowy January day for a gun giveaway at Highview Baptist Church, and 61 made decisions to seek salvation.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/03/churches-guns-giveaway/5967533/

BTW, 61 out of 500 "saved"? Deosn't that come out to about 12%? Not a lot of "saving"...for a lot of gun-toting?

 

[UPNYA2]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In an effort its spokesman has described as "outreach to rednecks," the Kentucky Baptist Convention is leading "Second Amendment Celebrations," where churches around the state give away guns as door prizes to lure in the unchurched in hopes of converting them to Christ.

As many as 1,000 people are expected at the next one, on Thursday at Lone Oak Baptist Church in Paducah, where they will be given a free steak dinner and the chance to win one of 25 handguns, long guns and shotguns.

The goal is to "point people to Christ," the church says in a flier. Chuck McAlister, an ex-pastor, master storyteller and former Outdoor Channel hunting show host who presides at the events as the Kentucky Baptist Convention's team leader for evangelism, said 1,678 men made "professions of faith" at about 50 such events last year, most in Kentucky.

In Louisville, he said, more than 500 people showed up on a snowy January day for a gun giveaway at Highview Baptist Church, and 61 made decisions to seek salvation.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/03/churches-guns-giveaway/5967533/

BTW, 61 out of 500 "saved"? Deosn't that come out to about 12%? Not a lot of "saving"...for a lot of gun-toting?

Look at it as a kind of "mirror" of something Democrats/libs would do to promote one of their religions.........

This would be like planned parenthood centers giving out free rubbers or BC pills to people to get them to attend a meeting, like how libs support the Mexican government giving away advice on how their citizens can draw gubment aid when they sneak into the US or like offering a free Prius to someone attending a Gore lecture on man made global doom.

Giving away a perfectly legal object to promote a religion.........

Whats the problem? They used a perfectly legal object that YOU are frighted of or they promoting their religion, not yours?

 

[GordonGecko]

UPNY, if YOU don't mind the Kentucky Baptist Convention calling the people they're reaching out to ...

"rednecks"....

fine with me.

 

[UPNYA2]

UPNY, if YOU don't mind the Kentucky Baptist Convention calling the people they're reaching out to ...

"rednecks"....

fine with me.

UPNY, if YOU don't mind the Kentucky Baptist Convention calling the people they're reaching out to ...

"rednecks"....

fine with me.

Again, just try to look at THAT "concern" of yours as if it too is merely "mirroring" a dim/lib behavior..........

Being this was the Kentucky Baptist Convention referring to the people of Kentucky, when THEY use the word it is ok, sort of a "term of endearment" if you will.

I KNOW that having varying standards concerning what is or is not offensive to say about certain sub-sets of our society, viewing the same word to be either perfectly acceptable, flattering even, or vile and evil, depending entirely on who it is using the word is something you Democrats/libs are forever preaching on here, so just view this to be like THAT.

OK now?

 

[GordonGecko]

Given your defense of the KY Baptist Convention....

I guess we can call a redneck a "redneck" right? No harm, no foul?

 

[UPNYA2]

Given your defense of the KY Baptist Convention....

I guess we can call a redneck a "redneck" right? No harm, no foul?

If you consider yourself to be a redneck, correct.......

 

[GordonGecko]

If you consider yourself to be a redneck, correct.......

The KY Baptists don't consider themselves rednecks....they aren't reaching out "to themselves"....

and if they are, they should stop before they go blind.

 

[PhilFish]

if they were giving away rednecks...would guns convert?

 

[GordonGecko]

if they were giving away rednecks...would guns convert?

I can see somebody selling the bumper sticker-

"The Bible Guarentees Your Right To A Machine Gun!"

 

[MaryAnne]

UPNY, if YOU don't mind the Kentucky Baptist Convention calling the people they're reaching out to ...

"rednecks"....

fine with me.

Not to mention there is not a Dem among them! I am just waiting to see what I hear Sunday!

 

[MaryAnne]

Look at it as a kind of "mirror" of something Democrats/libs would do to promote one of their religions.........

This would be like planned parenthood centers giving out free rubbers or BC pills to people to get them to attend a meeting, like how libs support the Mexican government giving away advice on how their citizens can draw gubment aid when they sneak into the US or like offering a free Prius to someone attending a Gore lecture on man made global doom.

Giving away a perfectly legal object to promote a religion.........

Whats the problem? They used a perfectly legal object that YOU are frighted of or they promoting their religion, not yours?

Again, just try to look at THAT "concern" of yours as if it too is merely "mirroring" a dim/lib behavior..........

Being this was the Kentucky Baptist Convention referring to the people of Kentucky, when THEY use the word it is ok, sort of a "term of endearment" if you will.

I KNOW that having varying standards concerning what is or is not offensive to say about certain sub-sets of our society, viewing the same word to be either perfectly acceptable, flattering even, or vile and evil, depending entirely on who it is using the word is something you Democrats/libs are forever preaching on here, so just view this to be like THAT.

OK now?

Excuse me,I am looking through my Bible to see where Jesus tells me to take up arms and follow him! Soon as I find it will let you know!

Don't hold your breath while waiting.

 

[GordonGecko]

Not to mention there is not a Dem among them! I am just waiting to see what I hear Sunday!

Have to remember, ANY story?....UPNY will find a way to talk about Democrats, just like Drummy, Dawg, marv, etc.

How about this to sell at a booth?

An audio recording of Paul Harvey doing his "On the Seventh Day....God made a Gunsmith!"

 

[Alinvegas]

UPNY, if YOU don't mind the Kentucky Baptist Convention calling the people they're reaching out to ...

"rednecks"....

fine with me.

Down south it's a term of endearment, much like the word Nigga is to blacks.

 

[UPNYA2]

Excuse me,I am looking through my Bible to see where Jesus tells me to take up arms and follow him! Soon as I find it will let you know!

Don't hold your breath while waiting.

Why would you bother to look? I never said Jesus called anyone to take up arms......

Thing is, you will not ever find anywhere Jesus called for us to watch him on an HD flat screen TV either but if you read of some church giving those out via drawings would that have you equally as put off?

Face it sweetie, dispite the fact that you loony libby Democrats are frightened out of your bloomers at the mere thought of someone else possessing a fire arm, the sad fact of the matter is that they are still perfectly legal items.

Just like a tv.

So until such a time as you guy get your way and can legally impose your beliefs and desires on everyone I would suggest you simply get over it.......