Sunday, March 9, 2014
"Thou shalt not kill." But here's a handy assault rifle in case you get the urge.
The pastor of a Lansingburgh Baptist church plans to give away an AR-15 assault rifle to the winner of a free raffle at an upcoming Sunday service.
A provocative flier he distributed rallied supporters of gun rights and stirred controversy among anti-gun advocates and some who considered it un-Christian.
The Rev. John Koletas, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, said the service and gun raffle are aimed at "honoring hunters and gun owners who have been so viciously attacked by the antichristian socialist media and antichristian socialist politicians the last few years," according to a letter he posted on the church website.
Koletas, who works as a Rensselaer County court reporter, said he wanted to show support for Second Amendment rights.
"I'm just trying to be a blessing and a help to the gun owners and the hunters and give away a free AR-15," he said. "It's the right thing to do."
You know when much this same kind of thing happened in Kentucky I was ready to write it of as just a bunch of ignorant hillbillies who may not clearly understand the teachings of Jesus, but this church is in New York.
So apparently this is now a thing.
I could go on an atheist rant about the hypocrisy of something like this, but I am actually too saddened to bother.
Apparently if religion is going to die out in this country, it is not planning to go without a fight.
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