On Monday February 4th, the Arkansas House passed the Church Protection Act and Gov. Mike Beebe is expected to sign it into law. Louisiana, South Carolina and Wyoming also have approved similar laws in their states to help protect the churches.
If you have been watching the news in the last couple of months there have been two major events where many people have been killed. The latest was the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting and of course the Theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado. There has been much talk about banning guns since that time. But what most people don't understand is that both of these shootings occurred in "Gun Free Zones." So if banning guns was a practical option to stop this kind of behavior they never would have happened in the first place.
The political climate of this nation is growing ever more aggressive towards people of faith in general and particularly those known as Christians. We oppose the wickedness of abortion that many are peddling as a women's rights issue and most churches do not agree with the gay marriage agenda either. These are not popular opinions in our culture today.
In view of these negative attitudes toward Christians in general, I think it is best for the churches to have responsible people that attend the churches regularly to be able to defend the congregations. It is the best chance to avoid the possibility of a massacre like those that have already occurred in gun free zones. It is apparent that these gun free zones have left the people in them as sitting ducks with no way to defend themselves.
Churches all over the world are being targeted by sects of religious extremists leading to may deaths. Why does everyone think it would never happen here? I think it can and will eventually. Christ tells us in Matthew 10:22 ~ "You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered." That even Brother will betray brother to death and a father his child. Children will even rise up against their parents and have them put to death." Matthew 10: 21. The evidence is there in black and white predicted by Jesus himself.
I think the Church Protection Act is the right thing to do because if people know that a few of the people in the congregation are carrying weapons it will go a long way in deterring this kind of tragedy from happening. It doesn't take a lot of courage to shoot people who you know cannot defend themselves but it is another matter if you think that someone could shoot you back and you could possibly die in the process.
For more information go to Arkansas Guns In Church Bill Passes in House . What do you think? Would you feel safer in church or more uncomfortable? Leave a comment below, I am interested in hearing your opinions.
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