Do churches have any influence with gun violence? Could churches have power if they worked together?
Those who’ve died by gun violence — children, dads, moms, clergy, cops, judges, teens as well as favorite pets — are all lying on the sanctuary floors, in death, in front of the altars while we are sitting in the pews reciting our liturgies and praying for peace, or at least speaking words that sound like we “pray.”
Thousands of these people, including the shooters, had attended worship communities. They’d come forward to be dedicated to God’s love and then their bodies were brought back to be buried. Those people will never have a chance to experience their constitutional right to bear arms. What would be the best reason for a gun to be manufactured? When we have settled on a reason for a gun then we should be honored and proud to register the arms that we have a right to bear just as we register our boats, motorcycles, and cars. Or are we ashamed to register our guns?
Preachers, preach the Gospel. We church people claim we should live the Gospel life. We are expected to follow Jesus or the Holy One. Would that be only for a walk in the park?
