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Thu 13 Mar, 2003 11:10 am
Before y'all crucify me, i am a gun owner with no apology. Colorado House Represtative Dave Schulthets responding to a proposed concealed carry gun law in Colorado stated "the right to purchase, own and carry a firearm is not a privilege allowed by govenment. It is a right bestowed by god."
Being an atheist meself i am not all that well versed on the bible but i am pretty sure that the right to carry a conceled weapon is not anywhere in the bible and i am not aware of the prince of peace discussing gun ownership.
Given that he was the son of a carpenter and presumably trained in the skill, I always saw Jesus as more of a sharpened screwdriver or chisel kinda guy. Nothing loud and clumsy for him. He was a craftsman for God's sake (or for His sake, or, your know, whatever).
Is it possible to hand-craft a wooden zip gun?
I'm thinking more along the lines of concealed thunderbolts.
Anythings possible Jes.
I always imagined Jesus with thunderbolts ready to obliterate whole planets, I think its where they got the idea for Star Wars from
heehee, he was the son of god, he was a mortal man, not a god himself.
Maybe he carried a staff - can make a good weapon if you use it properly. But, I suppose you'd have to say his weapon was words.
Little K,
I agree words and the way he lived his life.
Gawd, if only that was what catholics did now.
i was kinda thinking something with "pearl" handles
Well, since one or more of the disciples unsheathed a sword and one of the Romans who had come to seize Jesus got an ear whacked off, I think it should be obvious - Jesus carried a home-made zip gun.
a homey gangsta with a zip? way rad edgarblythe! and whats with the home boy with the shiv? geeze i gotta read that book sounds more and more like a prequel to West Side (Jerusalem) Story.
here i am offering a topic expecting cogent theological discourse and all i get is pundit quips.
The bit about the swords is cogent, whatever that means.
ok, wait, who amongst us responders have evr read the book? Show of hands? <both of mine are firmly down by my sides>
I did not read cover to cover, but I have read far more of it than many Christians.
Book, you mean there's no video ?
oooohhh, a video would be helpful.
More work for the Gideans
Charlon Heston is good with guns, he could be in the video.
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