"Guns and God were part of the foundation of this country," said Ken Pagano . "I don't see any contradiction in this."
Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church [in Louisville, KY], is passionate about gun rights.
his sermon two weeks ago was on "God, Guns, Gospel and Geometry." And on Saturday night, he is inviting his congregation of 150 and others to wear or carry their firearms into the sanctuary to "celebrate our rights as Americans!"
"God and guns were part of the foundation of this country,"
"I don't see any contradiction in this. Not every Christian denomination is pacifist."
"When someone from within the church tells me that being a Christian and having firearms are contradictions, that they're incompatible with the Gospel—baloney," he said.
"As soon as you start saying that it's not something that Christians do, well, guns are just the foil. The issue now is the Gospel. So in a sense, it does become a crusade. Now the Gospel is at stake."
clipped from: www.alternet.org 