#guns
Christian Nationalist churches. I wondered what Jesus said about guns, whether single shot were better for killing your enemies, opponents, or people who seem somehow threatening? Or did he prefer fully automatic firearms? These have much higher risk of collateral damage but are more certain to kill the adversary.
But a shock! Jesus said nothing about this choice. ...(continued)
... Well firearms weren't invented by his time and for some odd reason he never taught the Israelites how to make them so as to properly smite the Egyptians. So look instead at his teachings about which swords to use to slice out an enemy heart.
Jesus didn't talk about this either. Hmmm. Maybe more generally, how did Jesus talk about when and how to take violent revenge upon one who has wronged you, or whom you suspect may be about to wrong you? ...
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I could only find some cryptic mention of "turning the other cheek." This must be some reference to sighting a long rifle, but then that would contradict Jesus' evident desire to keep the invention of guns as a nice gift to future generations.
Theology is so difficult in a Christian Nationalist church.