Comments on: Church cancels gun giveaway for teens

By: Janna

Janna — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:55:34 +0000

It is ALWAYS my pen’s or the keyboard’s fault for misspelled words! My head and fingers are not involved!

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:31:05 +0000

guns have been around since well before the beginning of this nation an yet school shootings are a relatively contemporary thing. let’s not blame guns or their availability for school shootings. let’s blame a society that has lost God. if guns are causing school shootings, then my pen is to blame for misspelled words.

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By: Janna

Janna — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:19:47 +0000

Well at first I was impressed and worried. Shocked to learn it isn’t in a Texas Church! Makes you wonder how they are getting them free and why they aren’t using something better suited for hunting. There is some good huntin in OK. I do agree with the possible lack of wisdom of giving it to teens. I knew how to use a gun properly as a child, but that didn’t mean I got to share it with my friends.
A fundamentalist church? hummm…sooo interesting.

By: davidbmc

davidbmc — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:18:12 +0000

UPDATE!!!!

According to our local news tonight the giveaway is back on. The following is posted at the WHBC Youth Conference Website:

Although the shooting competition that was to take place during the Youth Conference had been canceled, due to false statements* made by the Oklahoma City TV Channel 5 (KOCO) and subsequently reported also by media outlets across the country, a shotgun was donated last Saturday so that the competition could go on as planned.

Uh…good? Well, at least it’s a shotgun.

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By: davidbmc

davidbmc — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:34:41 +0000

I’ll add, for those who care, this church is known as a very very very fundamentalist church. They have a history of turning people away at the door if they are not dressed right.

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By: davidbmc

davidbmc — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:25:09 +0000

HOLY COW! That’s down the street from my house! And that’s not a “gun.” That’s an assault rifle!!!!!!!!!!

Look, I’m a card carrying member of the NRA but’s nuts!

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By: Chuck Bryce

Chuck Bryce — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:28:34 +0000

To me this was totally inappropriate for a Youth event. I have, however, seen churches that hosted a Men’s Event where hunting equipment, including guns, were given away. I had a Deacon who won a pair of Black Labs at one of these last year.

By: M. Steve Heartsill

M. Steve Heartsill — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:52:40 +0000

Just think if this was in Kansas and the name Westboro was attached to the story…

Folks, this is just wrong…on every level I can imagine…I can’t think of a single reason for it, none that are right…none that are pleasing to God!

Rick said it best…praise the Lord and pass the ammunition! Then, wonder why there’s a school shooting or robbery or family violence case just down the road…

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By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:25:55 +0000

I honestly thought this was a joke until I read the article. Giving away a gun!!!??? An assault rifle!!!??? Words fail me. If we have to “bribe” people to attend church, we have already lost the battle. And with an assault rifle? Do these people not read the news? I can’t think of anything crazier and outrageous (although I am sure there is someone out there already working on it).

By: Rick Boyne

Rick Boyne — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:00:09 +0000

That, my friends, happened right cheer in the great state of Oklahoma!

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

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