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cer7711

(502 posts)
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:32 PM Jan 2013

Religious Right Joins The NRA In Gun Control Battle

Source: Salon.com

Religious-right extremists who have spent most of their energy in recent years vilifying LGBT people or fighting the nation’s culture wars on other fronts have found a new demon to slay: gun control.

It might seem odd that those who profess allegiance to the teachings of Jesus Christ would be so vociferous about making sure that Americans have continued, unfettered access to assault rifles. But in the wake of the massacre of schoolchildren in Connecticut, which ignited the most heated debate about gun control in this country in a decade, some of the religious right’s most rabid voices are joining the fight.

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Earlier this week, the White House released the president’s aggressive plan to address gun control. According to The New York Times, the “multifaceted effort” includes 23 proposed executive orders, some of which address controlling access to guns, and a full-court press on Congress to pass comprehensive gun reform legislation.

Leave it to Fischer, though, who has claimed that Adolf Hilter’s Nazi Party relied on gay men because of their innate brutality, to turn the debate straight on its face. Not only has he banned the use of the words “assault rifles” on his Focal Point radio show in favor of “sporting rifles” – and threatened to fine any member of his staff who uses the wrong term – he has defined the debate on gun control as a thinly veiled plot to target Christians.





Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/23/religious_right_joins_the_nra_in_gun_control_battle/

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Religious Right Joins The NRA In Gun Control Battle (Original Post) cer7711 Jan 2013 OP
I AM SHOCKED!!! MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #1
God and Guns liberal N proud Jan 2013 #2
Guns MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #11
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth ... panzerfaust Jan 2013 #15
So much for the "Honor thy father and mother" thing. (N/M) Grins Jan 2013 #21
And if you don't.... paleotn Jan 2013 #32
Let me understand this atreides1 Jan 2013 #3
Of course they did. 2pooped2pop Jan 2013 #4
Lincoln's error. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #5
'cause if Jesus.... Aviation Pro Jan 2013 #6
Is that Jesus against the black helicopters or on their side? Right Wing Authoritarian Jesus? Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2013 #8
OMG I snagged that pic reverend_tim Jan 2013 #12
About as surprising as rain. nt valerief Jan 2013 #7
They deserve each other. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #9
I guess they think that killing people is Sport formercia Jan 2013 #10
So much for their version of "faith". mzmolly Jan 2013 #13
Most of the members of these pro-gun rallies are white men in camo central scrutinizer Jan 2013 #14
Ding-ding-ding! We have a winner! NICO9000 Jan 2013 #18
There is a huge commonality of belief, which is that Faith will prevail so disregard the facts Electric Monk Jan 2013 #16
What would Jesus carry? Progressive dog Jan 2013 #17
How long will it take to have the religious right officially designated a domestic right-wing indepat Jan 2013 #19
Naturally. nt ladjf Jan 2013 #20
Nothing says Jesus like a warm AK-47! Kip Humphrey Jan 2013 #22
Looking for a good picture, I found this post on L Magazine LiberalLovinLug Jan 2013 #23
Oh here's AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #24
The same loons who GWB had put Bible passages on rifle sights for his OIL war ??? blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #25
makes sense bowens43 Jan 2013 #26
Though shalt kill not gun control Blue4Texas Jan 2013 #27
Religious right nuts and gun humpers have one thing in common: Zoeisright Jan 2013 #28
WWJS? Mr.Bill Jan 2013 #29
The Circle Jerks: Killing For Jesus DinahMoeHum Jan 2013 #30
Didn't Jesus commit suicide by centurion? Tom Ripley Jan 2013 #31
Oh, the religious Right, believers in forced births, Anti-abortion, Pro-Life, but they believe Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #33
the right wing are a bunch of neo-nazis fascisthunter Jan 2013 #34

MynameisBlarney

(2,979 posts)
1. I AM SHOCKED!!!
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:35 PM
Jan 2013

Actually, not really.
It was only a matter of time.
You know ALL these knuckle draggers all go to the same churches.

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)
2. God and Guns
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:36 PM
Jan 2013

You should see Jon Stewart's monologue from last night with regards to God, Guns and the Inauguration.

 

panzerfaust

(2,818 posts)
15. "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth ...
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 02:00 PM
Jan 2013
... I came not to send peace, but a sword.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me."

Mat 10:34-37



Christian family values, from the mouth of God Hisownself.

paleotn

(17,911 posts)
32. And if you don't....
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 07:36 PM
Jan 2013

....you get stoned to death. Or shot with dad's trusty bushmaster. Deuteronomy 22: 13-21

atreides1

(16,072 posts)
3. Let me understand this
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:36 PM
Jan 2013

Fischer has banned words and will fine anyone on his staff who says the wrong thing? I guess he sees Hitler every morning when he looks into a mirror!!!

Aviation Pro

(12,150 posts)
6. 'cause if Jesus....
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:41 PM
Jan 2013

...was armed with an M60 MG he would have mowed down those fucking Romans who crucified him.

Fuck yeah, Jesus. Woo hoo.

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formercia

(18,479 posts)
10. I guess they think that killing people is Sport
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:50 PM
Jan 2013

They don't call it an Assault Rifle for nothing.

Sporting Rifle, my ass...

central scrutinizer

(11,648 posts)
14. Most of the members of these pro-gun rallies are white men in camo
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:58 PM
Jan 2013

what if there were hundreds of black men in hoodies demanding no restrictions on assault rifles?
what if there were hundreds of men in turbans carrying Korans demanding no restrictions on assault rifles?

They would be banned the next day.

indepat

(20,899 posts)
19. How long will it take to have the religious right officially designated a domestic right-wing
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 02:40 PM
Jan 2013

extremist hate group?

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
23. Looking for a good picture, I found this post on L Magazine
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 04:48 PM
Jan 2013
http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2009/09/28/republican-hopeful-raffles-ak-47-at-campaign-rally-jesus-saddened



excerpt:

And then Angry Jesus came down from the cerulean Heavens and grew to a great and awful height before the cowering Christians and He said, in an enormous, terrible voice as large as the vaulted universe, "Thou hast corrupted My teachings; thou art makers of war and destroyers of peace; thou hast twisted My words and the words of Our Lord, My father, and thou shalt be punished..." And lo they trembled before his wrath, and he turned them gay and made them move to the coasts, where they discovered the pleasures of decent coffee and a night without television, and yea they were happy again, and put down their weapons, and truly began to do His work.

Just kidding.

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
24. Oh here's
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 04:56 PM
Jan 2013

"a marriage made in heaven".

When will they start making artistic religious riffle stocks... (or the Monty Python Holy Hand grenade.) ?? Jerkwads.

 

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)
25. The same loons who GWB had put Bible passages on rifle sights for his OIL war ???
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 05:47 PM
Jan 2013

(Operation Iraqi Liberation).

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
33. Oh, the religious Right, believers in forced births, Anti-abortion, Pro-Life, but they believe
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:15 PM
Jan 2013

in killing those already born. Now this does not add up, they are going to fight to keep weapons of war on our streets, killing innocent children and adults in schools, theaters, malls, and churches. What warped minds, this is crazy, but the same bunch supports lots of the churches so the ministers of those churches will be failing in their call if they do not tell their congregations guns brings violence and this is not WWJD. Don't preach about abortions unless they are willing to also preach against violence and guns is behind this.

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