Guns


“Thou shalt not kill”
“Turn the other cheek”
“If someone asks you to go one mile, go two.”
“If someone asks for your shirt, give them your cloak as well.”
I’m sick of the rhetoric around guns.


Did Jesus, who was innocent, seek retribution against his accusers?
NO, HE DID NOT.
Did Jesus act to protect himself from unjust persecutors?
NO, HE DID NOT.
Did Jesus preach vengeance, revenge or retribution?
NO, HE DID NOT.
Did Jesus say it’s ok to kill your brother or sister in any circumstance?
NO, HE DID NOT.


We’ve lost our way.

One comment on “Guns

  1. Tracy Cosgrove says:

    Thanks Greg. This is outstanding.  My father worked for the Catechetical Guild in St. Paul, Minnesota during the Vietnam War and did something similar: made the cover of one of their newsletters full of biblical/Jesus’s quotes about peace and not waging war.

    Tracy (Hugh Black’s niece/Tim Gordon’s partner)

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