Christians and guns
Faith leaders gather in Houston in response to gun violence
By Kathryn Post — September 3, 2021
(RNS) — 'It's time to stop trusting in this myth of redemptive violence that more guns are going to make us safer.'
Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton, and the normalization of violence
By Thomas Reese — August 4, 2019
(RNS) — Others may soon respond to mass shootings by ignoring it. No matter how horrible something is, if it is repeated time and time again, we get accustomed to it.
Why Aren’t Christians Pushing for Gun Control?
By Jana Riess — July 23, 2012
"Jesus was crystal clear on the question of whether violence is an acceptable response to violence, on whether arming ourselves with fists or swords or guns is the way to protect ourselves from fists and swords and guns." So says Ellen Painter Dollar today in response to the horrific deaths of twelve people. Why are American Christians so slow to question our society's knee-jerk protections of the right to bear arms?
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