Gun Control, Militias, and the Second Amendment

Posted by Rev. David on January 14, 2011

I have chosen never to carry or use a firearm ever again. I made that choice not because of a fundamentalist attitude toward guns, but rather because I am entirely too good with them. I reached a place in my faith journey where I realized that I would rather die than be responsible for taking [...]

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Shocked that our Nation is Shocked

Posted by Rev. David on January 11, 2011

Last Saturday, when our nation learned of the tragic shooting in Tucson Arizona of 20 people, including the killing of Federal Judge John Roll and the wounding of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, I was in a Board Retreat with my congregation’s Board of Trustees. None of us learned of the shooting until the early evening, when [...]

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