Miscellaneous

Amen and Pass the Ammunition

What the hell is wrong with the Bible Belt? Giving away semi-automatic weapons to kids at a church event? Why? To shoot holes in Christ?

After one of its organizers suffered an injury, a church was forced to cancel a gun giveaway at a weekend youth event.

The Windsor Hills Baptist Church planned the giveaway as a way to draw new participants to the church's annual youth conference.

The gun in question: an AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle.

Windsor Hills cancelled the giveaway Friday evening after announcing that Pastor Emeritus Jim Vineyard, who was running the event, had suffered a foot injury and would be unable to attend.

Ross said the gun, which had already been purchased for the event, will be given away at next year's conference.

Oh, wait a second. They're Baptists! Of course. That explains everything. Sorry I brought it to your attention.

Full post as published by Quiz Law on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).