Friday, August 19, 2016

Sticking to his guns: Episcopal priest denounces weapons, with Los Angeles Times' help

From Get Religion-

An Episcopal priest in Oregon inserted himself into a gun controversy – actually, created one – and then he acted shocked, shocked at the public blowback.

So did the Los Angeles Times, in an article that could have been written by public-relations professionals working for anti-gun advocates.

Rather than lengthen this intro, let's just load up and chamber the first excerpt:

The Rev. Jeremy Lucas brought an olive branch to a gun fight recently, hoping for a mellow outcome. It began when he won a semi-automatic rifle in a local raffle, then revealed his plan to destroy it and was mostly congratulated for his stand.


More here-

http://www.getreligion.org/getreligion/2016/8/17/sticking-to-his-guns-episcopal-priest-denounces-weapons-with-los-angeles-times-help

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