Understanding The Mind Of Someone Who Wants Guns OUT Of Church

By Tom Knighton

To be sure, Sutherland Springs was horrific. I can only imagine what it was like inside that church. Whole families murdered in the one place they truly believed would be safe, the place they turned to for salvation. It’s mindboggling that we can’t be safe in our houses of worship, but on that Sunday in Texas, we were given a stern reminder that nowhere is safe.

However, that doesn’t stop some people from thinking otherwise. Take linguistics professor Terese Thonus, who described some of her issues with guns in church in an interview with Spectrum, and Adventist publication. Thonus is an Adventist herself and outlines some of what set her off.

I am naive enough to expect that the churches I attend, especially Adventist churches, are places of refuge and safety, and I very much believe that the church sanctuary should be “a house of prayer for all people.” I am smart enough to know that my beliefs about guns are not shared by all Adventists and that some members of my congregation no doubt own firearms. When I realized that those same people might think it okay to bring those firearms into a sanctuary, I was shocked. Perhaps …Read the Rest

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