John Oliver would be proud: Church opens gun range ministry ‘in the name of Jesus Christ’

[dixiegrrrrl]

JEMISON, Ala. (WIAT) – What started out as an overgrown gully behind the Rocky Mount United Methodist Church has turned into a ministry, complete with guns, bullets and the Bible.

“We had quite a number of church members, some elderly ladies, for example, and some not so elderly women that had purchased guns, but didn’t know how to use them,” Guin said.

Originally, the range was used to teach firearm safety. But about a year ago, that changed. The thought of a ministry started becoming more and more clear.

Guin says there are many in the congregation who either hunt or are gun enthusiasts. The safety training morphed into the Rocky Mount Hunt and Gun Club as a way to try and bring more members to the church.
“This is an opportunity for us to reach out in the name of Jesus Christ in a setting that is completely unique. Even odd by some people’s standards. But who’s to say that church can’t happen right here,” Guin said, pointing at the red clay dirt of the range.

http://wiat.com/2015/08/12/church-opens-gun-range-ministry-in-the-name-of-jesus-christ/

[Ilsa]

1. I wonder which Sunday School class will

Bury a member first?

[Hoppy]

3. Cue: "I just fucking shot myself," the musical.

[Ilsa]

4. I wonder what John Wesley would think. nt

[RKP5637]

2. Yet another of my many WTF's. The US looks like a pack of fools. What are they doing, "Onward

Christian Soldiers" prepping? Oh, of course, tax free too. What a F'en racket religion is.

[Person 2713]

5. Tax free very good point