Pennsylvania church to bless couples toting AR-15 rifles

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press
Updated 5:35 pm, Tuesday, February 20, 2018

A Pennsylvania-based offshoot of the Unification Church is encouraging couples to bring their AR-15 rifles with them to a commitment ceremony in the Pocono Mountains, a half-mile from an elementary school.

World Peace and Unification Sanctuary in Newfoundland said it planned the Feb. 28 ceremony months ago, well before last week's massacre at a Florida high school. Authorities say the alleged gunman used an AR-15 in the attack that killed 17.

Tim Elder, the Unification Sanctuary's director of world missions, said Tuesday the church believes the AR-15 symbolizes the "rod of iron" mentioned in the Bible's apocalyptic book of Revelation.

The church website directs couples to show up to the ceremony with an AR-15 "or equivalents such as an AK semiautomatic rifle, representing both the intent and the ability to defend one's family, community... "



Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Pennsylvania-church-to-bless-couples-toting-AR-15-12628313.php

[Angry Dragon]

1. Church of Fools

[shenmue]

2. WHAT THE FLYING FUCK

[TreasonousBastard]

6. They're Moonies-- just hope they don't breed.

[backtoblue]

15. Exactly my thoughts...nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. The Moonies. They're nuts, always have been.

[dhill926]

4. There is something very much wrong...

With these folk’s brains...

[milestogo]

5. What a bunch of perverts.

[Skittles]

7. watch the desperation now that everyone is realizing what cowards they are

FUCK them

[keithbvadu2]

8. Do bump stocks get an extra blessing?

[sakabatou]

9. Sick.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. it's a cult of paramilitary

Hope that's the only nest.

[TheMastersNemesis]

11. The Next Radical Christian Church That Gets Shot Up. Will Send Thoughts & Prayers.

[djacq]

12. Proves Obama right

Clinging to their Guns and Bibles.

[3catwoman3]

14. One of the most cogent...

...analyses he ever made.

[treestar]

21. +1

[3catwoman3]

13. Blessing guns is just...

...fucking nuts, even for the Moonies.

[rockfordfile]

16. I'm curious

I'm curious about that s.o.b and the NRA.

[angrychair]

17. And Jesus did come down from the sermon on the mount

His pocket full of coin gifted by those first in heaven eyes and riding his proud raptor steed Glory did lay waste to the infidels with his fully automatic AR-15 and declared “it’s good to be the white male prosperity gospel republican Jesus”

[YOHABLO]

18. This is so insane. "rod of iron'' ? Defend them ? They end up going home and shooting each other.

[pazzyanne]

19. We can only hope!

[Locrian]

20. Jesus weeps - n/t

[Nitram]

22. Guns are their sacrament.

Insanity is their default.