Mississippi Sen. favors allowing armed security in churches

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

MARCH 29, 2016 5:33 PM

Mississippi Sen. favors allowing armed security in churches

BY JEFF AMY
Associated Press

JACKSON, MISS. — Asked to choose between a Christian spirit of peace and a "God-given right" of self-defense, Mississippi senators Tuesday overwhelmingly favored the latter.

The state Senate passed voted 36-14 in passing House Bill 786 (http://bit.ly/1ZIUFLb ), known as the Mississippi Church Protection Act. The senators sent it back to House counterparts for further work.

Under the bill, places of worship could designate members to undergo firearms training and carry guns to protect the congregation.

Notably, it also goes beyond church security and would allow people to carry guns in holsters without a state concealed weapons permit, a feature that drew opponents' criticism. That would expand on last year's state law allowing people to carry guns in purses or briefcases without a permit.

The measure also asserts that no state official can enforce any federal executive order or administrative rule that violates the constitutions of Mississippi or the nation, challenging the principle that federal law overrides state law.

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[nichomachus]

1. Matthew 26:52

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. Luke 22:36

[nichomachus]

3. Thank you

One of the main proofs that the original "Jesus" of the Jesus cult was actually two different people. When they wrote the scriptures post facto, they conflated the two.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

4. That name. You keep using that name.

I do not think it names who you think it names.

[ileus]

5. Ileus 1:1 No one cares for my life and family more than me.

It's my moral obligation to keep us safe.

[pablo_marmol]

6. I BELIEVE IN ILEUS!! PRAISE ILEUS!!

[gejohnston]

7. Isn't this really a church/state separation issue?

the wall is meant to keep the State out of the Church as much as it is keeping the Church out of the State.
Where is the compelling State interest in telling a church, mosque, etc. what their security procedures can or can't be compared to, say, the local Lions Club?

AFAIC, the Christian spirit of peace vs the natural right of self defense are not mutually exclusive, unless you are a pacifist. Either way, that is for the Church to decide, not the State.

[Eleanors38]

8. Ah, AP. You can tell its professionalism widda 1st sentence.