Saw that on a bumper sticker today. How do people reconcile the idea that God, or Jesus, would support gun ownership and that being awful to people is okay?

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Seems to me like there’s only one reason to own a gun- to shoot things. Everything else is about what is being shot and why.

It’s like saying there’s 100 reasons to own a screwdriver. No there isn’t. There’s just 100 things you can think of that have screws in them.

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What about if you use it like an ice pick?😉

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It wouldn’t work very well what with not being pointy.

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They don’t read their own holy texts, Jesus hated hypocrites too, so they’re in for a real shock if all that shit is real

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For folks like this, Religion is much more tribal identifier than faith.

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I’m going to call their bluff on being able to count to 100.

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They worship their own bigotries, selfish wants, and desires. They worship hate and the suffering of others.

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