I first came across Arfcom when I was 13 but only joined a year ago.
Canada right now has only said that you can't try to tell gays that they're wrong which would go against the Bible.

Except for the occasional Mohammeden looking to slit throats or set a church on fire, I agree.

I carried to Mass a lot more in 2020 in the aftermath of GF protests when BLM/Antifa were running around smashing statues.  These days, not so much.

Something to keep in mind, there are a lot of sins in the Bible.  Homosexuality being one of them.  However, the Bible often presents us with a paradox, such as love the sinner, hate the sin.  Similarly the topic of self defense and / or violence.   We hear turn the other cheek and "sell  your cloak to buy a sword."

Being a Christian is difficult in today's society as it is clear that Satan's influence in the world around us is taking hold, just as Christ told us it would in in Matthew 10.  Since you have mentioned the KJV, I provide it here:



The important part of Christianity is the confession and repentance of sins, and the forgiveness offered with Christ's death and resurrection, which we celebrate this coming weekend on Easter.  


Stay strong and keep the faith!

ya thats my opinion as well....

I was in a job situation early in my life where I struggled from religious pov with this question as it relates to the Government.  Federal courts became involved in my life as a result of that struggle- so I've had a lifetime to think about it.

My conclusion; I carry a gun daily now but I know that God is in control of all things. I couldn't  protect my wife, with all my training and my weapons from mutating cells in her body-That was God's purview. Will I attempt to the best of my ability to stop someone from doing harm to another person or myself? yep.

Do I understand a strict pacifist standpoint?  Absolutely--I was one myself and consider it the stronger Christian position.

God's grace and sovereign will however covers both positions.  Be fully convinced in your own mind.

I love Dennis and have listened to him on the radio, heard him speak in person, and read his books for over 30 years. We both live in Southern California and were each born less than a month apart.

What I will describe is just my own direct personal experience from many years ago, but it has stuck with me even to today.

I'm a tradesman and was working on a building in a bad part of Los Angeles, so I carried a small auto with my tool belt. While on the job I encountered three guys who had that look in their eyes that people get when they are about to do something. As we stood there, I noticed they were waiting for me to give them an excuse to do it. At that time I just happened not to be afraid of them or angry at them or had any resentment or judgement, and simply looked back at them. Oddly enough they started sheepishly looking around and at the ground and restlessly shuffled around. Then they simply turned and walked away.

My gun was right there, but it was not the appropriate response for the moment. It was irrelevant. What was relevant was my own attitude at that moment. I can't tell you how powerful a lesson this was for me even though it happened decades ago.

I'm totally into guns. I enjoy getting them and working on them. I go to the gun range once a month to shoot targets and clay and it's lots of fun. I've been around guns most of my life. I'm a Vietnam Vet. But I'm coming to the realization that there is something else at least as important and maybe even more important to living in this world...

...and that's my own attitude towards others.

This is the challenge...

How do you live a good life in an evil world?

My approach is to learn how to keep the evil in the world outside of myself. It's like deep sea diving where you need to equalize your internal pressure in your diving suit so it matches the pressure of the depth of the water you are in. With this constantly changing equilibrium established, the evil in the world remains where it rightfully belongs.

Christ said that the Kingdom of God is within and surrounding us. So it is in our best interest to let Him maintain the pressure in our diving suit so we can enjoy living a good life in an evil world.

Resist evil with everything you have. (mic drop)

Resist evil with all you strength. (mic drop)

A certain atheist that we all love to loathe has spent an inordinate amount of money to undermine the faithful of several denominations.

Here is an article on the Southern Baptists:  https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/01/10/baptist-press-lies-to-southern-baptists-about-soros-involvement/

In the old days, I was taught that God designed each and every person to fulfill a purpose, therefore each and every life is unique and irreplaceable.
That said, the use of lethal force in defense of the innocent is a virtue, and any and all sin in that situation is on the aggressor.
Remember, defending the innocent/righteous is an act of LOVE.

"There is no greater love than he who lays down his life in defense of the innocent" (paraphrased due to being too lazy to look up the chapter and verse)

One cannot lay down one's life in defense, if one is not in mortal combat with an evil doer.

So the canadidan has the word FUCK in his avatar but he's woried about what God thinks of him defending himself?

You have some very stupid friends