No pastor should own a gun
Published:Monday | February 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:
My concern is the revelation of the number of clergymen who are in possession of firearms, the most recently highlighted being the Reverend Miller.
It is, indeed, disappointing to see that this man - a pastor - has a firearm. How is it that he is allowed to preach about putting your trust in God, yet he puts his in his gun? If his gun is his god, it is certainly not mine; and he is to be prevented from invading my personal space (via television) and preach about God or god. How would I know which he is preaching about?
It is surprising to see how literal these persons can get. Take, for example: "You should have faith as a mustard seed." This does not literally mean we should have little faith.
Many of these high-profile preachers are misconstruing the words of the Bible, and they are not just keeping their misunderstanding to themselves, they are preaching it to the entire world in their generation.
My view is that no pastor should have a gun. What should happen if they were to be attacked by a gunman, they are going to draw and fire, then get off in the name of self-defence? This is not what's in the Bible. 'Thou shall not kill,' that's what's there. If he were to be attacked by a gunman, he should draw for Acts 2:38.
A gun is for the unbelievers, the unfaithful, and the unconverted.
I am, etc.,
G.T.
Montego Bay, St James