Category - gun culture

Pistol packin’ padres

Simon Barrow — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:55:29 +0100

Guns in church show that whatever is said about trust in God, it's really the threat of violence that we are trusting, says Simon Barrow. And this contradiction opens up a rich vein of satire against our patently false gods.

Faiths back non-violent action against gun violence in US

agency reporter — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:10:27 +0000

A religious peace gathering in Philadelphia, USA, featured daily acts of opposition to gun violence held at a gun store in the city. The actions included non-violent protest, prayer, and civil disobedience.

Plea to world churches on overcoming US gun culture

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:12:21 +0100

A US Christian leader has asked a World Council of Churches peacemaking team visiting the United States for assistance to rid his country of the "scourge" of gun violence during the team's September 2007 visit.

US churches search for solutions to gun crime

Jerry Hames — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:24:23 +0100

Discussions about gun control and small arms trafficking, violence in the streets and against ethnic groups, as well as the engagement by churches in peacemaking activities consumed the first days of a 10-day visit to the United States by an international team.

Mennonite youth pit nonviolent Jesus against gun culture

staff writers — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:00:00 +0000

More than 100 US urban youth and members of local Anabaptist churches came together earlier this month (November 2006) for Packing the Peace of Christ, a conference focused on a Christian response to handgun homicide, which takes an average of one life per day here - write Justin Shenk and Shannon Burgess.