The 3 G's: Guns, God and Goofy

Gun-loving pastor to his flock: Piece be with you
By DYLAN T. LOVAN, AP

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment.

New Bethel Church is welcoming "responsible handgun owners" to wear their firearms inside the church June 27, a Saturday. An ad says there will be a handgun raffle, patriotic music and information on gun safety.

"We're just going to celebrate the upcoming theme of the birth of our nation," said pastor Ken Pagano. "And we're not ashamed to say that there was a strong belief in God and firearms — without that this country wouldn't be here."

The guns must be unloaded and private security will check visitors at the door, Pagano said.

He said recent church shootings, including the killing Sunday of a late-term abortion provider in Kansas, which he condemned, highlight the need to promote safe gun ownership. The New Bethel Church event was planned months before Dr. George Tiller was shot to death in a Wichita church.

Kentucky allows residents to openly carry guns in public with some restrictions. Gun owners carrying concealed weapons must have state-issued permits and can't take them to schools, jails or bars, among other exceptions.

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I love when people try to twist the Birth of Our Nation topic to suit their own interests. Look, when there are thousands of redcoats banging at your door and insisting they get to sleep in your bed and potentially sexually assault your teenage daughter, its important to be strapped. But when you just want to intimindate gays, perverts, non-Christians or the dude who ran over your cat, I don't think you're who our founding fathers had in mind. I can only hope some redneck will get shot in the leg by accident to make them look even more stupid.