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Are there any denominations that consider it sinful to own guns for any reason, regardless of laws?
Are there any denominations that consider it sinful to own guns for any reason, regardless of laws?
As far as I am able to ascertain, there is not a single denomination that considers it sinful to ...
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What argument and/or evidence is there that Jesus sent the disciples out armed?
The directly applicable scriptural evidence for this is Luke 22:35-38, Luke 22:49-50,and John 18:10-11. Let's start with Luke 22:35-38.
"Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse ...
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What argument and/or evidence is there that Jesus sent the disciples out armed?
Pretty much nothing.
Normally on this site we don't make definitive pronouncements, but in this case...
The exact passage where Jesus sends out his disciples says exactly the opposite:
“I am sending ...
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What is LDS church view of a baptized member owning machine guns?
As far as I know, there is no moral objection to Church members owning weapons of any type. Self defense and the defense of one's family and freedom of religion are explicitly approved, and on ...
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What is Jehovah's Witnesses view on a baptized member owning machine guns?
Owning a fully automatic weapon (machine gun) would not fit with Jehovah’s Witnesses viewpoint on keeping a firearm for personal protection. If a Witness keeps firearms for hunting to supplement his ...
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Did any Early Church Father believe that being armed/self-defence was justified?
To start with Jesus, just after the Last Supper, he not only "allowed" but commanded:
"He who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." ...So they
said, “Lord, look, ...
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What argument and/or evidence is there that Jesus sent the disciples out armed?
The evidence of Jesus sending his disciples armed is in Luke 2:35-38. But it doesn't follow that he told them to fight with their swords.
"The evidence", I say, because it is the only ...
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What is Jehovah's Witnesses view on a baptized member owning machine guns?
Even the apostles carried a sword while following Jesus. But if you're correctly using the term "machine gun" then anyone who thinks they need one of those for personal protection... probably shouldn'...
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Are there any denominations that consider it sinful to own guns for any reason, regardless of laws?
Asking if owning guns for any reason is considered sinful by any Christian denomination misses the point. Way back in the distant past men killed with swords and metal farming implements. Historians ...
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Does the Catholic Church Promulgate Anything Specific Regarding Priests and Firearms?
In canon law, under book II, part I, chapter III, you can find the obligations and rights of clerics. You can find a few canons that you can interpret in the light of this question:
Can. 282 §1. ...
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Are there any denominations that consider it sinful to own guns for any reason, regardless of laws?
The Quakers teach an absolute pacifism.
If people know anything about Quakers, they know we’re nonviolent, rejecting war and violence in all its forms. Think Grace Kelly in High Noon, urging Gary ...
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Does the Catholic Church Promulgate Anything Specific Regarding Priests and Firearms?
Does the Catholic Church Promulgate Anything Specific Regarding Priests and Firearms?
The Church has never promulgated laws forbidding priests from owning firearms. Although extremely rare, I do ...
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What is LDS church view of a baptized member owning machine guns?
Owning a gun of any kind is not a sin. sinful usage of a gun would be wrong, such as murder.
Also, the 12th article of Faith written by Joseph Smith states:
12 We believe in being subject to ...
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What is the Mormon position on keeping weapons and on war?
I not only attended Ricks College(byu-i now) and there were many of us who had hunting tools including guns, bows and arrows, handguns etc.. While the School Policy states that nothing harmful can be ...
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