Neoteny wrote:DoomYoshi wrote:Bernie Sanders wrote:
WE NEED TO ARM STUDENTS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM ARMED TEACHERS!!!!
We need more guns not less!
Turn plows into guns! It's in the bible right? .....or is it, not to turn the other cheek?
It's a bit more complicated than that. On one hand, the Constitution and the Second Amendment has become one of the standard forms of idol-worship. OTOH, Jesus did specifically tell his disciples to arm themselves once he left and told Peter to put his sword where it belongs (in my mom).
This might be a stretch.
I might stretch your mom, this is true.
But it's not a stretch.
You can compare Jesus sending out the twelve (Luke 9:1-6, etc.) with his instructions at the Last Supper (Luke 22:35-38). We know these are to be read in contrast with each other because Jesus refers to the first event at the second. The second time he says that they should sell their clothing and buy weapons instead.
Some may interpret this to be a metaphorical sword, like the Bible. It's not a great exegesis. It's far better to assume that one can't truly have communion without second amendment rights. Notice how there were already two swords at the Lord's Supper. People should be armed even in churches and especially in schools.