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SecularMotion

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Thu Apr 28, 2016, 05:44 AM Apr 2016

Mississippi Soldiers of God: Locked, Loaded, Licensed to Kill [View all]

Mississippi Sen. Hillman Frazier waved an ornate sheathed sword, quoted Bible verses and told his colleagues “we don’t want to pimp the church for political purposes” as he argued against passage of what the Secular Coalition for America called the “Worst State Bill” in America.

"If you want to pass gun laws, do that, but don't use the church,” Frazier said.

The Democrat’s rhetoric fell short. The Senate eventually passed, and Gov. Phil Bryant (R) signed, House Bill 786, the Church Protection Act. It allows churches to arm members of their congregations and give them the authority to “shoot to kill.”

Larry T. Decker, the executive director of the Secular Coalition for America, complained the Church Protection Act places “soldiers of God” above the law.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2016/04/26/mississippi-soldiers-of-god-locked-loaded-licensed-to-kill/
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