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Most Evangelical Leaders Favor Stricter Gun Laws, Survey Finds
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A survey of evangelical leaders now making the rounds in Christian media suggests that influential pastors could be a conduit to a broader gun-reform coalition. The crucial caveat: More of them would need to decide to speak up on the issue.
The poll found that among top evangelical officials, 55 percent support stricter gun laws, even as a solid majority say they live in gun-owning households. Only 5 percent support relaxing existing gun laws.
Those views put church leaders at odds with their congregations. |
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netsyscon
(9/23/2017)
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Yes, and the ones that do suffer for it. It seems a shame when some low life comes in to rob or just plain murder people and the means to defend themselves has been removed from them. Shame on the church leader, and shame on the poor excuse for a human that caused the whole problem. |
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