Should Christians own and use guns,

what does the Bible really say about self-defense,

protecting your family, and turning the other cheek?

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Dad?

Wow, James.

You had to go there.

Christians and guns.

This is definitely a contentious topic.

It's a dangerous conversation, but it's really important, particularly as things get

crazier and hairier in our culture.

So, James, what made you pick this topic?

Just in light of all of the school shootings and the Charlie Kirk assassination,

that was making me kind of think of the topic of guns and Christians and should we have them.

And then on top of that, I watched a documentary about the Amish,

and the Amish are pacifists, so they don't own guns, and they don't believe in using the

guns as lethal force against other people. So I thought more about it, and I just kind of did a

deep dive on what the Bible says about murder and what the Bible says

about killing, what the Bible says about protection and defending your family. And I also found

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