Wisconsin's Catholic hierarchy have told the faithful that they'd really prefer them not to pack heat when they go to Mass, after the state enacted a new law authorising the carrying of concealed weapons.Me, I want the Padre to bless some silver bullets. Those things could come in handy. Actually, this would, too:
But, the Bishops add, if parishoners do want to come to mass with guns, tasers, knives and billy clubs, well, that's OK too.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
LORD, bless these bullets
Wisconsin Bishops are conflicted about parishioners packing heat:
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I do pack when attending church...although I'm careful to take my 'dress' handgun; it's nickle plated. Hey, gotta have a little class.
I wonder if rabbis requested that people pack at Temple. It would make a lot of sense.
And it makes a helluva drink!
The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch:
Brulee 3 cherries on the bottom of a double rocks glass.
In an ice-filled cocktail shaker combine:
1 oz Stroh 80 Rum
1 oz fresh orange juice
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
healthy dash of simple syrup
Shake, dump contents into aforementioned rocks glass. Stir, float a dash of absinthe on top.
In the good old days--the Middle Ages--congregants carried daggers, played dice in the corners, pissed on the pillars (check staining on any old European church), let their dogs piss on the pillars, and checked out potential mates.
All because there was no place to sit and they could not understand the language of the Eucharist.
But it was a "time of faith."
The second to last constitutionally hoplophic state is grappling with the reality that 3 to 5% of the population is going to be armed, I guess. And never thinks of the people already there who aren't background checked, haven't opened their lives to get that permit and may not have the best of intentions.
Anybody who thinks churches are categorically safe doesn't read much.
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