PRESS ADVISORY
BISHOP
E.W. JACKSON CALLS ON CHRISTIANS TO FILL THEIR CHURCHES THIS WEEKEND
AND BEEF UP SECURITY IN LIGHT OF CHARLESTON ATTACK ON EMANUEL AME CHURCH
Norfolk,
VA. Bishop E.W. Jackson, National President of MINISTERS TAKING A
STAND, will hold an emergency conference call today with Pastors across
the country to discuss the Charleston shooting and the implications for
security in the church community. In a FOX interview on Thursday, the
Bishop called for churches to defend themselves against violent attacks.
"I am not suggesting turning churches into armed camps," he said, "but
Christian leaders must take seriously our responsibility to defend
innocent men, women and children. It is clear that the shooter is
racist, but he also chose to attack a church. Evil people and mentally
ill people are looking for easy victims. Even though religious hatred
may not be their primary motive, they can feel safe attacking a church
because that is a place where you are not likely to meet resistance."
The
Bishop's approach is in direct contradiction to President Obama's call
for more gun control. Says Bishop Jackson, "The President and other gun
control advocates should consider the consequences of policies which
guarantee that only the criminal will have a gun. Law abiding citizens
are finding it increasingly difficult to get a firearm to defend
themselves and their families. They should be able to exercise their
God-given right of self-defense protected by the Second Amendment."
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E.W.
Jackson is Bishop of THE CALLED Church, a Marine Corps Veteran, 2013
Republican Nominee for Lt. Governor of Virginia, President of STAND [www.standamerica.us] and Senior Fellow for Family Research Council.
