SBC public policy president, a Covenant parent, backs Lee’s gun law proposal
BY PGF
1 year, 6 months ago
Red Flag laws are gun control. There’s no way around that fact.
“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,” – 2 Corinthians 6:17
I have to bite my tongue here but will say, get out of the false church and touch not the unclean thing; “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” – 2 Corinthians 6:14
Brent Leatherwood is president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. Never ever forget this fact, dear Christian brothers and sisters; ethics is just something the wicked use to justify their sin and is the pinnacle of modern self-righteousness.
Leatherwood looks just as you’d expect, a pretty effeminate (which is sin) do-gooder in his own mind, yet breaking the covenants of God by multiples. And I’ll say it again; this law will not be used against sodomites who obviously are devoid of spirit and unhinged in their minds by the devil, but it will be used against you!
The head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy arm, who is a Covenant School parent, is urging the Tennessee General Assembly to back Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal for an extreme risk protective order law.
“The Covenant School tragedy was the worst school shooting in our state’s history,” Brent Leatherwood, president of the Nashville-based Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, wrote in a letter to Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, and every member of the legislature. “I am asking that you take steps now to ensure no school in Tennessee ever has to endure our nightmare again.”
Leatherwood’s letter, an appeal from both his personal experience and on behalf of majority Southern Baptist sentiment, comes amid uncertainty about the success of Lee’s proposal to prevent people deemed a danger to themselves or others from accessing firearms.
Lawmakers are rushing this week to wrap up the legislative session, a tight timeline that makes debate on the legislation difficult.
“Other voices are saying there is too little time left in this legislative session to consider such a proposal. Little credence should be given to that,” said Leatherwood, former executive director of the Tennessee Republican Party.
Woe unto all who vote in support of this; may the wrath of God abide on them!
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On May 4, 2023 at 5:08 am, Joe Blow said:
A Nashville politician.
Not a Tennessean.
This is the blue diluting our red to purple. Get rid of him.
On May 4, 2023 at 7:29 am, Grunt said:
Can’t anyone stay in their lane?
On May 4, 2023 at 7:36 am, June J said:
As a member of a Southern Baptist church my advice to Mr.Leatherwood, the ERLC and the rest of the convention leadership is fix your own issues and stop speaking for everyone in the name of your personal political views.
On May 4, 2023 at 11:10 am, Ron W said:
Why don’t we protect the children, just like we protect politicians, pro athletes, wealthy elites and other important venues?
Otherwise, he is advocating gross injustice by violating our Constitution, Bill of Rights, Tennessee Declaration of Rights against those who did no wrong. And did Mr. Leatherwood call for the “manifesto” of the criminal murderer to be released so that the methods and motives be known so—WE MIGHT PROVIDE SECURITY FOR OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS!
On May 7, 2023 at 6:38 am, Todd said:
Haven’t read the specific proposal. At what point do we who support the 2A acknowledge that people are broken and laws are made for moral, balanced people? People who are acting, speaking, or behaving in a way that they present as a threat to harm themselves and others, should they not be separated from firearms until they are determined to be stable? There is so much that cold be done to help reduce these mass shooting, one of the many pieces of this puzzle should be removing weapons from unstable people.
In general, the whole system is stacked in favor of mental health challenged individuals being able to commit violent crimes because, let’s face it, the church, the government, and the people largely don’t care to understand that issue and choose the “feel good” option of restricting firearms is the only answer. I could write pages about how this is evil and against our rights, bt we need to balance this against reality – we have broken, unhealthy, immoral people walking the planet, some in political office, most roaming the streets along with the rest of us.
I don’t know the answer, but I do know some of the parts that will build towards an answer: mental and physical health care availability for all, regardless of financial circumstances. Restrictions on those taking psychoactive meds, both during use and after a supervised weaning process. Removal of firearms from those displaying addersnt behaviors until proper evaluation. This should be an agreeable starting point. Get over yourselves and your perceived persecution and get with the program to help fix this. Sure, there is risk of abuse by those in power, come up with a speed bump or oversight process. This deserves more action that just saying no to any attempts to get a handle on this plague.