Pistol packin pastor holds church burglars at gunpoint

Image by alancleaver_2000 via FlickrLike it or not, we live in a world where even the kids don't seem to care about how hard we work, let alone have any kind of respect for property, churches and things in our homes. Now even though it's a select few. The Right to bear arms is for reasons like this. Not just for protection at times but, you never know what is going to happen in a short amount of time.
It's nice to see a Pastor that carries a gun for protection. Just like the founders of the great country. More people should be like this man. Helping to stop the crime and not putting all their hope in police that would have never shown up in time.
A big thumbs up for this pastor.



http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=13999471
Two Beaumont, Texas teenagers are in police custody after a pastor found them burglarizing his church and held them at gunpoint until authorities arrived on scene.
Pastor James McAbee, who runs the Lighthouse Worship Center, says he had just finished up his service Sunday when he spotted two teenagers breaking into his church's youth .
Instead of waiting for police to arrive on scene, McAbee, who has a concealed handgun license, decided to take matters into his own hands.
"I went in with my own pistol and held them at gunpoint," he said.
McAbee says the two burglars, who are brothers, tried negotiating with him, but the negotiations soon turned into violent threats.
"I had them down on their knees with their hands in the air," he said. "One of them reached in their pocket and told me that he had a gun. I said 'sir, if you pull the gun, I'm going to have to shoot you.'"
Luckily the teen was unarmed and police were able to make the arrests without any problems
As for the youth center, it's being renovated, which is why McAbee believes that the two teens were trying to steal the church's power tools.

Pastor Yanked From Capitol Over 'Jesus' Prayer

clipped from www.foxnews.com A North Carolina pastor was relieved of his duties as an honorary chaplain of the state house of representatives after he closed a prayer by invoking the name of Jesus. “I got fired,” said Ron Baity, pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. He had been invited to lead prayer for an entire week but his tenure was cut short when he refused to remove the name Jesus from his invocation. Baity’s troubles began during the week of May 31. He said a House clerk asked to see his prayer. The invocation including prayers for our military, state lawmakers and a petition to God asking him to bless North Carolina.” “When I handed it to the lady, I watched her eyes and they immediately went right to the bottom of the page and the word Jesus,” he told FOX News Radio. “She said ‘We would prefer that you not use the name Jesus. We have some people here that can be offended.’” Click here for more on this story from FoxRadio.com.

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“Bring Your Pieces to Church” Sunday

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clipped from americanvision.org Imagine the following scenario: At church this Sunday, while reviewing the list of announcements and upcoming events for your church, your pastor added, “Oh, and don’t forget: on Sundays we have our regular target practice. Make sure to bring your rifles. Make sure to bring your pieces to church.” Absurd, right? Not so. It used to be the American way. For example, a 1631 law in Virginia required citizens to own firearms, to engage in practice with them, and to do so publicly on holy days. It demanded that the people “bring their pieces to the church. We are further brainwashed into thinking (and feeling) that guns are somehow dirty and evil, and that Christians should have nothing to do with them. In this view, we have departed from the Scriptures, Christian legal history, as well as America’s Christian history. But we should also begin to exercise our inviolable rights. Every able Christian should own a firearm, and each should seek instruction and training in how to use them.

India: Pastor Brutally Attacked

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clipped from www.persecution.com On March 8, Pastor Ravi Chandran was brutally attacked by Hindu extremists in Mysore, Karnataka State, according to The Voice of the Martyrs contacts. Pastor Ravi was attacked by more than 10 extremists, who forcibly entered a believer’s home where the pastor was holding a prayer meeting. “The extremists entered the house and began abusing the pastor and the believers gathered there,” VOM contacts said. “They hit the pastor with glass bottles, as well as kicking and punching him mercilessly, after which they disappeared from the venue.” Pastor Ravi suffered severe injuries to his leg and head. The Voice of the Martyrs encourages you to pray for Pastor Ravi, his church and all believers in India. VOM assists believers in India and Christian workers like Pastor Ravi with Christian literature and Bibles. VOM has also provided motorcycles and bicycles to help Christian workers reach more people with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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