That is not what that hymn means, but it is great that it pisses off anti-gun people.
Also back a long time ago in America before we even enumerated our right to bear arms, it was mandatory to bring guns to church.
a 1619 statute in the Virginia colony not only required church attendance, but also that “all suche as beare armes shall bring their pieces, swords, pouder and shotte” with them, under penalty of a 3 shilling fine (p. 2). This was phrased in 1623 to require that “all men that are fittinge to beare arms, shall bring their pieces to the church,” a requirement that Cramer says was restated in a 1738 statute (p. 2).
Back then we had 'savages' that would have no problem attacking a town on sunday morning.
For our next hymn, will the Congregation please stand and sing hymn #581, "Onward Christian Soldiers" ¯_(ツ)_/¯
That is not what that hymn means, but it is great that it pisses off anti-gun people.
Also back a long time ago in America before we even enumerated our right to bear arms, it was mandatory to bring guns to church.
a 1619 statute in the Virginia colony not only required church attendance, but also that “all suche as beare armes shall bring their pieces, swords, pouder and shotte” with them, under penalty of a 3 shilling fine (p. 2). This was phrased in 1623 to require that “all men that are fittinge to beare arms, shall bring their pieces to the church,” a requirement that Cramer says was restated in a 1738 statute (p. 2).
Back then we had 'savages' that would have no problem attacking a town on sunday morning.
We still do have savages that would attack a town on Sunday morning.
With the backdrop of a good guy with a gun killing a bad guy with a gun, this "irrational" Biden comment would make an excellent campaign commercial.