From the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the following was written by Craig Schneider, Rhonda Cook and Katie Leslie. The rest of the article is here.
Gun rights advocates have gained ground for Georgians to carry guns in more and more public places in Georgia, and a federal judge on Monday kept alive their effort to allow people to carry firearms into churches. If successful, the lawsuit to allow licensed gun owners to carry firearms into churches would be another victory for Georgia gun rights advocates. They have succeeded in recent years in securing rights to carry guns on MARTA, in certain bars, and in school parking lots.
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But those who oppose guns in churches say weapons work against the spirit of hospitality. ”Carrying a gun fosters suspicion of the stranger rather than welcoming them,” said The Rev. Patricia Templeton, rector of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta.
