Armed in America: Faith & Guns
Join PBS for a special Town Hall event examining the nation's rising gun violence.
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Can A Christian Be Both Pro-Life and Pro-Gun?People of all religions come together to mourn for those who lose their lives in ...People of all religions come together to mourn for those who lose their lives in gun violence. What divides people is the way to stop the violence. The documentary, “The Armor of Light,” ... -
A Racial Divide on Whether Guns Protect PeopleThe rate of gun-related deaths to Black Americans is two times higher than White ...The rate of gun-related deaths to Black Americans is two times higher than White Americans. A poll was taken and showed that 63% of White Christians think guns protect people while 28% of Black ... -
Shane on Gun LawsShane believes that America needs to have more common sense laws when it comes ...Shane believes that America needs to have more common sense laws when it comes to gun control. He knows that current changes have been passed over because they are viewed as gun regulation, but he ... -
A Nation with Sin & Gun Problems?Shane Claiborne does not think that people of faith are owning the problem of ...Shane Claiborne does not think that people of faith are owning the problem of guns in America. He describes multiple stories of death from guns, and he thinks that gun violence has become a public ... -
Is White Gun Violence A Race Issue?Troy Newman and Shane Claiborne describe the worlds they live in and how they ...Troy Newman and Shane Claiborne describe the worlds they live in and how they view gun violence. Newman believes the white, middle class uses guns for protection, whereas Shane believes that some of ... -
Rev. Speaking Out After His Wife Was Killed in MassacreIn 2015, Dylann Roof killed nine people during a prayer service at the Emanuel ...In 2015, Dylann Roof killed nine people during a prayer service at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. One of those victims was Reverend Thompson’s wife. ... -
Mother Advocates for Reform after Son Killed by Gun ViolenceLucy McBath’s son, Jordan Davis, was killed in Jacksonville, Florida. Lucy ...Lucy McBath’s son, Jordan Davis, was killed in Jacksonville, Florida. Lucy believes that America has lost its way as a Christian nation when people resort to violence as a way to act out their ... -
Reverend Wright Tells Story of Gunman Who Entered His ChurchDuring a New Year’s Eve sermon at Heal the Land Outreach Ministry in ...During a New Year’s Eve sermon at Heal the Land Outreach Ministry in Fayetteville, North Carolina a gunman entered the church. Reverend Wright asked the gunman what was wrong, and he responded by ... -
Join the Conversation #ArmorOfLightPBSDuring the filming of PBS’ Armed In America: Faith & Guns, audience members ...During the filming of PBS’ Armed In America: Faith & Guns, audience members and panelists came together for a town hall in Orlando to start a broader conversation about gun violence and the moral ...
