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Jason on Mar 5th 2009 at 9:11 am Paganism, Religion

Quick Note: Weapons and UU Churches

A North Carolina UU Church has made the news over a minor controversy concerning a member’s hunting knife.

“A member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Franklin is prohibited from bringing his hunting knife to church after another member saw him with the blade at a Sunday service and got worried. The knife carrier, Charles Rowe, said there is no reason to be alarmed by his utensil. He simply wants to wear his knife to church because, “It’s part of me and part of who I am.” But even in Appalachia, where mountain men once thrived, Dr. Bill David, the complainant, said knives still shouldn’t be allowed in church … The debate has resulted in the church adopting a no weapons policy and sparked a vigorous discussion over an individual’s rights.”

Rowe is a Pagan and has been wearing the knife on his belt for the four years he’s been attending the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Franklin, but recent uneasiness about weapons in the wake of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church shootings have raised sensitivities about possible weapons in the church. It should be interesting to see how the implementation (or renewal) of weapon bans in UU churches affect UU Pagans. Is an unsharpened athame a weapon? How that question is answered could cause tensions within churches that house thriving CUUPs or UU Pagan groups.

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8 Responses to “Quick Note: Weapons and UU Churches”

  1. # AmericanTrikstron Mar 5th 2009 at 5:26 pm

    And pencils make spelling errors.

  2. # AmericanTrikstron Mar 5th 2009 at 11:29 am

    Hell you can use rocks as a weapon if you really wanted to. In that case my back yard is a venerable arsenal.

  3. # AmericanTrikstron Mar 5th 2009 at 1:36 pm

    …damn it! That's what I get for not rereading my comment before posting. :

    Though they are old rocks.

  4. # U*U Trikstahon Mar 5th 2009 at 9:36 pm

    I could be mistaken American Trikstr but I am pretty sure that all rocks are very old. . . . :-)

  5. # Nopeon Mar 6th 2009 at 5:01 pm

    "Either that or I'm really good at hiding bodies… "

    (waves)

    I can always use more mulch . . . .

  6. # Yet Another Paranoid Unitarian*Universalist Old Coot And A Rather *Too* PC Totalitarian U*Unitarian Congregation. . . « Beauty Tips For A U*U Minister|Beauty Tipson Oct 5th 2009 at 5:58 am

    [...] on his appropriately titled ‘Wild Hunt’ blog today in a blog post titled ‘Quick Note: Weapons and UU Churches‘. I submitted the following comment to it by it may not remain visible for all that long if [...]

  7. # U*Us Know The Drill. . . For U*U Eyes Only The U*U Jihad Secret Weapons Development Department Is Pleased To Announce It’s Latest Secret Weapon. . . « Beauty Tips For A U*U Minister|Beauty Tipson Oct 5th 2009 at 5:59 am

    [...] Church of Indianapolis aka the UUI. U*U Jihad Army military strategists are currently studying the ‘Weapons Policy’ of the Unitarian*Universalist Fellowship of Franklin, North Carolina, which states [...]

  8. # UU Pagan Charles Rowe Speaks Out About The Weapons Policy Of The Franklin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship « Beauty Tips For A U*U Minister|Beauty Tipson Oct 5th 2009 at 5:59 am

    [...] Pagan Charles Rowe has posted two comments to ‘The Wild Hunt’ blog post titled ‘Quick Note: Weapons and UU Churches‘ that dealt with the dubious ‘Weapons Policy’ of the Franklin Unitarian [...]

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