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The Annoyed Man wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:Uhm,....er,...what is an Evangelican Christian? This term has been mentioned more than once in this thread and I am curious what/who it pertains to.

A Christian who evangelizes.....specifically the gospel of Christ.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evangelical

Full Definition of evangelical

1. of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels
2. protestant
3. emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ through personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual
4. 1. capitalized : of or relating to the Evangelical Church in Germany
   2. often capitalized : of, adhering to, or marked by fundamentalism : fundamentalist
   3. often capitalized : low church
5. marked by militant or crusading zeal : evangelistic <the evangelical ardor of the movement's leaders — Amos Vogel>

WildBill wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:

Richbirdhunter wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:Uhm,....er,...what is an Evangelican Christian? This term has been mentioned more than once in this thread and I am curious what/who it pertains to.

Thanks be to WildBill and Richbirdhunter, it appears that being of the First United Methodist persuasion qualifies one to be an Evangelican Christian, yes?

Yes!

Oh Happy Day....

I was attempting to simply answer your question, not start a discussion on religion and open carry.

Richbirdhunter wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:Uhm,....er,...what is an Evangelican Christian? This term has been mentioned more than once in this thread and I am curious what/who it pertains to.

Thanks be to WildBill and Richbirdhunter, it appears that being of the First United Methodist persuasion qualifies one to be an Evangelican Christian, yes?

Yes!

Oldgringo wrote:Uhm,....er,...what is an Evangelican Christian? This term has been mentioned more than once in this thread and I am curious what/who it pertains to.

Excaliber wrote:

jmra wrote:I bet if someone ran the numbers they would discover that OC is something most churches will seldom if ever encounter and spending a lot of time worrying about it is pretty much a waste of time.
I ran the numbers using some very liberal gestimates where firm data was missing and based on those numbers the probabilities suggested that, absent an announcement from the church welcoming OCers, we might encounter an OCer once every couple of years.
As others have stated, addressing these instances individually makes a lot of sense to me. Playing devils advocate (excuse the pun), I wonder how many evil doers would mistakingly assume that a 30.07 sign equated to a gun free zone making the posted church a much greater target than it was previously.

If someone were to act on that mistaken assumption, it would likely be a mistake they'd make only once.

Excaliber wrote:

jmra wrote:I bet if someone ran the numbers they would discover that OC is something most churches will seldom if ever encounter and spending a lot of time worrying about it is pretty much a waste of time.
I ran the numbers using some very liberal gestimates where firm data was missing and based on those numbers the probabilities suggested that, absent an announcement from the church welcoming OCers, we might encounter an OCer once every couple of years.
As others have stated, addressing these instances individually makes a lot of sense to me. Playing devils advocate (excuse the pun), I wonder how many evil doers would mistakingly assume that a 30.07 sign equated to a gun free zone making the posted church a much greater target than it was previously.

If someone were to act on that mistaken assumption, it would likely be a mistake they'd make only once.

Countryside wrote:We may be posting this sign at our church entrance"
"We welcome both open and concealed licensed carrying of handguns. If carrying openly please keep your gun holstered in a holster equipped with a thumb break strap or other type of retention feature. Please do not shoot at any wasps or other bugs.
We offer prayer and special counseling for those who carry Glocks."

The Annoyed Man wrote:Follow up.......

The email subject referenced above is "CR - Open Carry Starts January 1"

I just got the response from the ministry lead again:

Church policy is this is forbidden at all [church] activities and signs will be posted in the next week

Just confirmed with [church] leadership
FYI

I hope they are referring to OC only. Otherwise, I've got a major decision to make.

The Annoyed Man wrote:
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....not "deliberately open carry".