Beating guns

The 35th of 37th stop of the Beating Guns Tour came to Pilgrim Congregational Cleveland on Tuesday of Holy Week.

And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into spades: nation shall not take sword against nation: neither shall they learn war any more. — Micah iv. 3.

And he shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke many people: and they shall turn their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into sickles: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they be exercised any more to war. — Isaias ii. 4.

 sawing guns into pieces

 to be heated red hot, and hammered on an anvil to be formed into garden tools

Some gun nuts would not like this picture. The long gun is the same model that was used at Sandy Hook Connecticut to kill teachers and small children. 

Shane Claiborne (of Red Letter Christians), and Michael Martin (a Mennonite pastor and blacksmith) 

Some bibles were printed with Jesus's words in red, hence Red Letter Christians. Some people believe those words are more important than what else is preached by others, and institutions.

 "How can you be pro-life and be pro-gun?", asks Claiborne. He noticed in Philadelphia the death toll guns brought. Before, and during his speech a slide show runs with other messages and pictures. I heard him speak, and he did not sound like Philadelphia. I read he is from Tennessee. He was sincere and accurate, but he is an Evangelical, and Evangelical style is just not palatable for me. I liked what he said, but the forced enthusiasm is uncomfortable.

Martin spoke little, i would of liked to hear him. Local people who were touched by gun violence spoke. Some of the people were from Black Lives Matter. There was singing, only "Down by the Riverside" was familiar, and it was sung as everyone processed outside. Outside there was more testimonies. People were invited to come up and hammer the cut and heated steel. Eventually martin would make a garden implement from the metal.