"The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The balance of power is the scale of peace." Thomas Paine (1775)

 My son wrote this his freshmen year at NMSU. I think he did a great job. He wrote this before we ever thought about doing American Gun Culture Club.



Why Americans Should Cling to Guns and Religion
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Tina Kincaid

" Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached
to you which also you received, in which also you stand, by which you
are saved, ..... I Cor 15:1-2a
"For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised, and
if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in
your sins." I Cor 15:17
Daniel Webster (1782-1852), a leading statesman in America stated:
"The Gospel is either true history or it is a consummate fraud; it is either
a reality or an imposition. Christ was what He professed to be,or He was
an imposter. There is no other alternative.......
Every act of His pure and holy life, shows that He was the author of truth,
the advocate of truth, the earnest defender of truth, and the uncompromising
sufferer for truth.
Now considering the purity of His doctrines, the simplicity of His life, and the
sublimity of His death, is it possible that He would have died for an illusion?"

John 20:31 "....but these things are written that you may believe that Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name."