Baptist church gives away an assault rifle?

Originally, Windsor Hills Baptist Church of Oklahoma City intended to give away an AR-15 assault rifle to one lucky youth at its annual youth event. KOKO.com in Oklahoma City quoted Bob Ross, the youth pastor as saying it was an attempt to attract more young people to the event.

Such tactics must work as the church expected hundreds of youth to attend from as far away as Canada.

Each year this event includes a shooting competition. Last year the church gave away a gun, but this year, to make things even more enticing, they decided to give away an AR-15. In responding to criticism about the giveaway, Ross said, "I don't want people thinking, 'My goodness, we're putting a weapon in the hand of somebody that doesn't respect it who are then going to go out and kill. That's not at all what we're trying to do.'"

Well, thank god or somebody for that!

Ross insists the purpose of the event is to help teens find faith, not go home with a gun.

KOKO.com reports that the gun giveaway was cancelled.


Maybe not. The church's website states that the shooting competition was held (the event ended last Friday) but a shotgun was given away instead of the assault rifle.

This annual youth program included lots of other fun activities for young people: Preacher Boys' Competitions, Boys' Basketball, Girls' Volleyball, Crunch Revival, Youth Workers' Golf, Sporting Clays with a Chance to win a Shotgun (there it is!), Two Dramatic Plays, The Youth Workers' Choir, The North/South School of the Prophets, Preacher Kids' Conference, Soulwinning Blitz, Ladies Banquet, Men's Day at the Campt with Swimming, Mud Games, and More!, Big Country Cookout, Hilarious Skits, Game Rooms, Great Preaching, Ice Skating, And Much More!


It's too bad about the assault rifle. Just think of how many more young people could have been won for Christ if they'd only had an AR-15 in their hands!

Read about it for yourself here.