In the News ... "Congregations in Midland experience different lessons on pistol-packing, praising"

This 2012 MRT file photo depicts a paintball gun
that caused confusion and resulted in a SWAT
team showing up at St. Mark's United Methodist Church.

• Churches take various approaches

By Brandon Mulder, Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - Wednesday night’s news out of Charleston, South Carolina, of a gunman taking nine lives in a church sparked debate over more or less gun control. But despite the pro-gun atmosphere throughout the city, Midland churches are split on the carrying of weapons on church grounds ...

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