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Title: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: WLJ on August 26, 2022, 06:31:49 PM
Article goes on about the Rosary is a symbol of far right extremism. Along the way it attacks Christianity, guns, masculinity, white supremacy, and western civ. 
Don't think I've even seen a more hate filled tirade


How the Rosary Became an Extremist Symbol
The AR-15 is a sacred object among Christian nationalists. Now “radical-traditional” Catholics are bringing a sacrament of their own to the movement.
http://web.archive.org/web/20220814164500/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/radical-traditionalist-catholic-christian-rosary-weapon/671122/
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: Hawkmoon on August 26, 2022, 06:56:06 PM
I must hang out with the wrong crowd. All these years as an NRA instructor, gun reviewer, and everyday carrier -- and I have never encountered anyone who drapes rosary beads on their firearms.

I suspect that my late wife would not have been happy about being characterized as a Christian terrorist.
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: Ben on August 26, 2022, 07:04:10 PM
"Rad-trad". I'm sure they think they are clever. They are The Atlantic after all.

I see they mention Crusaders, and that is something of a thing. I have this t-shirt, though it's more about the Knights Templar:


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010117IAM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: 230RN on August 26, 2022, 07:06:23 PM
That's a new one on me.  Anything to create confusion and discontent in the ongoing destruction of American values.

So I checked.

I always carry a Rosary concealed in a neat little plastic pouch.  The Hail Mary beads are 5 mm (0.195") and the Our Father beads are 6.81 mm (0.269") in diameter. I hope that's not against any caliber laws or classifies it as a Destructive Device or AOW.

And how could you call me a conservative? Just because I think the Inventors of our country knew what they were doing and that modern judges can't understand English?

Pshaw!

Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: WLJ on August 26, 2022, 07:16:11 PM

I see they mention Crusaders, and that is something of a thing. I have this t-shirt, though it's more about the Knights Templar:


Something they often leave out about the Crusades is that the Crusades were a response to Muslim invasions of Christian lands.
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: dogmush on August 26, 2022, 08:50:20 PM
"Rad-trad". I'm sure they think they are clever. They are The Atlantic after all.

I see they mention Crusaders, and that is something of a thing. I have this t-shirt, though it's more about the Knights Templar:


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010117IAM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

As an avid fan of the Assassin's Creed series of video games, Templars always make me twitchy.   Those guys are up to something.
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: RoadKingLarry on August 26, 2022, 08:50:44 PM
Something they often leave out about the Crusades is that the Crusades were a response to Muslim invasions of Christian lands.

Don't you know it's racist to point out the truth?
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: lee n. field on August 26, 2022, 09:57:07 PM
A Canukian "anti-hate" researcher" (https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2022/08/16/the-atlantic-contributor-anti-hate-researcher-n2611760) justifying his phony-baloney job.
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: MikeB on August 26, 2022, 10:01:30 PM
I'm closer to atheist than agnostic, definitely not religious. My AR-15's or equivalent definitely have nothing to do with any religious beliefs. I doubt I'm the only one...
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: HankB on August 26, 2022, 10:19:05 PM
I must hand out with the wrong crowd. All these years as an NRA instructor, gun reviewer, and everydat carrier -- and I have never encountered anyone who drapes rosary beads on their firearms . . .
Ditto. Raised Catholic, I never saw anyone doing what was described in the link at the OP, so I guess I hang out with the wrong crowd, too. The closest thing I ever saw to "weaponizing" a rosary (outside of demon fighting movies) was in an antique "Vampire Hunting Kit" dating back to before the Civil War.
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: gunsmith on August 27, 2022, 01:59:30 AM
I clicked on the link for the weaponized Rosary - I'm gonna get some one of these days, I was raised Catholic , who knows ... maybe it is time to start attending Mass again.
I was seriously into a fundamentalist Church for awhile but I never felt like I was accepted.
 ( one particularly annoying gal there is for abortions and antigun  )
 other than planning on attending a few meetings to celebrate 27 years of sobriety - I no longer go to AA either ...
 Maybe it is time to go annoy my fellow Catholics again.
Title: Re: The Rosary and the AR-15
Post by: MechAg94 on August 27, 2022, 03:20:19 PM
Sounds like the author saw one Instagram page with artwork and invented a whole story out of it.