The Rosary and the AR-15

[WLJ]

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/

[Hawkmoon]

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.

[Ben]

"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

[230RN]

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!

[WLJ]

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.

[dogmush]

"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.

[RoadKingLarry]

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?

[lee n. field]

A Canukian "anti-hate" researcher" justifying his phony-baloney job.

[MikeB]

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...

[HankB]

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.

[gunsmith]

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.

[MechAg94]

Sounds like the author saw one Instagram page with artwork and invented a whole story out of it.