Quote Originally Posted by carlisle401 View Post
Interesting that you should post this today. Tomorrow, I will visit a church in Phoenix, AZ to plan an Color Guard. The minister has asked for swords, which I am against as I served with the British Army and the only Regiment I know of posted guards outside the church were Cameronians.
I am not keen on having swords. Is it common to have weapons in Church here?
I don’t know about common but I don’t think there is a deep philosophical objection to it.

I remember a service at a southern baptist church where the pastor, a naval chaplain, wore his dress blues and had a navy officers sword out for some point or another during the sermon. Now I’ll point out that he wasn’t wearing it or anything and it was only out a a minute or two but it was at the pulpit.

I think there was a verse involving swords but this was years ago so I can’t remember exactly what the purpose was.