I feel kind of guilty about something......

[Stone]

Had an odd situation happen yesterday in church. So,.......we generally sit about 3 or so pews back from the front, all the way to the left side on the outer edge. About halfway thru the service a very odd looking man walked in and sat right in the front row all the way to the left,...directly in front of me 2 rows up. His attire was not the norm. Came in wearing a long trench coat and wearing a beach hat. Took his hat off after a minute, long pony tail. Very weird looking guy,.....way out of place. Like I say,...he came in half way thru,...only stayed about 15 minutes and left well before the service was over.

Saw him reach in his coat a couple of times but pulled out nothing? It was also odd that he kept the long trench coat on as it was rather warm , almost uncomfortable in there yesterday ??

All I could think of was what kind of action plan I would use if this guy got funny and pulled out a weapon/gun. Yep....thats what was on my mind. I judged him....in church. I kept thinking that if this guy as much as farts crossways Im going to be on him before he can blink.

I was pretty relieved when he got up and left without incident. But later upon reflection I wondered.............DRY RUN ? Who knows nowadays. He was probably just some troubled person maybe looking for answers,....who knows.

So my question is.......If you were in that same situation would you also have pre judged him like I did? Had the same kind of thoughts that ran thru my mind at the time? Be HONEST....

[Stone]

Now here is the truly crazy part...... The sermon yesterday was about what would happen if a true revival were to take place across the land but it didnt LOOK like what your pre conceived expectations thought it should look like....

[Life is Golden]

Absolutely! You should carry a gun, just in case. I've heard of random shootings in churches.

[Port Tack]

Had an odd situation happen yesterday in church. So,.......we generally sit about 3 or so pews back from the front, all the way to the left side on the outer edge. About halfway thru the service a very odd looking man walked in and sat right in the front row all the way to the left,...directly in front of me 2 rows up. His attire was not the norm. Came in wearing a long trench coat and wearing a beach hat. Took his hat off after a minute, long pony tail. Very weird looking guy,.....way out of place. Like I say,...he came in half way thru,...only stayed about 15 minutes and left well before the service was over.

Saw him reach in his coat a couple of times but pulled out nothing? It was also odd that he kept the long trench coat on as it was rather warm , almost uncomfortable in there yesterday ??

All I could think of was what kind of action plan I would use if this guy got funny and pulled out a weapon/gun. Yep....thats what was on my mind. I judged him....in church. I kept thinking that if this guy as much as farts crossways Im going to be on him before he can blink.

I was pretty relieved when he got up and left without incident. But later upon reflection I wondered.............DRY RUN ? Who knows nowadays. He was probably just some troubled person maybe looking for answers,....who knows.

So my question is.......If you were in that same situation would you also have pre judged him like I did? Had the same kind of thoughts that ran thru my mind at the time? Be HONEST....

So you were going to try and be a hero?

If I had thought such a thing I would have told whoever was with me that we were leaving, will explain later, NOW, let's go, and left.

[Port Tack]

Absolutely! You should carry a gun, just in case. I've heard of random shootings in churches.

Yeah, and maybe jump up and blow his brains out, just in case.

[Life is Golden]

Yep, I would have probably left immediately. Crazy people walking around.

[Stone]

So you were going to try and be a hero?

If I had thought such a thing I would have told whoever was with me that we were leaving, will explain later, NOW, let's go, and left.

No,...not a hero. But would I do my absolute level best to protect others no matter the situation?Yes,....absolutely.

[Life is Golden]

Yeah, and maybe jump up and blow his brains out, just in case.

If someone like that opened fire, the only thing that could stop the shooting would be an armed good guy.

[Stone]

Absolutely! You should carry a gun, just in case. I've heard of random shootings in churches.

Cant do that. I will never carry a gun again. Dont need it and hopefully never will. I dont want to hurt anyone nor do I want myself or anyone else to be hurt. I just dont want to depend on a gun is all. Now,...if someone else wants to thats absolutely fine,....just not for me.

[Stone]

If someone like that opened fire, the only thing that could stop the shooting would be an armed good guy.

He was only 6 or 7 feet directly in front of me facing forward. I could have easily gotten to him and brought him down before he was able to take good aim at anyone. I ran thru everything in my mind well ahead....

[Life is Golden]

Cant do that. I will never carry a gun again. Dont need it and hopefully never will. I dont want to hurt anyone nor do I want myself or anyone else to be hurt. I just dont want to depend on a gun is all. Now,...if someone else wants to thats absolutely fine,....just not for me.

You just never know when you will find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time. If someone has a gun, you won't be able to overpower them if they're shooting.

[Stone]

You just never know when you will find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time. If someone has a gun, you won't be able to overpower them if they're shooting.

What will be will be. Things will go as they are supposed to go. I truly believe that.

[Hawkeye10]

I am about as far away in being an expert in shooting up churches as one could be...but...I would think being in the front row is a dumb idea. I spect I would have not been too concerned. Judging him for being a dick coming in in the middle and going all the way to the front is fair.

[PostmodernProphet]

does your church have a security team?.....during the service we only have one unlocked door......

[NiftyNiblick]

Had an odd situation happen yesterday in church. So,.......we generally sit about 3 or so pews back from the front, all the way to the left side on the outer edge. About halfway thru the service a very odd looking man walked in and sat right in the front row all the way to the left,...directly in front of me 2 rows up. His attire was not the norm. Came in wearing a long trench coat and wearing a beach hat. Took his hat off after a minute, long pony tail. Very weird looking guy,.....way out of place. Like I say,...he came in half way thru,...only stayed about 15 minutes and left well before the service was over.

Saw him reach in his coat a couple of times but pulled out nothing? It was also odd that he kept the long trench coat on as it was rather warm , almost uncomfortable in there yesterday ??

All I could think of was what kind of action plan I would use if this guy got funny and pulled out a weapon/gun. Yep....thats what was on my mind. I judged him....in church. I kept thinking that if this guy as much as farts crossways Im going to be on him before he can blink.

I was pretty relieved when he got up and left without incident. But later upon reflection I wondered.............DRY RUN ? Who knows nowadays. He was probably just some troubled person maybe looking for answers,....who knows.

So my question is.......If you were in that same situation would you also have pre judged him like I did? Had the same kind of thoughts that ran thru my mind at the time? Be HONEST....

That's the kind of thing that one encounters in church, then.
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