{"id":13275,"date":"2016-05-09T14:28:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T22:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=13275"},"modified":"2016-05-10T09:37:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T17:37:10","slug":"armed-in-america-faith-guns","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/armed-in-america-faith-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed in America: Faith &amp; Guns"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Armed in America | Faith &amp; Guns\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fyEk0YiiRwQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Join PBS for\u00a0a town hall conversation about gun violence and the moral obligation to prevent it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Armed in America: Faith &amp; Guns,<\/strong> a one-hour\u00a0special event\u00a0moderated by award-winning journalist Michel Martin, weekend host of NPR\u2019s \u201cAll Things Considered,\u201d explores\u00a0the relationship between faith and guns in America. Reverend Rob Schenck and Lucy\u00a0McBath participate\u00a0in this conversation, along with Reverend Joel Hunter, Pastor of Northland Church; Shane Claiborne, Evangelical community organizer; Dianna Hobbs, Christian blogger; Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, Professor at Liberty University; Reverend Kenneth Blanchard, author of <em>Black Man with a Gun<\/em>; and Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Armed in America: Faith &amp; Guns, then\u00a0share your thoughts below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join PBS for\u00a0a town hall conversation about gun violence and the moral obligation to prevent it. Armed in America: Faith &amp; Guns, a one-hour\u00a0special event\u00a0moderated by award-winning journalist Michel Martin, weekend host of NPR\u2019s \u201cAll Things Considered,\u201d explores\u00a0the relationship between faith and guns in America. 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