tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post114131103408683048..comments2023-03-13T07:29:46.152-04:00Comments on Bainwen's Song: I'm sure there's a moral here somewhere...Bainwen Gilranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543794290905168511noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1142126394293141062006-03-11T20:19:00.000-05:002006-03-11T20:19:00.000-05:00Bainwen: I hope by now you have corrected your st...Bainwen: I hope by now you have corrected your statements. The police were called immediately, and the man was given some crackers. The bb gun was taken away by the police who knew the man. He was invited in to the service when he said he didn't want to go to his mom's and the police indicated he really was harmless and they didn't want to take him in. I had agreed to talk with him after the service, which is what he wanted along with a little food. After talking with the two male parishioners when he walked out and being given a sandwich and milk, he did leave to go to his mom's house. Once the police arrived and took away the gun, we knew he was no danger to anyone and, perhaps, the service would be helpful for him. At any rate, at no time were the parishioners in danger. I wish you had stayed around after the service to learn what really happened before you posted your blog. Your Priest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141655678739345932006-03-06T09:34:00.000-05:002006-03-06T09:34:00.000-05:00He was invited in and he was fed. And I would be c...He was invited in and he was fed. And I would be completely in favor of this if they had first taken away his gun.Bainwen Gilranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543794290905168511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141651283127405702006-03-06T08:21:00.000-05:002006-03-06T08:21:00.000-05:00Actually, it sounds to me like he needed to be in ...Actually, it sounds to me like he needed to be in that service more than anyone else there. The last thing that should have been done would be for him to be turned away.<BR/>He was hungry and he needed to be fed - interpret that as you like.Smerdyakovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072423297015047346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141606943854012382006-03-05T20:02:00.000-05:002006-03-05T20:02:00.000-05:00They knew he had a gun and they invited him to joi...They knew he had a gun and they invited him to join the service.<BR/><BR/>HOLY #%&!!!! This disturbs me greatly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141357404713475022006-03-02T22:43:00.000-05:002006-03-02T22:43:00.000-05:00Hmmm.....crazy things happen in Detroit too, huh? ...Hmmm.....crazy things happen in Detroit too, huh? Not just NYC!Martiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049225962948888764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141345477824548102006-03-02T19:24:00.000-05:002006-03-02T19:24:00.000-05:00This is absolutely crazy. I think you are truly re...This is absolutely crazy. I think you are truly ready for NYC now.Bougie Black Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506775720375703221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141343761649379342006-03-02T18:56:00.000-05:002006-03-02T18:56:00.000-05:00They knew he had a gun and invited him into a sanc...They knew he had a gun and invited him into a sanctuary full of people?!?<BR/><BR/>Um, that's messed up.<BR/><BR/>I'm really glad (obviously!!) you are okay and no one was hurt, but I hope whoever decided to let him in and not call the cops is going to be held accountable - as errors in judgment go, that's kind of a biggie...Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339037433781202751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141324916561315162006-03-02T13:41:00.000-05:002006-03-02T13:41:00.000-05:00No, they knew he had a gun when they invited him i...No, they knew he had a gun when they invited him into the sanctuary, because he'd been waving it around out in the lobby. Which kinda really freaks me out. No one from church knows the guy. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, the part of my mind with the warped sense of humor thinks it's hilarious that he came in and demanded <I>food</I> rather than money or valuables. "All right! This is a stick-up! Prepare a potluck, now!"Bainwen Gilranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543794290905168511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141322227755716562006-03-02T12:57:00.000-05:002006-03-02T12:57:00.000-05:00I will be having nightmares tonight.______________...I will be having nightmares tonight.<BR/>___________________________________<BR/><BR/>When you hear more of the background and details of what happened out there, please share with us, okay?<BR/><BR/>P.S. I love you both. Gotta say it any time and every time I get a chance. You never know what the next minute/hour/day/week may bring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141321875151319932006-03-02T12:51:00.000-05:002006-03-02T12:51:00.000-05:00Thank God no one was hurt, including the drunken m...Thank God no one was hurt, including the drunken man. How scary!<BR/><BR/>My next thought is that whoever invited him to the service did not realize he had a gun. A drunken man can, indeed, threaten safety with or without a gun.<BR/><BR/>Again, thank you, Lord, for not letting anyone get hurt. Thank you, SO much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141320567363974232006-03-02T12:29:00.000-05:002006-03-02T12:29:00.000-05:00No, really, drunken gunmen are not a normal part o...No, really, drunken gunmen are not a normal part of our worship experience.Bainwen Gilranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543794290905168511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626816.post-1141316959901889822006-03-02T11:29:00.000-05:002006-03-02T11:29:00.000-05:00So, this isn't normal Ash Wednesday fare? ;-pMy fi...So, this <I>isn't</I> normal Ash Wednesday fare? ;-p<BR/><BR/>My first thought was someone had been hurt. Then, something about that guy hit me weird. There's something much, much deeper going on there.Tirithienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095337144144658703noreply@blogger.com