Rick Warren: Son Bought Unregistered Gun Online
Megachurch pastor's 27-year-old son committed suicide last week
Matthew Warren, the son of evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren who committed suicide last week, killed himself with an unregistered gun he had bought online, the pastor said on Thursday.
"Someone on the Internet sold Matthew an unregistered gun. I pray he seeks God's forgiveness. I forgive him. #MATTHEW 6:15," the pastor tweeted, referencing a Biblical passage about the forgiveness of sins.
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Well, that’s nice that Rick’s asked his imaginary friend to forgive the guy who sold his adult son a gun over the Internet, but I highly doubt it was shipped with a note recommending that it be used for suicide.
“I pray he seek God’s forgiveness.” The fuck?? What a coward. Look at your own actions since you had 27 years of influence on your suicidal son.
And a registered gun isn’t somehow less effective.