Royal Oak - Off Main Street

Detroiters know Royal Oak as one of the sophisticated South Oakland suburbs that supports restaurants, an art movie theatre, and a concert venue. Kerry had a rally at the music cafe. Kind of like Birmingham without the BMW's.

We forget that in the '30's, Father Coughlin spewed hate from the pulpit of the Shrine of the Little Flower, in Royal Oak.

Now we have a pistol packing preacher in the news. The full story notes that Reverend Byers once dropped his gun on the floor while preaching. He kicked it under the pulpit and kept going. The article noted there's no law against carrying a gun to church, but that the church building holds a school and a day care center, where police say it is illegal to carry a gun even with a concealed weapons permit. After a warning, Byers said he would keep guns out of the school and day care center.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/4318428/detail.html

Click on Detroit Poll:

A Royal Oak minister who brings his gun to church is urging his congregants to do the same. Do you think guns belong in church?

Yes. The church has seen violent incidents in the past and its members have a right to protect themselves.
1183
71%

No. Accidents are too common in a roomful of guns.
482
29%