US | Second Amendment Ky. Church: Praise the Lord, Pack Your Heat By Mat Probasco Posted Jun 28, 2009 7:09 AM CDT Copied Pastor Ken Pagano talks to those gathered at a service at the New Bethel Church where people were invited to bring their own firearms to the sanctuary in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, June 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, Pool) Some 200 pistol-packing parishioners filled a church in Louisville, Ky., yesterday to celebrate the somewhat unlikely combination of freedom of religion and the right to bear arms, reports the Courier-Journal. Church members checked to ensure the weapons were unloaded and holstered before pastor Ken Pagano led the congregation in patriotic songs and prayers. "We love God, we love our country," said Pagano. "Without a belief in God, without a belief even in firearms, I don't believe this country would be here the way it is today. There's nothing to be ashamed of." An insurance provider dropped coverage of the New Bethel Church just days before the event. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Supreme Court gives Trump big win on national injunctions. Report an error