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Forging peace: The sacred, cathartic act of Guns to Gardens

Presbyterian partners gather in Salt Lake City for the transformative work of turning guns into garden tools

Salt Lake City – Temperatures rose to 98 degrees in Salt Lake City on Sunday, June 28. But that didn’t stop Presbyterians from gathering around a 2,000-degree furnace to watch a 22-caliber long rifle sawn apart, melted, and beaten into a new shape — a garden tool. The whole process took about an hour and a half. 

“It takes time and effort to change something that destroys life into something that grows life,” said Fred Martin,...

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