{"id":2478100,"date":"2025-08-24T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gods-definitely-real-man-says-cross-pendant-saved-his-life\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T09:49:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T13:49:32","slug":"gods-definitely-real-man-says-cross-pendant-saved-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gods-definitely-real-man-says-cross-pendant-saved-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;God&#8217;s Definitely Real&#8217;: Man Says Cross Pendant Saved His Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgods-definitely-real-man-says-cross-pendant-saved-his-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2478100&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 20-year-old man from Florida, Aidan Perry, survived an accidental shooting when a bullet struck his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-nurse-wins-tribunal-after-being-illegally-sacked-for-wearing-cross\/\" title=\"Christian Nurse Wins Tribunal After Being Illegally Sacked For Wearing ...\">gold cross necklace<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/firing-squad-or-electric-chair-the-new-choice-for-sc-death-row\/\" title=\"Firing Squad or Electric Chair: The New Choice for SC Death Row?\">close range<\/a>, deflecting the bullet and preventing a more serious injury. Perry was shot from about eight to ten feet away when a friend accidentally fired a .40-caliber pistol while showing it to him. The bullet hit and split the cross pendant,then grazed Perry&#8217;s chest,passed under his left armpit,and broke his arm. He was rushed to the hospital,where doctors noted that such injuries often result in devastating outcomes. The surgeon involved stated the cross changed the course of Perry&#8217;s life. The incident strengthened Perry&#8217;s Christian faith, and he credits God for saving him. The friend who fired the gun was later arrested and charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >culpable negligence causing injury<\/a>. Perry is considering whether to repair or replace the cherished cross necklace.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 20-year-old Florida man is alive after a bullet struck his gold cross necklace at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/footage-released-of-violent-myanmar-protests-after-at-least-38-people-killed\/\" title=\"Footage Released Of Violent Myanmar Protests After At Least 38 People Killed\">point-blank range<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aidan Perry was wearing the pendant when his friend, showing him a new .40-caliber pistol, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-killed-after-shooting-wounding-police-officer-during-traffic-stop-in-san-antonio\/\" title=\"Two Killed After Shooting, Wounding Police Officer During Traffic Stop In San Antonio\">accidentally shot<\/a> Perry from eight to 10 feet away, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/marion-county-man-shot-in-chest-credits-necklace-for-saving-his-life\/65228338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WESH-TV<\/a> in Orlando, Florida, reported on June 27.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I looked down I see tons of blood,&rdquo; Perry told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/florida-mans-cross-necklace-may-have-saved-his-life-i-thought-i-was-going-die\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRBW-TV<\/a> in Orlando. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/age-5-boy-near-death-falling-window-cop-takes-risky-gamble-try-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I thought I was going to die<\/a>, honestly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The projectile struck the cross, splitting it in half as the bullet deflected sideways into his chest, out of his left armpit, and into his arm, where it broke his humerus.<\/p>\n<p>Perry&rsquo;s friend rushed him to the HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; 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<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Cm6uLssiV\">pic.twitter.com\/5Cm6uLssiV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Raphousetv (RHTV) (@raphousetv2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raphousetv2\/status\/1956768343056138514?\">August 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dana Taylor, a surgeon at the hospital, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/florida-man-credits-faith-after-cross-pendant-saves-him-from-point-blank-gunshot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> that if Perry wasn&rsquo;t wearing the cross, it would have been a very &ldquo;different outcome.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I looked down at his chest and was evaluating him, and I saw the cross and the way that bullet scored it, and it deflected [the bullet] across his chest and into his arm, I knew then that, yes, that cross did definitely change the course of his life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Perry, though religious before, said the incident has strengthened his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-true-men-faith-pray-regularly-not-reason-might-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just kind of a reminder now &mdash; to never stop believing&hellip; keep believing and God&rsquo;s definitely real,&rdquo; Perry told WRBW-TV.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I DO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES: 20-year-old Aidan Perry is Crediting And Strengthening His Christian Faith Following Being Accidentally Shot In The Chest By A .40-caliber Pistol In June And Surviving Due To His Beloved Cross Pendant <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S5s5HTR85U\">pic.twitter.com\/S5s5HTR85U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox &amp; Friends First (@FoxFriendsFirst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxFriendsFirst\/status\/1957759619331219542?\">August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The man who allegedly shot Perry was later arrested and charged with culpable negligence causing injury, according to WESH-TV.<\/p>\n<p>Perry considered whether or not he should mend the cross pendant, which he had worn since Christmas, or get another, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, he&rsquo;s praising God.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/god-help-us-colorado-democrat-makes-case-killing-babies-murder-cheaper-birth-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God<\/a> played a big role in this,&rdquo; 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