In America, people hunt down and kill Christians.
So Christians have to have guns in the church to prevent being murdered.
Very free country.
Greatest country ever, in fact.
Security experts are increasingly urging U.S. churches to increase their safety measures after two near misses involving attempted shootings at houses of worship in different parts of the country this month.
Interest in doing so among congregations is also on the rise, they say.
Last week, a Pennsylvania man jumped out of his seat at the front of a church and tackled an armed man who walked up to the pulpit and tried to gun down a pastor mid-sermon.
A hero in the front row, Clarence McCallister, tackled and disarmed him.
Bernard Polite, 26, Braddock, Pennsylvania, was charged after he attempted to shoot pastor Glenn Germany in the middle of his sermon at the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church 1pm Sunday
Miraculously, the gun jammed & the shooter was tackled by the church’s Deacon Clarence McCallister pic.twitter.com/AbXRDz4wyo
— True Crime Updates (@TrueCrimeUpdat) May 7, 2024
Then, on Saturday, a gun-toting teen walked up to a Louisiana church during a First Communion Mass for dozens of children. Parishioners detained him outside and called police.
In February, an armed woman barged into Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, with her 7-year-old in tow and opened fire.
Off-duty officers on scene put an end to the assault, but her child was struck in the head in the crossfire.
Even the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommend churches and other places of worship take preparedness measures around the year.
Measures include creating a plan and sharing it with congregants in case of an emergency, coordinating with local law enforcement and undergoing active shooter response training.
FEMA offers a security self-assessment checklist on its website. The government also offers grants for nonprofit security to cover the costs of physical safety measures.
Local governments throughout the country offer safety training programs for houses of worship.
But experts tell Fox News Digital churches are increasingly turning to security guards, whether armed or unarmed, and either volunteers or licensed professionals.
Of course, the synagogues are all already heavily armed.
Teen enters church with gun pic.twitter.com/pY6klUuiOc
— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) May 13, 2024