Guns and God: Growing Number of Churches Want Armed Security - Word&Way

Guns and God: Growing Number of Churches Want Armed Security

Ava Missouri churchThe volunteer security team at Ava Assembly of God in Missouri is one of hundreds of teams created in recent years by churches and synagogues to keep followers safe. According to several security companies and nonprofits that specialize in providing safety training to religious institutions, the growing number of the teams coincides with a string of high-profile attacks that have shown the vulnerability of houses of worship.

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