Post by Clipper on Apr 18, 2019 8:57:10 GMT -5
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The world has become a strange and potentially dangerous place for Christians and Christian churches. Christian churches around the world are being burned and Christians are being shot or killed by radical Islamic radicals, or by other means simply because of their religious beliefs. Multiple churches have been burned in France by terrorists, and in the US black churches are being burnt in the South by racist bigots. If a church isn't burned or bombed, security has become a real factor, and some churches are even addressing the problem with armed security.
The second amendment is under assault, but the shootings by those who have nefarious intentions has spawned an uptick in others acquiring concealed carry permits, and carrying concealed handguns as a matter of protection for themselves and others. I imagine that there has always been legally armed individuals who have been sitting among us in church, and to some degree that is comforting to know.
I will be interested to learn the background information about the 37 yr old man that entered St. Patrick's with gas cans and lighter fluid. He has to be a little bit off his rocker to believe that he could enter the church in midtown Manhattan with two bright red gasoline cans and not be stopped by security. Security has been present at St Pat's for as long as I can remember. Both uniformed private security, as well as plain clothes, and on that particularly busy corner it would be unusual to find a time when there wasn't a beat cop walking close by. Since 9/11 security in public places such as St Pat's, Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, and other popular tourist destinations has been increased many fold. Here in Bristol security at the race track has always been a concern, and in late years law enforcement from law enforcement agencies, both local, and from other areas have come to provide increased security both inside the speedway, at the gates, and in the area around the speedway. A friend told me that he saw more police presence at this last race, which was only attended by 30,000 or so fans, than he used to see when the race would sell out at over130,000 fans.
Anywhere that large groups gather is a remotely possible target for some act of terror. I know of a couple in Utica that was always at the finish line for the Boilermaker, and now, since the Boston Marathon bombing, watch from some other place along the route. I myself would be hesitant to gather in any massive crowded venue such as the NASCAR race, professional sports venue, or any other activity that would leave me in the midst of a dense crowded gathering of people. It is a sad day in the history of our country when we have to have armed police officers patrolling the halls of our public schools, and when it is necessary to have metal detectors to insure that students are not carrying weapons when they enter the school building.
The world has become a strange and potentially dangerous place for Christians and Christian churches. Christian churches around the world are being burned and Christians are being shot or killed by radical Islamic radicals, or by other means simply because of their religious beliefs. Multiple churches have been burned in France by terrorists, and in the US black churches are being burnt in the South by racist bigots. If a church isn't burned or bombed, security has become a real factor, and some churches are even addressing the problem with armed security.
The second amendment is under assault, but the shootings by those who have nefarious intentions has spawned an uptick in others acquiring concealed carry permits, and carrying concealed handguns as a matter of protection for themselves and others. I imagine that there has always been legally armed individuals who have been sitting among us in church, and to some degree that is comforting to know.
I will be interested to learn the background information about the 37 yr old man that entered St. Patrick's with gas cans and lighter fluid. He has to be a little bit off his rocker to believe that he could enter the church in midtown Manhattan with two bright red gasoline cans and not be stopped by security. Security has been present at St Pat's for as long as I can remember. Both uniformed private security, as well as plain clothes, and on that particularly busy corner it would be unusual to find a time when there wasn't a beat cop walking close by. Since 9/11 security in public places such as St Pat's, Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, and other popular tourist destinations has been increased many fold. Here in Bristol security at the race track has always been a concern, and in late years law enforcement from law enforcement agencies, both local, and from other areas have come to provide increased security both inside the speedway, at the gates, and in the area around the speedway. A friend told me that he saw more police presence at this last race, which was only attended by 30,000 or so fans, than he used to see when the race would sell out at over130,000 fans.
Anywhere that large groups gather is a remotely possible target for some act of terror. I know of a couple in Utica that was always at the finish line for the Boilermaker, and now, since the Boston Marathon bombing, watch from some other place along the route. I myself would be hesitant to gather in any massive crowded venue such as the NASCAR race, professional sports venue, or any other activity that would leave me in the midst of a dense crowded gathering of people. It is a sad day in the history of our country when we have to have armed police officers patrolling the halls of our public schools, and when it is necessary to have metal detectors to insure that students are not carrying weapons when they enter the school building.