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Pastors not only carry bible to churches, some church leaders carry pistol along as security becomes a top priority for churches after the deadliest-ever mass shooting in a church in Texas
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Pilot Point, Texas (CNN) - While
active-shooter training is not new to houses of worship, the massacre
this month at a Texas church has renewed attention to their
vulnerability and the fine line religious leaders walk as they try to
create a welcoming atmosphere that doesn't tempt a would-be shooter.
The deadliest-ever mass shooting in Texas -- in which a gunman walked
among pews at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, killing 25
parishioners and an unborn child -- has become the latest in a string of attacks directed at religious institutions.
One of the responsibilities I have as a pastor, as a shepherd of the
church, is to protect the people, and that includes spiritually, but it
also includes the physical protection," said Pastor Jack Graham of
Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas.
Now, Christian leaders, in particular, are considering new security
measures or bolstering existing rules, mirroring actions taken by
leaders of Jewish, Muslim and other faith communities when their institutions have been targets.
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