Church Security
Christians and Jews have long been singled out by persons of other religions for ridicule and violence. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints even had an “extermination order” where members of the church (known as the Mormons) were ordered to be driven from the state of Missouri, or exterminated. This order was in place until it was rescinded in 1976, meaning killing a Latter-Day Saint in Missouri anytime before that was not only perfectly legal, but was authorized and ordered by the governor. Sounds grim, but it’s a sad fact recorded in history.
The Germans tried to exterminate the Jews. The Palestinians and Iranians are trying to pick up where Hitler left off in that regard.
The US Government wiped out the Branch Davidians
Most people don’t think about this when they don their Sunday best and head off to church (though Eric Shelton probably has a dress holster to carry his sidearm to church with him).
ChurchSecurityMember.com is a website advocating volunteer church security, and volunteer emergency medical response such that congregation members not only watch out for potential threats, but are trained in how to neutralize those threats, and deal with the immediate medical needs that might accompany such a situation.
Ironically, despite their long history of being persecuted and the Missouri Extermination Order against them, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the only church which has openly prohibited firearms for self-defense in houses or worship in the state of Utah.