Churches Increase Security After Charleston Shooting

The recent Charleston massacre has caused churches around the globe to increase security measures. Many religious organizations already have security measures in place but have since sought ways to enhance what already exists. Other churches, in times past, operated under the “God is my refuge” model, but have decided to add a physical aspect to their spiritual ideal.

Dylann Roof has made it painfully obvious that churches can no longer take the safety of those who gather for worship to the moral standards of the past. Morality has shifted and taken respect for authority with it. Respect for life has long been low on the priority scale and, unfortunately, the targets of choice are creeping into faith-based institutions.

Minister Claude Parent of First Baptist Norfolk Church was … click HERE to continue reading