Armed guards at church?

[BonnieJ2]

I know I'm old and it's been awhile, but last time I went to church I was met by greeters (a nice family with their children posted at the door to welcome people) not an armed guard. Is this common in mega-churches?

[therick]

I read about that too and was a little surprised by that.

Maybe as someone who attends a small Catholic church, I'm out of the loop of the massive non-denominational churches.

[ctc]

Sign of the times. Lots of $$$$$. I doubt the guards are standing there guarding it like Buckingham Palace.

[Berean]

Hero Guard... http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=59138

[matclone]

I too thought the armed guard was weird, but considering the church has 10,000 members, with probably thousands each Sunday, I suppose it might make sense. I might make a comment about paranoic, us against the world types, but would probably just be stereotyping them.

[matclone]

A reminder, in case anyone is interested, that the movie Jesus Camp goes inside the New Life church (where the shootings occurred). It's not the main subject of the film, but you get a perspective on the size of the church, and, bonus, you get to hear and see Ted Haggard speak.

[ctc]

I go to a small church in DFW. The associate pastor, who handles the loot, packs during service. Some see a church as an easy target. There have been many churches or preachers robberies in the metroplex the last year.

[sgallan]

10,000 people. Probably deep into six figures of donations on Sunday. All of those bodies. It isn't a sign of the times.... that is common sense in any time of the past 80 years.

I think in times past if you decided to hit a big Church in little Italy New York City, you would be one with the fishes. Basically there were consequences, and measures taken, they were just different in nature.

[Berean]

Last weeks Church shootings was not the first and apparently won't be the last as this report tracks a rise in these incidents. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=59219