Reluctance to attend
- Thread starter Jase
- Start date
-
Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.
If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!
To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
I live in tennessee. Every service we have multiple brothers who are always packing.
Bring it.
Bring it.
One of them happens to be my uncle fred, who used to be a sheriff deputy.
Go ahead. Try to start something. I dare you.
Go ahead. Try to start something. I dare you.
I think part of why psychotic people target Christians for violence is that they think we're meek, passive sheep who will make for easy targets .
Muslim confronts street preacher ,turn the other cheek
Muslim confronts street preacher ,turn the other cheek
True.
And media doesn't often report when armed civilians or off duty police take out would be shooters.
There seems to be a media agenda bent on making guns the problem in these attacks.
It's the gun! It's access to guns!
When in truth it's the mental state of the shooters. And those who wield knives. Those who drive cars into crowds.Those who load Tesla trucks with explosives so to blow them up in protest of Trump and Musk,etc...
When citizens take out a shooter,they hardly receive any attention. Because a good guy or woman with a gun stopped a bad guy using a gun to kill innocents.
i attend. but, i am very alert. and we have law enforcement in the lobby.
No, I'm not hesitant at all. I'm on the safety team at my church. I carry, always.
Recently, our leadership decided to hire off-duty police officers to be there, with the police car visibly parked in the parking lot. We have one at every service, plus the 4 or 5 safety team members mic'd up....
I liken it to pioneers.... you prepare for the eventuality that bad stuff might happen, and don't worry about it.
Recently, our leadership decided to hire off-duty police officers to be there, with the police car visibly parked in the parking lot. We have one at every service, plus the 4 or 5 safety team members mic'd up....
I liken it to pioneers.... you prepare for the eventuality that bad stuff might happen, and don't worry about it.
Yeah, it's important to remember that this is nothing new. The world has always done what the world will do. The Israelites had to take shifts defending and rebuilding the wall. Old paintings from colonial days depict a family going to church and the father carrying a musket. Even as recently as my childhood there have been attacks on churches.
But some people will insist on acting like this is some big new thing...
We have a security team and a plan of action if necessary. We have security cameras that cover the entire parking lot. This security system sends a live feed to each security member's cell phone. All doors are locked when service begins. Anyone can exit but no one can enter unless a security team member allows them to.
Any visitor who is not known by a member will be watched until they are believed to be there to study and worship.
The most important thing we do for security is to pray for the Lord's protection.
Any visitor who is not known by a member will be watched until they are believed to be there to study and worship.
The most important thing we do for security is to pray for the Lord's protection.
Maybe the "pew-pew-pew" crew....
That's actually a clever name.... come on back in....
Howdy and welcome to the forum.
I'm in charge of cheesy jokes around here. I mean... You can make them if you want, but you should know up front that you have some stiff competition already.
