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Cooperation with local law enforcement, staff, and congregation members is essential to create a safe church environment. Security teams should establish partnerships with local law enforcement, including routine communication and coordination during emergencies.
- Why Are Churches Vulnerable?
- Law Enforcement’S Role in Protecting Churches
- Education and Planning
Until recent times, the ethos of most mainline centers of worship was that the grounds were a place of peace with an assumed immunity from violence and gunplay. Many churches today have armed safety teams, but in days gone by even congregants who were police officers often went unarmed. The church was an oasis. Many remained open at all times to al...
Issues of church and state may make police leaders hesitant to consider interaction with religious organizations, but as targets of opportunity for violence against their residents, every police agency should be proactively engaged in safety planning with churches, mosques, temples, shrines, and religious schools. With church safety teams and conce...
It is not unusual for churches to have alarms and camera systems, but many clergy have yet to fully appreciate the risks faced by their staff and congregants. Clergy are often members of community groups that share seats at the table with law enforcement leaders. Encouraging cooperation in emergency planning and training can be as simple as bringin...
Aug 1, 2023 · Law enforcement officers are able to legally physically restrain individuals and legally physically remove individuals from church property. Churches and church members who elect to engage in these actions against visitors risk being criminally charged or having civil claims brought against them, as well as being injured and further targeted.
Sep 9, 2021 · What do you tell them about being a Christian in law enforcement? I tell our students two things: Get right with the Lord and fulfill his purpose—not yours—here on earth. The Lord is doing all kinds of things for eternity’s sake, and we get to join him.
- Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Apr 27, 2017 · Relationships between law enforcement and the faith community may eventually have to be formalized, but they usually begin on a personal level. Police worship in local churches or sing in local choirs, and peaceful protests in many cities actively involve the police, either as protectors or fellow marchers.
Nov 9, 2022 · No matter how or where someone may worship, it is law enforcement’s duty to help them feel secure while they exercise this right. “An experienced and knowledgeable officer can work with a...
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May 17, 2022 · It also mirrors other forms of Christian influence in modern American law enforcement such as police-themed Bibles, Christian police retreats and trainings, and similar blue-hued religious emblems. Critics have argued that this influence represents a threat to the separation of church and state.
