Sutherland Springs, TX shooting
A Message to President Trump to End Gun Violence in America
A video plea from celebrities and citizens for an end to gun violence in America. Read more
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To Keep Churches Safe, Government Gets Involved
Increased outreach to churches reflects a Trump administration priority to get government more involved in anti-terrorism training for civil society, observers say. Read more
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Churches Bear Down on Safety after Texas Attack
United Methodists have an array of resources, including on-site training, to help them prepare to defend themselves in case of an attack like that on First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX. Read more
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Pence Tells Grieving Town ‘Faith is Stronger than Evil'
Vice President Mike Pence's speech to a Sutherland Springs memorial service focused on faith and avoided talk of guns, mental illness or domestic violence. Read more
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A United Methodist Balm for Sutherland Springs
United Methodist pastors and laypeople around Sutherland Springs are pitching in to help the stunned community after the Nov. 5 shooting massacre at First Baptist Church. Read more
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Texas Law Requires Unborn Child of Shooting Victim Be Counted
The unborn fetus carried by 8-months'-pregnant Crystal Holcombe will be counted among the shooting victims at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Read more
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Texas Church to Be Demolished, Like Other Mass Killing Sites Before It
Southern Baptist Convention officials say that the building of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs is too damaged to be repaired – but its people vow to continue. Read more
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Pastors Become Chaplains after Church Massacre
United Methodist pastors rushed to aid victims and residents after the Nov. 5 mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Read more
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Churches Look to Tighten Security, Even Arm Congregants, after Texas Shooting
Ideas for church security run a gamut of responses, but all approaches recommend having emergency plans and people who watch out for circumstances and strangers. Read more
There Are No Words
Now's the time to prayer Jesus' second most famous prayer from John 17, because we need unity if we are to conquer the evils that plague our time, writes the Rev. Richard Lowell Bryant. Read more
When Will We 'Row Away from the Rocks'?
Prayers are fine for the victims of the church shooting in Sutherland Springs, but they don't address the underlying problem of gun violence, says writer Norman Suggs. Read more
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No Guns for Jesus-folk
We demonstrate our lack of faith when we put our trust in guns rather than in God for our fates, writes United Methodist layman Brian Snyder. Read more