‘It’s gotten a lot more serious than just a few years ago. And obviously, that’s why we are prepared’
By Melissa O’Rourke, Daily Caller News Foundation
In response to a rising wave of attacks on their schools and houses of worship, Christian and Jewish communities across the country are fortifying their security measures, faith leaders and safety experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation exclusively, pointing to escalating risks.
The reality of the growing threat was underscored on Aug. 27, when a transgender-identifying individual opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, leaving two children dead and 21 others wounded. The shooter inscribed his firearms and magazines with phrases such as “where is your God,” as well as “Israel must fall” and “Free Palestine,” leading authorities to investigate the incident as an act of anti-religious domestic terrorism.