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You have people putting up big signs in their fields on major parkways saying if you vote for a Democrat you're going to hell, you have pastors telling their congregations who to vote for and putting the list tacked on church front doors with damning repercussions if they don't vote that way. – Former Kentucky representative Joe Graviss	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Deeper than that is the reality that we can no longer continue to exploit the lives and the pain of our communities, every two to four years we see politicians coming to sacred space, to our congregations, and making promises to our members and saying how life in this realm is going to get better for our congregations and members. And then we end up in moments like this, where we are on the brink of tremendous failure. – Stephany Spaulding	Found on CNN 2 years ago
When you get congregations like we saw with the demonstrations, that's taking a risk. – Anthony Fauci	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Franklyn Richardson've just all become committed to doing whatever National Council of Churches is that Franklyn Richardson need to do to make these kinds of events happen from local congregations to this kind of national service, and so I think as Franklyn Richardson see the needs develop, people are just really committed to making sure that Franklyn Richardson address the needs and, and be creative in how Franklyn Richardson do that. – Terri Hord Owens	Found on CNN 3 years ago
At this time, organizations that hold in-person services or gatherings are putting the health and safety of their congregations, the general public and our local ability to open up at great risk. – Butte County Public Health	Found on CNN 3 years ago
My goal is to avoid large congregations of voters at the polls. – Michael Adams	Found on CNN 4 years ago
In speaking with these pastors I am in awe and inspired by their faith and courage, comforting their congregations and family members, through sadness and shock they spoke of forgiveness for the arsonist and grace for tomorrow. Most importantly they spoke of being overwhelmed by support from people of goodwill and all religions from around the country. And they were humbled by what God has already done through this series of events. – Benjamin Watson	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
There are cases, usually in new congregations and in some regions more than others, we're working on it. – Pope Francis	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We are relying on the wider community of congregations and faith leaders to bring food, conversation, medical and personal needs in this space to keep him comfortable. – Joanne Engquist	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
A government that struggles to keep itself open. Russia knee-deep in our democracy. An all-out war on environmental protection. A Justice Department rolling back civil rights by the day. Hatred and supremacy proudly marching in our streets. Bullets tearing through our classrooms, concerts, and congregations. Targeting our safest, sacred places, and that nagging, sinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs: This is not right. This is not who we are. – Joe Kennedy	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
While I am disgusted by the action of the Israeli government in preventing Muslim people from doing their prayers in the Masjid Al-Aqsa, I am equally disgusted by any religious leader who does not take the chance (during) high unsettling times to calm their congregations. – Hamza El-Nakhal	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Father Josiah Trenham said. The incident took place on April 12, some four months after a terror attack left 14 dead in nearby San Bernardino, and just over three months before a French priest was killed by ISIS-linked jihadists in his church. The events, whether far or near, underscore a grim new reality for pastors such as Father Josiah Trenham : Instead of offering sanctuary from evil, churches could in fact be attractive targets for terror. Many churches are now hiring self-defense instructors for classes or security guards that include off-duty police, said Ryan Mauro, a professor of Homeland Security at Liberty University and national security analyst for the Clarion Project. If you are an Islamist terrorist seeking self-glory, executing a priest will bring you more attention than executing an average civilian. While no lethal terror attacks have occurred inside a U.S. church to date, experts like Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, notes the threat tally is growing. I'm pretty sure there will be attacks in the future, until [ radical Islam is defeated ], we can expect Christians, including in the West, to rationally tighten security measures and try to protect themselves from attack. In February, Khial Abu-Rayyan, 21, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., was arrested after Khial Abu-Rayyan told an undercover The FBI agent Khial Abu-Rayyan was preparing to shoot up a major church near Khial Abu-Rayyan home on behalf of ISIS. A month earlier, the Rev. Roger Spradlin of Valley Baptist Church – one of the biggest congregations in Bakersfield, Calif. – told attendees that they had received a threat written in Arabic. Undercover officers were then placed during worship services. – Jeff King	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Some congregations experiment with 'artificial insemination.' What do they do? They welcome... 'Yes come, come, come'. And then there are problems, no. We must be serious about who we take. We must clearly distinguish if it is a real vocation, and help it to grow. – The Pope	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I look at my congregations instead of the TV screen, but when I heard this noise and members of the congregation moving towards the screen, I realized something was wrong, this was not what anybody could have ever imagined or wanted. Thankfully an engineer came to fix it and turn it off. It seems to be some kind of electronic accident. – Lionel Fanthorpe	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The government cannot take a church’s property and give it to some other business in violation of the law, these churches, their congregations, and this neighborhood are not for sale. – Hiram Sasser	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Indeed, the Founders mentioned the pagan authors in so many heartfelt speeches, pamphlets and letters that today's sweeping references to America's 'Christian' roots and 'Judeo-Christian heritage' ought to be amended. Maybe these terms should be reserved to explain the traditional religions and morality of individuals, families, congregations, small communitities. Politically, our notions of virtue and vice have had another genesis. – Colin Campbell	added by anonymous 14 years ago

You have people putting up big signs in their fields on major parkways saying if you vote for a Democrat you're going to hell, you have pastors telling their congregations who to vote for and putting the list tacked on church front doors with damning repercussions if they don't vote that way.

– Former Kentucky representative Joe Graviss

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Deeper than that is the reality that we can no longer continue to exploit the lives and the pain of our communities, every two to four years we see politicians coming to sacred space, to our congregations, and making promises to our members and saying how life in this realm is going to get better for our congregations and members. And then we end up in moments like this, where we are on the brink of tremendous failure.

– Stephany Spaulding

Found on CNN
2 years ago

When you get congregations like we saw with the demonstrations, that's taking a risk.

– Anthony Fauci

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Franklyn Richardson've just all become committed to doing whatever National Council of Churches is that Franklyn Richardson need to do to make these kinds of events happen from local congregations to this kind of national service, and so I think as Franklyn Richardson see the needs develop, people are just really committed to making sure that Franklyn Richardson address the needs and, and be creative in how Franklyn Richardson do that.

– Terri Hord Owens

Found on CNN
3 years ago

At this time, organizations that hold in-person services or gatherings are putting the health and safety of their congregations, the general public and our local ability to open up at great risk.

– Butte County Public Health

Found on CNN
3 years ago

My goal is to avoid large congregations of voters at the polls.

– Michael Adams

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In speaking with these pastors I am in awe and inspired by their faith and courage, comforting their congregations and family members, through sadness and shock they spoke of forgiveness for the arsonist and grace for tomorrow. Most importantly they spoke of being overwhelmed by support from people of goodwill and all religions from around the country. And they were humbled by what God has already done through this series of events.

– Benjamin Watson

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

There are cases, usually in new congregations and in some regions more than others, we're working on it.

– Pope Francis

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We are relying on the wider community of congregations and faith leaders to bring food, conversation, medical and personal needs in this space to keep him comfortable.

– Joanne Engquist

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

A government that struggles to keep itself open. Russia knee-deep in our democracy. An all-out war on environmental protection. A Justice Department rolling back civil rights by the day. Hatred and supremacy proudly marching in our streets. Bullets tearing through our classrooms, concerts, and congregations. Targeting our safest, sacred places, and that nagging, sinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs: This is not right. This is not who we are.

– Joe Kennedy

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

While I am disgusted by the action of the Israeli government in preventing Muslim people from doing their prayers in the Masjid Al-Aqsa, I am equally disgusted by any religious leader who does not take the chance (during) high unsettling times to calm their congregations.

– Hamza El-Nakhal

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Father Josiah Trenham said. The incident took place on April 12, some four months after a terror attack left 14 dead in nearby San Bernardino, and just over three months before a French priest was killed by ISIS-linked jihadists in his church. The events, whether far or near, underscore a grim new reality for pastors such as Father Josiah Trenham : Instead of offering sanctuary from evil, churches could in fact be attractive targets for terror. Many churches are now hiring self-defense instructors for classes or security guards that include off-duty police, said Ryan Mauro, a professor of Homeland Security at Liberty University and national security analyst for the Clarion Project. If you are an Islamist terrorist seeking self-glory, executing a priest will bring you more attention than executing an average civilian. While no lethal terror attacks have occurred inside a U.S. church to date, experts like Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, notes the threat tally is growing. I'm pretty sure there will be attacks in the future, until [ radical Islam is defeated ], we can expect Christians, including in the West, to rationally tighten security measures and try to protect themselves from attack. In February, Khial Abu-Rayyan, 21, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., was arrested after Khial Abu-Rayyan told an undercover The FBI agent Khial Abu-Rayyan was preparing to shoot up a major church near Khial Abu-Rayyan home on behalf of ISIS. A month earlier, the Rev. Roger Spradlin of Valley Baptist Church – one of the biggest congregations in Bakersfield, Calif. – told attendees that they had received a threat written in Arabic. Undercover officers were then placed during worship services.

– Jeff King

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Some congregations experiment with 'artificial insemination.' What do they do? They welcome... 'Yes come, come, come'. And then there are problems, no. We must be serious about who we take. We must clearly distinguish if it is a real vocation, and help it to grow.

– The Pope

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I look at my congregations instead of the TV screen, but when I heard this noise and members of the congregation moving towards the screen, I realized something was wrong, this was not what anybody could have ever imagined or wanted. Thankfully an engineer came to fix it and turn it off. It seems to be some kind of electronic accident.

– Lionel Fanthorpe

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The government cannot take a church’s property and give it to some other business in violation of the law, these churches, their congregations, and this neighborhood are not for sale.

– Hiram Sasser

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Indeed, the Founders mentioned the pagan authors in so many heartfelt speeches, pamphlets and letters that today's sweeping references to America's 'Christian' roots and 'Judeo-Christian heritage' ought to be amended. Maybe these terms should be reserved to explain the traditional religions and morality of individuals, families, congregations, small communitities. Politically, our notions of virtue and vice have had another genesis.

– Colin Campbell

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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