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Texas churches weigh putting armed volunteers in the pews
By Texas Tribune — November 7, 2017
(Texas Tribune) — Gun regulation advocates worry that it can be difficult to determine who is the assailant during an attack when everyone has a gun.
Texas authorities: We won’t mention shooter’s name again
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 7, 2017
(AP) — 'We do not want to glorify him and what he has done,' the regional director of the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
3 things not to say after a gun massacre
By Lauren Markoe — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — We can permanently eliminate three overused and well-known linguistic phrases that prevent us from recognizing the grim reality, the brutal truth of gun violence in the United States.
Churches look to tighten security, even arm congregants, after Texas shooting
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — Across the country, many churches and other places of worship are considering security measures as mass shootings have become a tragically familiar narrative in the United States.
Gun massacres: Why aren’t more churches telling the truth?
By Lauren Markoe — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — The simple truth is that, while no law can prevent a specific mass shooting, commonsense measures can make them less likely overall. This is not debatable. Truth-telling churches should proclaim this loudest of all!
Atheists confronted possibility Texas shooter was one of their own
By Kimberly Winston — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — Often when a terrorist strikes in America, many Muslims say, "Please don't let it be a Muslim." After 26 people were killed at a Texas Baptist church, it was atheists hoping the gunman wasn't one of their own.
Police: Texas church attack stemmed from domestic situation
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 6, 2017
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The gunman who opened fire in a small Texas church, killing 26 people during worship services, sent threatening text messages to his mother-in-law before the attack, which appeared to stem from a domestic situation.
Shootings at US houses of worship in recent years
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 6, 2017
(AP) — A list of fatal shootings since 2012.
Mass shooting at Texas church prompts strong words from religious leaders
By Adelle M. Banks — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — As the nation reels from another mass shooting, religious leaders were quick to react to the latest tragedy.
Gov. Abbott suggests connection between gunman, Texas church
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 6, 2017
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — And a sheriff says the former in-laws of a man suspected of killing 26 people at a Texas church attended services there "from time to time."
Texas town revolves around church where shooting occurred
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 6, 2017
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The church regularly posts videos of its Sunday services on a YouTube channel, raising the possibility that the shooting was captured on video.
26 killed in church attack in Texas’ deadliest mass shooting
By Jim Vertuno — November 5, 2017
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Reports say the gunman walked into First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs and began firing, killing some of his victims, and that the shooter has been taken down.
Tennessee church suspect may have sought Charleston revenge
By Yonat Shimron — September 29, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — The note found in a suspect's car referenced revenge or retaliation for Dylann Roof, the white supremacist who killed nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church in 2015 and has since been sentenced to death.
Nashville church shooting: What happens when violence invades sacred spaces
By Holly Meyer — September 26, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — People are shot at churches every year across America. There aren’t any official government statistics on the subject, but some researchers have attempted to quantify it.
Officials: 1 dead, 7 victims hurt in church shooting
By Kristin Hall — September 24, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A masked gunman entered a church in Tennessee on Sunday and opened fire, killing at least one person and injuring seven others before apparently shooting himself, an official said.