Ol Paranoid Dave says to harden your surroundings add some shotguns in the choir loft get the older kids and the ladies ruger 10/22's and 25 round mags light easy to shoot and 5 to 700 rounds of .22 would be rough to get through along with sidearms and spare mags. We all saw a tranny murder 6 innocents at a Christian school so if this is a dry run have enough to send her and her kind on the magic carpet ride to Allah.

I don’t see anything wrong with y’all having suspicions about her. Those actions to me warrant suspicion in my opinion. I’d definitely have a plan in place, but at the same time not overreact if she comes back.

the ear muffs were to protect her hearing when the suicide vest went off.


I laughed too hard at this

I’d have a watchout, outside too.. once they get in it could be too late

Texas, it was the cheap black shooter muffs you buy at Walmart. Very well could have been audio sensory issue, but we only sang two songs and we only have a piano. I just want to say overreaction, but I just can’t get this one off my mind.

Put the muffs on before she activated her suicide vest. When it malfunctioned she got the heck outta there!

or a trial run for easter sunday

Why the heck would it matter if she put ear muffs on before she blew herself up if that is the ultimate plan?! I don't understand that at all. I don't think that protecting one's hearing when they will be blown to bits makes any sense.

Chaser if your this worked up over it then they is something to it we have Spidey senses for a reason

Yep, because the last thing you want to happen before you blow your self up, is to have your ears ringing from the explosion.

It might be prudent to configure your doors so there is only one open entrance to the church since it will be Easter Sunday. All portals should be an exit option. This makes sense to me in general anyway, though. It makes it easier for whomever is on over watch duty to lay eyes on everyone entering the building.

Thats not a serious question. a covid mask is not a garment worn to worship a false god. I don't think Idols or pentagrams belong in church either. some folks don't have respect for God's house, I recall a true story about Jesus make a whip out of leather and overturning the tables of those cheating people in Gods house pretty sure he didn't fellowship with them. anyhow I think it's okay to protect God's house.

This right here.

Some say trust but verify. Myself, I like to verify first well before any trust happens.

In todays world, I would not trust any stranger. Especially one dressed like her and how distant she was acting. If she has good intentions than she should have approached an usher and told them so. Do y'all think if a white guy with a shaved head and tattoos dressed in jeans, combat boots, wife beater with a sleeveless leather vest went into a black church and acted like she did, that the congregation wouldn't be so welcoming after what Dylan Roof did? So after what radical muslim fanatics have done in our country and abroad to Americans, damn right I wouldn't trust her. My first reaction is you are a radical and hate Christianity. Change my mind is on you.

I would post signage saying security guards on premises. Don’t be a soft target.
Sad State we’re living in

Y'all waited entirely too long to address the situation. Any kind of prepared attacker could have wiped y'all out. Witness to the lost soul AFTER you remove and secure the person; preferably away from the congregation.

Odd encounter for sure.

Did anyone greet her at the door, shake her hand, introduce their self and tell her they were glad to have her visit today?

Done right, you can learn a lot about someone with a brief introduction while making them feel welcome at the same time.

A designator greeter outside the door can double as security while making folks feel welcome at the same time.

Unfortunately you can’t be too careful these days.

Our church has a large security camera network and someone is watching the screens at all times when we have a service. We also have a group of men who all wear matching pullovers designated as the “Security” team. They all have radios and none of them are officially armed

A middle eastern woman will have a hard time talking with a man. It would be better to have some of the ladies in your church talk with her and invite her to sit with them.

Yes sir!