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March 31, 2016

Sen. Tindell: “The self-defense of these churches is a God-given right”

‘A God-given right’: Mississippi Senate votes to allow armed security in church Armed with a sheathed sword and scripture, Mississippi Sen. Hillman Frazier (D) scolded his colleagues on Tuesday morning. Supporters of the Mississippi Church Protection Act, which lets places of worship appoint members to serve as armed security for congregants, were using religion as…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 31, 2016

SALTER: Have faith in God to keep us safe, not Church Protection Act

Sid Salter: We have to have faith in God to keep us safe I suppose that’s a personal thing. I certainly don’t have the market cornered on right and wrong on this or any other topic. But to me, it’s one thing to be prepared to protect innocent people while they sleep alone or in…