Every few months, more than 100 security volunteers at the Rock Church in Point Loma run through drills to prepare for a gunman attack, a kidnapping at the nursery or disorderly outsiders.
That church isn’t alone in fearing violence and vandalism.
Once deemed sacred sanctuaries off-limits to criminals, religious institutions are becoming vulnerable targets to shootings, thefts and protests because of their low-tech security and open environment.
Interesting point at the end, that the church’s opposition to same-sex marriage in CA led to hate mail and phone calls on the scale of 100 a day. This is the kind of thing that is rarely reported, whereas incidents of Christian homophobia are instantly flagged up in the media.