The two stone churches near the foot of Broadway, in the shadow of the World Trade Center, have seen fire and calamity and the sweep of American history, and through it all have kept their doors wide open.<\/p>\n
But in a sign of the times, Trinity Church and St. Paul\u2019s Chapel both installed metal detectors this month. Visitors on their way to see Alexander Hamilton\u2019s tomb in Trinity\u2019s historic graveyard, or who want to sit in the pews at St. Paul\u2019s where George Washington prayed and dust-covered rescue workers rested after 9\/11 attacks, now have to pass through airport-style security checkpoints.<\/p>\n
The metal detectors, installed March 1, will be there \u201cuntil this world becomes a safer place,\u201d said Trinity\u2019s vicar, the Rev. Phillip Jackson.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n (AP) Churches that survived 9\/11 give in, install metal detectors 2\/2 https:\/\/t.co\/BaOuYk6vay<\/a> #religion<\/a> #urbanlife<\/a> #usa<\/a> #NYC<\/a> #september11<\/a> #security<\/a> #stewardship<\/a><\/p>\n — Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) March 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n