Helping Churches Feel Safe

Editor’s note: This article is Reposted from FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, November 2022, and is written with law enforcement readers in mind. It is reproduced here because much of the information is also of use to church leaders evaluating their security arrangements.

By Royce Stephens

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FBI Raids Mar-a-Lago: What Does it Mean?

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“What does it all mean? How does a federal investigation of a senior official work, and what happens next? Plus: some possible theories and explanations that might shed some light on the events of yesterday.” - The Dispatch Podcast

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The FBI’s William Gawthrop told his audience that the fight against al-Qaida is a “waste,” compared to the threat presented by the ideology of Islam itself.

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FBI Trainer Says Forget ‘Irrelevant’ al-Qaida, Target Islam “ ‘The best strategy for undermining militants,’ Gawthrop suggested, ‘is to go after Islam itself. To undermine the validity of key Islamic scriptures and key Muslim leaders.’” “’If you remember Star Wars, that ventilation shaft that goes down to into the depths of the Death Star, they shot a torpedo down there.

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