Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 26 June 2023

Faith-Based Security Headlines

These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against, and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

A Year After the End of Roe V. Wade, How Much Has Really Changed?

Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court officially overturning Roe v. Wade and returned the issue of abortion law to the states.

Analyst Comment:

As Reuters reports, the anniversary brought out activists on both sides. After the leaks about last year’s ruling, there was an increase in attacks on Faith-Based Organizations.  Due to the anniversary of the Dobbs Ruling, Faith-Based Organizations may see new attacks and would do well to increase prevention and protection methods.

FB-ISAO Partnered with Patrick Henry College’s Strategic Intelligence Program and released a report in April. The Alliance focuses on analytical reporting on Hostile Events, related to the Dobbs Ruling, that targeted Faith-Based Organizations.

FB-ISAO Partners with Patrick Henry College’s Strategic Intelligence Program – FB-ISAO (faithbased-isao.org)

Man dies after shooting in Meridian church parking lot (wdam.com)

A person was shot in a Mississippi church parking lot while allegedly trying to rob an off-duty law enforcement officer, who had his family with him. The alleged robber died at a local hospital.

Also, Fox 5 Atlanta reports an 18-year-old was found shot to death in the parking lot of a Georgia church.

WSB TV reports an antisemitic rally was held outside a Georgia synagogue. Cobb County police were there and called the protest peaceful, even as protesters and people who live in the neighborhood came toe to toe shouting in each other’s faces. “This was the most frightening thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” said Chabad of Cobb County member Stewart Levy.

ABC 24 reports that police are asking for the public’s help identifying the suspects caught on camera as they were breaking into cars and stealing one at a Tennessee church.

Analyst Comment:

Regardless of the threat, Faith-Based Organizations are reminded that a layered approach to security includes securing the parking lot.

Refer to:

Mitigating Attacks on Houses of Worship – Security Guide (cisa.gov)

Protecting Places of Worship: Six Steps to Enhance Security Against Targeted Violence (cisa.gov)

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More Faith-Based Stories

• FBI: UP man accused of planning synagogue attack had guns, Nazi flag

• Annapolis church vandalized, left with $100K in damages

• Fire rips through Orlando church overnight

• String of antisemitic statements flood Walnut Creek council meetings during virtual public comment

• Massachusetts Police respond to pro-LGBTq+ graffiti vandalism at local church

• ANTISEMITIC ‘GDL’ FLYERS FOUND IN SEVERAL PENNSYLVANIA TOWNS 

• Upstate N.Y. church offers safe haven for LGBTQ+ community

• Jewish cemetery vandalized in suburbs to be rededicated

• Satanic Temple activist sparks outrage over demonic — and fake — Hobby Lobby merchandise

• Church camper secretly took pictures, videos of kids in bathroom, Oklahoma cops say

• Former West Penn Twp. pastor charged with indecent assault of three girls from 2007-12

• Wisconsin: Former Plover youth minister pleads guilty to sexual assault of child

• The 10 most dangerous nations for Christian Missionaries

• Inside the Black church fighting for reparations from California

• Jewish Federation launches new online form for reporting threats

• Increasing targeted killings of Sikhs: Alarming trend in Pakistan

• Nigerian Police Warn of Possible Terror Attacks During Eid Celebrations

• Why are mosques being demolished in Ethiopia?

• Worldwide: Christian persecution ‘at near genocide levels’

• Antisemitic incident report: June 17-23 – JNS.org

• Protesters interrupt Enfield church’s Pride sermon; no charges filed

• Cyprus thwarts Iranian attack targeting Jews and Israelis — reports

• NATO-led peacekeepers guard medieval monastery in Kosovo

• Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measures

• As Hurricane Season Nears, Florida Diocese Struggles With Insurance Rate Spikes

• Its promised land drying, Mormon Church works to save the Great Salt Lake

Select All-Hazards Stories

• The Gate 15 Interview: Chris Anderson, Lumen Technologies on ‘working hard, trying to make a difference,’ the wild west days of DHS, private-public partnership, the glory of coffee, and more!

• U.S. Attorney, FBI Raise Awareness on Importance of Reporting Hate Crimes

• Driver accused of parking car full of explosives at Detroit gas station, lighting it on fire (twice)

• FBI Investigating Mail with ‘Unknown White Powder’ Sent to Tennessee Republicans

• Accused Club Q Shooter Expected to Face More Than 300 Charges in Court

• Feds catch more than 460 known, suspected terrorists in nine months, most at northern border

• Counterterrorism Experts Single Out West Africa as Global Terrorism Hotspot

• Numerous Dept of State travel advisory updates

• Questions Swirl on Russia Truce as Leaders Stay Silent

• Defense chief reappears, Kremlin media suggest Prigozhin could yet face charges

• ODNI RELEASES REPORT ON THE POTENTIAL LINKS BETWEEN THE WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND THE ORIGIN OF COVID-19

• Radiological Dispersion Devices: Understanding the Threat and Mitigating the Consequences

• An upcoming 5G deadline could cause airline delays starting July 1st

• Justice Department Announces Charges Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests of Executives in Fentanyl Manufacturing

• Stormy Weather Shifts to the Mid-Atlantic; Dangerous Heat Persists in the South. NWS

• Unmasking Pig-Butchering Scams and Protecting Your Financial Future

• CDC: Protect Against Measles Before Summer Travel

• A basic risk assessment and management method

• Vulnerability Summary for the Week of June 12, 2023Beta Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex

• Misinformation Monitor: June 2023

• Cyber security risk management framework

• Tracking AI-enabled Misinformation: 217 ‘Unreliable AI-Generated News’ Websites (and Counting), Plus the Top False Narratives Generated by Artificial Intelligence Tools

• Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

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