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.
Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals
The Conversation followed up a 2020 royal commission report on the 2018 Christchurch mosque attacks.
The Conversation’s research reveals that the perpetrator “For at least four years, then, (perpetrator’s name omitted) contemplated and planned on killing people in a location of emotional importance such as a school or place of worship.”
Analyst Comments:
Perpetrators of Hostile Events do not “snap”. There are many signs and indicators of a possible attack. Recognizing these indicators and signs may prevent an attack.
In September of 2023, NBC 4 Washington reported how a possible shooting at a Northern Virginia church was stopped because someone reported troubling online posts.
Gate 15’s White Paper: The Hostile Event Attack Cycle (HEAC) by Dave Pounder provides a detailed explanation of the attack cycle. Faith-Based Organizations should consider familiarizing themselves with indicators and signs of a possible attack to prevent or defend against an attack.
PDF: HEAC-Series_2021
Follow Up Articles to Yesterday’s Highlighted FRC Report:
- Report: Attacks on American Churches More than Double in One Year
- Church attacks up 800% over 6 years
Follow Up Articles to Tuesday’s Highlighted Church-Fire Incidents:
- 2 more arrested for alleged arson of Minden church
- Canada: Abandoned north Edmonton church about to be renovated destroyed in fire
- Tunisian Police Arrest Five Suspects Tied to Synagogue Firebombing
- Elevated Fire Weather in Texas National Weather Service
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VA: Police: Homeless man charged after threat to bomb Vienna church
ADL Tracks Sharp Decline in Extremist-Related Murders in 2023
FBI: Seeking Victim Information in 2×2 Investigation and FBI launches probe into church investigated by BBC and FBI Investigating an Insular, Nameless Religious Group Undergoing Sexual Abuse Reckoning
Texas: Roman Catholic priest faces child sexual abuse and trafficking charges
Gab’s Racist AI Chatbots Have Been Instructed to Deny the Holocaust
Rights Group Says Number Of Christians Arrested In Iran On The Rise
‘There’s a war going on’: L.A. anti-Scientology protests bring arrests, attack allegations
“Ladies and girls kissing” shock as mega-church leader falls victim to cyber intruder!
Former nuns call on pope to launch inquiry into priest they say sexually abused them
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CA: Pro-Hamas vandalism at Lake Merritt investigated as hate crime
Russia denies US access to American-Russian former ballerina accused of treason
Houthi Attacks on International Shipping
German police arrest suspect after Wuppertal school attack
US congressional delegation starts Taiwan visit amid heightened cross-strait tensions
Calendar of Resistance for Palestine 2024
Tracking Late Week Front to Cross the Eastern U.S.; Elevated Fire Weather in Texas National Weather Service
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COVID vaccine mandates may have had unintended consequences, researchers say
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