Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 20 March 2024

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.

Guest Blog Posts – Another Great Way to Contribute to FB-ISAO’s Mission

In a community of force multipliers, not everyone contributes the same way, so we’ve come up with yet another way for community members to be force multipliers – guest blog posts! Please feel free to share this announcement within your networks and let’s build up this community of force multipliers together!

The mission of The Faith-Based Information Sharing & Analysis Organization (FB-ISAO) Is to provide members with information, analysis, and capabilities to help reduce risk while enhancing preparedness, security, and resilience. We are an all-faiths and all-hazards information sharing organization. With that mission in mind, please consider writing a blog post that aligns with that mission. The benefit to you? Contribute your knowledge and expertise to further the community’s ability to practice their faith securely.

Go here for submission details.

Where to Submit Your Idea

Ready to share? While we can’t guarantee we’ll be able to publish your post, even if it meets our editorial guidelines, we look forward to receiving your submission. Please submit your blog post to info@faithbased-isao.org. If your submission meets our editorial guidelines and aligns with our mission, we will respond to let you know your post has been selected and we will work with you on any needed edits.

Justice Department Hosts Forum and Sends Letter to Local Officials to Reinforce Federal Civil Rights Protections for Religious Land Use

The Justice Department’s Office of Public Affairs posted that they hosted a forum in California on 19 March. The forum was “on the department’s continued efforts to combat religious discrimination and promote religious liberty through enforcement of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). RLUIPA is a federal law that protects people and religious institutions from discriminatory and overly burdensome land use regulations. The division also issued a letter to state, county and municipal leaders throughout the country to remind them of their obligations under RLUIPA.”

Analyst Comments:

Any Faith-Based Organization that believes they have been subjected to religious discrimination in land use or zoning decisions should consider contacting the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

From the Justice Department post:

Individuals who believe they have been subjected to religious discrimination in land use or zoning decisions may file a complaint with the U.S Attorney’s Office at www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/civil-division/civil-rights-section or call the U.S. Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Section at (213) 894-2879. Individuals may also contact the Civil Rights Division Housing and Civil Enforcement Section at (833) 591-0291 or submit a complaint through the complaint portal. 

Nerd Out EP 46. Be Curious – Dave going solo!

The Gate 15 Nerd Out! Security Panel Discussion, moderated by Dave Pounder, focuses on physical security topics including terrorism, extremism, hostile events, and other pertinent topics.

In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave is solo and integrating his love for Ted Lasso into the security world. Challenging everyone to be curious, Dave evaluates the famous dart game in Ted Lasso (season 1) and calls out three points for individuals and organizations to be focused on as we evaluate threats. Whether it be the terrorist or extremist threat, or MDM, Dave reminds everyone to be mindful in their security preparedness planning.

Information on other Gate 15 podcasts can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).