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Texas churches weigh putting armed volunteers in the pews
By Texas Tribune — November 7, 2017
(Texas Tribune) — Gun regulation advocates worry that it can be difficult to determine who is the assailant during an attack when everyone has a gun.
Texas authorities: We won’t mention shooter’s name again
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 7, 2017
(AP) — 'We do not want to glorify him and what he has done,' the regional director of the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
3 things not to say after a gun massacre
By Lauren Markoe — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — We can permanently eliminate three overused and well-known linguistic phrases that prevent us from recognizing the grim reality, the brutal truth of gun violence in the United States.
Churches look to tighten security, even arm congregants, after Texas shooting
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — Across the country, many churches and other places of worship are considering security measures as mass shootings have become a tragically familiar narrative in the United States.
Gun massacres: Why aren’t more churches telling the truth?
By Lauren Markoe — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — The simple truth is that, while no law can prevent a specific mass shooting, commonsense measures can make them less likely overall. This is not debatable. Truth-telling churches should proclaim this loudest of all!
Atheists confronted possibility Texas shooter was one of their own
By Kimberly Winston — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — Often when a terrorist strikes in America, many Muslims say, "Please don't let it be a Muslim." After 26 people were killed at a Texas Baptist church, it was atheists hoping the gunman wasn't one of their own.
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