Alabama may allow church to form own police force

If this law was strictly to authorize religious affiliated schools to have private security on school grounds during school hours and school events without jeopardizing the status of the attached church compound, that is one thing. But to suggest authorizing a police force for the church and church services as well is a step too far in my opinion. Yes it is a sad commentary that any member of a church feels the need for armed protection to attend a service.

Yeah i would be surprised at the number of churches have armed churchgoers but we're talking about hired armed guards and not private citizens concealed carry.

I said official as well. I'm confident that there are many churches that have hired armed guards already.

As my grandmother would say, "if you can't put your trust in God to watch over you then you need to pray more". She was an old fashion Baptist that believe we can't control everything that happens.

I disagree. What I do believe is that there is something seriously wrong with NEEDING armed guard at a church ... or a school ... or a mall ... or in or at a fair number of other places where in times past, we felt relatively safe without special protection. In short, my problem is not with the megachurch wanting to protect itself but with the state of a world in which it feels it HAS to protect itself.