[deport]

But at other times in the week, doors may be locked tight, windows latched and grounds and hallways patrolled by burly uniformed guards.

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I’m not sure this is all that untypical of many other places..... People used to leave their homes unlocked, windows open, etc but you can’t do that anymore and expect not to see stuff missing or vandalized. So I’m not sure what the story is trying to point out that is specific to downtown Houston.

[Tall_Texan]

I used to belong to a small little church that was one of the first churches built in LaMarque and they had a small vestibule before entering the actual sanctuary. Some days I would go by even when the sanctuary was all locked up and pray in the vestibule. Then one day the vestibule was vandalized. After that, everything stayed locked up.

I think there will always be God-haters who seek to burn and vandalize churches. In this era of legal liabilities and high insurance rates, church buildings simply can’t be as open as they historically have been - which is a sad reflection on our wayward society.