[Harmless Teddy Bear]

How does an attacker get through a locked door w/o alerting a security team who then respond to any threat for which they’ve been trained, active shooter scenario included.

With an SUV.

It’s not an open meeting, it’s a meeting on private property where all are welcome

Contradiction.

It can not be a closed meeting where all are welcome.

Are you new to this topic?

No. I have worshiped in churches where you could see the sky though the bullet holes in the roof. The doors were not only not locked they were kept open through out the service.

Churches that lock their doors and "size up unfamiliar people" is not the kind of church I would be happy attending.

It is also a church that would soon be dead in spirit. We have enough of those already.

[PeteePie]

Ted,your argument is not cogent whatsoever. An SUV? Seriously. If I go there then what’ll you counter with, a tank?
That you wouldn’t worship at a church that maintains vigilance for the safety of its members shows you have no mindset for church security in the reality of the world we live in today. Fact is that if the church in TX had simply locked their doors, the mortality rate would not have been as high. Hoping for the best and planning for the worst is part of the sense God gave us. That bit where Jesus says to be gentle as doves and wise as serpents is something you should look into, guy. Or you can continue to be Harmless and be harmed.