Are Churches "Safe to Tell" Places

In the past few months there has been a great reporting of students who have made threats against their schools by students.  Look how many people were aware and identified the killer in Florida before the dust cleared.  Because they knew through social media and personal testimony that this killer was not mentally healthy but failed to say anything to anyone.  There are safe avenues for our students to report suspected behavior and as a result violent attacks have been stopped.

SO, WHAT ABOUT THE CHURCHES……

A domestic dispute that happened this last weekend prompted me to ask the question about a church being a safe place to tell.  In the incident this weekend people were aware that there was and had been issues but it appears that the church did not have any response to be able to help protect the victim.  This was also the case in Southerland Springs, TX.  According to statistics by my friend Carl Chinn, since 1999 there have been 207 DEADLY FORCE INCIDENTS AT FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED AS DOMESTIC SPILLOVER.  These incidents are ranked number two behind robbery.  One major difference is that Domestic Spillover is identifiable and has a greater chance of prevention. 

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