Many churches have been locking their doors during services.
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (47759)
August 28, 2025 7:57pm CST
And no, not just since yesterday's Minneapolis shooting. I didn't realize it was even going on, but evidently in many churches now, it is.
As I have said before, I lived for a time in a small town in southern IL. My best friend is still there, as well as some cousins and other friends. My friend told me yesterday her church is locking the doors during any church services.They have been doing that for several months now and so have some other churches there. I asked the neighbor who attends a very large church not far from me and she said yes, the doors are all locked during services and have been for several months there as well.
From what information I can gather, they station people in their lobbies, etc. close to doors, to let late comers in. They all have cameras at their doors now. Some of the people don't like this idea, and some do.
What do you think? Will this keep people from going to a church or make them stay away? Will it help?
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@MarieCoyle (47759)
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16h
Yes, my friend said that her church did that. At least if they have some training, it would help IF (and we home it never does) anything ever happened.
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@BloggerDi (3118)
• United States
16h
The security cameras are a very good idea.
I'd probably feel more fearful in a church that kept its doors locked. It would be a constant reminder that evil people could harm or kill us at any moment.
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@MarieCoyle (47759)
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16h
When I first learned of this, I recalled the church scene in the movie, The Patriot. If you watched it, you know how that scene ended...horrific. It certainly instills fear, I agree.
@celticeagle (179061)
• Boise, Idaho
12m
This is too bad. What a world we live in now. A church should be open all the time but nowadays we have to be safe.
I have one church here in Boise that I used to visit occasionally. I am an atheist, so I don't go to church but, this church has a good energy and it is a lovely little church out in South Boise where I lived for a few years when I was a child. I would venture inside occasionally in my travels around the neighborhood. I visited it a few years ago and it was locked. It had never been locked before. It was rather sad.
@FourWalls (78235)
• United States
15h
I don’t think anything is going to keep people who want to go to church from going to church. And yes, there are security measures that one minister I watch online said you can’t begin to imagine in place. Sign of the times…but then you go back to the book of Acts and the believers were meeting in houses for fear of authorities. Now it’s others they’re in fear of.
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@wolfgirl569 (121531)
• Marion, Ohio
6h
I understand doing that. I don't think it will make a lot of difference in attendance.
@JudyEv (361946)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
Hopefully it will help people feel safer about attending church. Biut how awful that it has come to this. 
