(Valley Baptist Church)"Undercover officers were then placed during worship services,” Valley Baptist spokesman Dave Kalahar said. Related Image Expand / Contract The murder of French Priest Jacques Hamel on July 26 showed terrorists could target Christian churches. Similar graffiti was found that same night at nearby Lakeview Church of Christ and East Columbus Christian Church. "Many churches are now hiring self-defense instructors for classes or security guards that include off-duty police," said Ryan Mauro, a professor of Homeland Security at Liberty University and national security analyst for the Clarion Project. In San Diego's Iraqi-Christian community, known as Chaldeans, many local churches have had to dip into their collection baskets to hire security.

Source: Fox News August 08, 2016 20:12 UTC