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🚨 UPDATED: CHURCH INCIDENTS IN U.S.A. 🚨 DATE RANGE: Between Jan 1 - Mar 21, 2025 At least 20 confirmed cases of surveillance, security threats, and attacks have been reported at churches nationwide. From megachurches to small congregations, no place of worship is immune.​ 📍 LOCATIONS AFFECTED: VA, CA, AZ, FL, OH, TX, IL, WA, TN, CT, WI, NY, KS​ 🔍 TACTICS USED: Photographing & video surveillance (Fairfax, Chicago, Rural OH, Spokane, Haymarket)​ Security probing & unauthorized access attempts (Miami, Nashville, Leesburg, Haymarket)​ Drone reconnaissance (Phoenix)​ Hidden cameras & inside surveillance (Tampa, Riverside)​ Extremist ties involved (SoCal - Taliban link, Nashville - neo-Nazi)​ Vandalism & arson attacks (Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Wichita)​ Direct threats & harassment (Houston)​USCCB+3Burns & Wilcox+3Chron+3 Physical assaults (Spokane)​ 🗓️ ALL CONFIRMED INCIDENTS (Sorted by Date): 📌Southern CA (Early Jan 2025): Taliban-linked suspect probed security—FBI involved.​ 📌Phoenix, AZ (Jan 6, 2025): Pastor arrested for secretly recording women in a church bathroom.​ 📌Haymarket, VA (Jan 12, 2025): 3 men filmed church interior, asked about security, fled in a dark SUV.​ 📌Fairfax, VA (Jan 15, 2025): Similar incident at two other churches (photographing).​ 📌Nashville, TN (Jan 20, 2025): Neo-Nazi disguised as a rabbi attempted unauthorized entry into a Jewish center.​ 📌Chicago, IL (Jan 22, 2025): Fake delivery worker sought security camera details.​ 📌Miami, FL (Jan 28, 2025): Fake maintenance workers tested exit vulnerabilities.​ 📌Phoenix, AZ (Feb 2, 2025): Drone spotted over church—operator fled.​ 📌Spokane, WA (Feb 4, 2025): Man attacked priest during service at Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes.​ 📌Rural OH (Feb 10, 2025): Car with out-of-state plates took photos of a church.​ 📌Houston, TX (Feb 15, 2025): Individuals circled a megachurch, asked about service schedules.​ 📌Brooklyn, NY (Feb 19, 2025): Church fire at Arca Cristiana, Bushwick; historic 100-year-old church destroyed.​ 📌Spokane, WA (Feb 20, 2025): Fake journalist took photos at youth event, fled.​ 📌Milwaukee, WI (Feb 21, 2025): Church vandalized & set on fire.​ 📌Enfield, CT (Mar 1, 2025): LED church sign stolen—security footage revealed theft.​ 📌Wichita, KS (Mar 15, 2025): St. Patrick's Catholic Church vandalized with Satanic message; suspect arrested.​ 📌Houston, TX (Mar 2025): Man charged for making terroristic threat, allegedly planning to release sarin gas at Lakewood Church.​ 📌Tampa, FL (Undated): Hidden video surveillance discovered inside church.​ 📌Riverside, CA (Undated): Multiple cases of unauthorized internal video surveillance.​ 📌Leesburg, VA (Undated): Attempted breach of a children’s religious school tied to a church.​ ⚠️ GROWING TRENDS: ✅More locations targeted: Churches of all sizes are at risk, from rural OH to urban NY.​ ✅Advanced technology used: Drones & hidden cameras increasingly detected.​ ✅Extremist group links emerging: Taliban, neo-Nazis among domestic & foreign actors.​ ✅Vandalism & arson incidents rising: Attacks escalating to property destruction and symbolic acts (e.g., Satanic messages).​ ✅Physical violence increasing: Direct assaults on clergy signal a new threat level. ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE: Church leaders & communities: Stay alert.​ If you see suspicious activity—drones, unfamiliar vehicles, probing questions—report it to local authorities.​ 🛑 IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. 🛡️ PROTECT YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP. #ChurchSecurity #AXChurchReport #SurveillanceAlert #ThreatAwareness @FBIDirectorKash @realDanbongino @DNIGabbard @joekent16jan19 @TPASarah @SouthernBapCon @UMChurch @iamepiscopalian @Presbyterian @ELCA @AG_USA @Ch_JesusChrist @Hillsong @lifechurch @ElevationChurch @NorthPoint @firstnorfolk @Saddleback @_SBTC