US warns of possible attacks on churches, holiday gatherings

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are warning Americans that Islamic State sympathizers are continuing to call for attacks on churches and other holiday gathering sites. The warning was issued after a publicly available list of U.S. churches was posted on a militants’ social media site.

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued the warning to law enforcement agencies nationwide Friday, just days after an attack at a Christmas market in Berlin. Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack in which a truck plowed into the holiday market, killing 12 people and injuring 56.

FBI spokesman Andrew Ames says the FBI is aware of the list of churches posted online and is investigating its credibility.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/12/23/us-warns-of-possible-attacks-on-churches-holiday-gatherings/

[hrmjustin]

1. Well if I am posting over the weekend you know they haven't killed me.

Trying to make light of it.

Actually a bit scary!

[christx30]

2. Makes sense that we'd get this warning too,

considering what happened to that Christmas festival in Germany.

[HassleCat]

3. These warnings are annoying.

Something could happen somewhere, at some time. Maybe. Or not. But be careful, and be sure to report anyone speaking Muslim or wearing a turban.

[Igel]

5. And it will.

Non-specific warnings like this aren't very useful.

But if they say nothing, if they ignore them, and something does happen then the warnings will be deemed by any partisans hostile to the government to have been adequate to stop a very specific event. "There was a warning, they should have done something to prevent it."

[Dan]

4. The dTrump

Administration is playing you. First they make you afraid, then they strip away your liberties.

Shit happens every day somewhere...that is life.

But, this administration in my opinion wants something to happen to justify what they plan to do anyway....first they make you afraid, then use any thing to justify a governmental action that rescinds your rights. And sadly, because you fell for the initial lie, you gladly give up your rights in the nation of being protected.

[philosslayer]

6. The Trump administration released this?

[Dan]

8. Nope

Pure speculation on my part.... sorry if I was not clear.

[Lurks Often]

13. News flash, it's still the Obama Adminstration!

Trump doesn't get sworn in until 1/20/2017

[C Moon]

7. Is this coming from Comey?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. Americans don't go to church.

[Achilleaze]

10. ?????

Put down that egg nog and back away slowly.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. Actually, if you examine it, turns out Americans don't really go to church....

They just say they do.

Someone a while back actually checked. They came up with a total capacity of all the seating in all the churches and found it wouldn't even hold 10% of the people who claim to attend church regularly.

Ask. Most can't tell you the name of their pastor. Most can't even tell you where their local church of their denomination is. Some don't even know their denomination, they just answer "Christian".

Mind you it's different in the land of the Mega-Church but even then you have 5,000 - 10,000 attending in cities of millions.

The last time most people can say they went to a church was for a wedding or a funeral.

[DK504]

12. Just think of it

If Orangolini gets his way he'll have the names of all the NOCs so he can fire those that will keep us safe.