Global Attacks on Houses of Worship Reveal Urgent Need for America-First Security Measures

Every week, millions of Americans and people around the world seek refuge and peace within their places of worship. Yet, increasing attacks—from synagogues in Manchester and Pittsburgh, to churches across the U.S., to mosques from New Zealand to Egypt—have shattered that sanctuary, exposing a global surge in targeted violence that places the freedom to worship under direct threat. How Safe Are Our Sacred Spaces in a World Growing More Divided? The Oct. 2 attack on a Manchester synagogue, carried out by an ISIS supporter, was not an isolated incident—it was part of a troubling pattern that demands urgent American attention....