Threats Against Religious Facilities and Adherents Highlight Importance of Religious Community Outreach
Houses of worship and other faith-based facilities will likely continue to be potential targets for terrorists and homegrown violent extremists (HVEs). Enhanced communication, coordination, and training among federal entities, state, local, tribal, and territorial first responder agencies, religious community groups, and private sector partners can improve security protocols, increase awareness of suspicious activity indicators, and ultimately improve the ability to detect, deter, and disrupt potential plots.
Faith-based travel includes a wide variety of activities -- from pilgrimages to service projects, from missionary work to faith-based tours. Millions of U.S. citizens participate safely in some type of religious travel every year. However, U.S. faith-based travelers, in addition to being aware of basic country conditions that impact all travelers, should know that in some countries it is a crime to conduct religious activities. You need to know the laws and conditions in the places you will be living and traveling.
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