{"id":2492203,"date":"2025-09-28T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-decry-violence-targeting-places-of-worship-after-michigan-church-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T17:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:38:37","slug":"officials-decry-violence-targeting-places-of-worship-after-michigan-church-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-decry-violence-targeting-places-of-worship-after-michigan-church-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials decry violence targeting places of worship after Michigan church attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fofficials-decry-violence-targeting-places-of-worship-after-michigan-church-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2492203&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-shot-kindergartners-revealed-as-one-of-liberals-favorite-people\/\" title=\"Man Who Shot Kindergartners Revealed as One of Liberals&#039; Favorite People\">teh article reports<\/a> on a violent shooting that occurred at a mormon church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) in Grand Blanc,Michigan. A 40-year-old man drove into the church&#8217;s front doors and than opened fire on people attending a service, resulting in ten victims hospitalized and two deaths. This attack marks another tragic instance of violence targeting places of worship in the United States, following a recent shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan and national lawmakers condemned the attack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-house-democrat-donald-payne-jr-dies-at-65\/\" title=\"Democratic ...resentative Donald Payne Jr. of New Jersey Passes Away at 65\">expressing deep sorrow<\/a> and concern over the rising violence aimed at religious communities. Various officials, including Rep. Bill Huizenga, Sen. Gary Peters, Rep. rashida Tlaib, Gov. Gretchen whitmer, Gov. Greg Abbott, and Sen. Amy klobuchar,issued statements condemning the violence and calling for urgent action to end gun violence and protect places of worship. gov. Abbott announced the formation of task forces to enhance security at religious sites.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting occurred shortly after the death of Russell M. Nelson, the 101-year-old president of the LDS Church, and just days before the church&#8217;s large annual general conference. Former President Donald Trump also released a statement honoring Nelson&#8217;s life and service.<\/p>\n<p>the article highlights widespread grief, calls for better protection of faith communities, and a continuing national conversation about the urgent need to address gun violence in the United States. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Officials decry violence targeting places of worship after Michigan church attack<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2256745\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Lawmakers across Michigan and the United States have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3828037\/trump-michigan-mormon-church-shooting-targeted-attack-christians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">condemned the shooting<\/a> at a Mormon church on Sunday, the latest attack against religion in the country.<\/p>\n<p>A 40-year-old male suspect drove his vehicle into the front doors of the Church of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, then left his vehicle and opened fire on service attendees. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3827949\/multiple-victims-active-shooter-michigan-mormon-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ten victims have been hospitalized so far<\/a> from the shooting and fire at the church, two of whom have died.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3828039\/nyc-mayor-race-down-to-three-candidates\/\">NYC mayor race down to three candidates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3827991\/netanyahu-lavishes-trump-praise-white-house-visit-gaza-peace-plan\/\">Netanyahu lavishes Trump with praise ahead of White House visit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3828054\/houston-baseball-shooters-immigration-applications-approved-under-biden\/\">Two Houston area baseball shooters&rsquo; immigration applications approved under Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The shooting comes just over a month after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3786430\/minneapolis-church-shooter-expressed-hate-every-group-imaginable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a shooter targeted Annunciation Catholic Church<\/a> in Minneapolis, Minnesota.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An absolute tragic situation happened today here in Michigan. It is deeply disturbing that we continue to see places of worship become targets of violence. My prayers go out to the parishioners and families impacted by the horrific shooting in Grand Blanc Township,&rdquo; Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) said on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An absolute tragic situation happened today here in Michigan. It is deeply disturbing that we continue to see places of worship become targets of violence. My prayers go out to the parishioners and families impacted by the horrific shooting in Grand Blanc Township.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Bill Huizenga (@RepHuizenga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepHuizenga\/status\/1972360340118876342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Violence targeting people peacefully gathering to practice their faith is completely unacceptable. I&rsquo;m thankful for the law enforcement and first responders who were immediately on the scene, and I&rsquo;m continuing to follow this situation closely. My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones, and the entire community during this difficult time,&rdquo; Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My statement on the horrible attack in Grand Blanc Township this morning: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZVIH9C46Ro\">pic.twitter.com\/ZVIH9C46Ro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Gary Peters (@SenGaryPeters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenGaryPeters\/status\/1972367535346757951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;No one should have to face such horrific violence, especially in a place of worship. My heart goes out to the loved ones of the victims and those fighting for their lives in the hospital. I&rsquo;m praying for the entire Grand Blanc community. We must move with urgency to end gun violence in our country,&rdquo; Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one should have to face such horrific violence, especially in a place of worship. My heart goes out to the loved ones of the victims and those fighting for their lives in the hospital. I&rsquo;m praying for the entire Grand Blanc community. We must move with urgency to end gun&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iQ0kPlm4j0\">https:\/\/t.co\/iQ0kPlm4j0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRashida\/status\/1972376098215223521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;My heart is breaking for the Grand Blanc community. Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable. I am grateful to the first responders who took action quickly. We will continue to monitor this situation and hold the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Grand Blanc close,&rdquo; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) said on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHuiESNLCL\">pic.twitter.com\/oHuiESNLCL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovWhitmer\/status\/1972333355380384170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The escalation of violent attacks against people and places of faith is heinous and must end. I have directed the Texas Dept. of Public Safety to form task forces with federal and local law enforcement to better safeguard our places of worship. The fundamental principle that thou shall not kill must be strongly reaffirmed as a core tenet of our society and must be aggressively enforced by law enforcement,&rdquo; Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The escalation of violent attacks against people and places of faith is heinous and must end.<\/p>\n<p>I have directed the Texas Dept. of Public Safety to form task forces with federal and local law enforcement to better safeguard our places of worship.<\/p>\n<p>The fundamental principle that&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GoIFDKLcKJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/GoIFDKLcKJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1972363947106779601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Another horrific shooting at a church right after we lost the children in Minnesota. A place of worship should be a refuge, not a site of violence and fear. My heart is with the victims, their families, and all those impacted. We must end this cycle of senseless gun violence,&rdquo; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another horrific shooting at a church right after we lost the children in Minnesota. A place of worship should be a refuge, not a site of violence and fear. My heart is with the victims, their families, and all those impacted. We must end this cycle of senseless gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amyklobuchar\/status\/1972385864610378037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People gather at a reunification area at the Trillium Theater after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-custody-following-alleged-mass-shooting-at-minnesota-urgent-care-clinic\/\" title=\"Suspect In Custody Following Alleged Mass ... At Minnesota ... Care Clinic\">active shooter incident<\/a> and fire at the Church of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Lukas Katilius\/The Flint Journal via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The shooting follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3827840\/leader-lds-church-mormon-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the death of Russell M. Nelson<\/a>, the oldest president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on Saturday at the age of 101. The LDS Church is also a week away from its general conference, a worldwide event during which church leaders speak to 17 million members.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3827071\/charlie-kirk-church-attendance-religious-revival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WE ARE NOT OK, BUT THERE IS HOPE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3827994\/trump-speak-meeting-generals-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> commended Nelson for being &ldquo;sharp and engaged in service up until the end&rdquo; in a statement on Truth Social.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our hearts and prayers are with his incredible wife, Wendy, his 10 children, 57 grandchildren, and more than 167 great-grandchildren, as well as Members of the Church all over our Country. Russell had a remarkable life, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pioneering life-saving heart surgery techniques<\/a> and, of course, his ministry of many decades. He was a physician, literally and spiritually, and will be greatly missed!&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials condemn violence targeting places of worship after Michigan church attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2492204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25271714316798.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55784,32329,3699],"class_list":["post-2492203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-church-attack","tag-places-of-worship","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25271714316798.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492203"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492207,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492203\/revisions\/2492207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}