Reply #14: Having never been to Israel, I have never seen armed guards at a religious service,

[nealmhughes]

except for the Pope's Swiss Guards, and he is a head of state, and they are a relic of the Papal States.

Can one just imagine, "Open battle broke out in the streets of New York as the 11th Batallion of the 10 am Sunday Service Brigade of the St. Mark's Army faced off with the 12th Batallion of the same militia. Reinforcements were soon rushed in from both sides, and it is believed that St. Luke's is soon to reinforce the 12th Batallion. Reasons were sketchy at best as to the roots of the fighting, but is believed to stem from a church organist appointment."