{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "It's funny to me when there's a killing at a place of worship and then other congregations post guards and people are like \"what...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/185561910763/", "html": "<p>It&rsquo;s funny to me when there&rsquo;s a killing at a place of worship and then other congregations post guards and people are like &ldquo;what is America <i>coming</i> to&rdquo;</p><p>b/c the early colonies had laws <i>requiring</i> people to go to church armed in case of attack, cause the rivalrous local tribes, who weren&rsquo;t idiots, realized &ldquo;everyone in the settlement gathers in a flammable building on a predictable schedule&rdquo; was a vulnerability</p><p>Taking your gun to church in case enemies show up to kill you is one of the oldest American traditions</p>"}