No One Should Fear Violence in a House of Worship. Ohio Is Leading the Way.

This article originally appeared in The Daily Signal on March 9, 2026.

Across the country, churches are becoming targets. When people disrupt worship and nothing happens, when there are no meaningful changes or follow through, it tells the next group of agitators they can do it again. Ohio can change that by treating intimidation inside a sanctuary like what it is: unacceptable.

"It takes an act of Congress” is an old American saying used when something feels nearly impossible. Unfortunately, that phrase is starting to apply to something that should never be difficult at all: ensuring peace and security inside houses of worship.

Ohio State Reps. Tex Fischer and Jonathan Newman recently introduced House Bill 662, a proposal aimed at deterring intentional disruptions of religious worship. The goal is sound and urgent. Every American should be able to worship without fear, whether in a church, synagogue, mosque, or temple.

Read full op-ed in The Daily Signal