Big-city bishop robbed during livestreamed sermon

Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Christopher Rodriguez reads a bible at Naval Weapons Station Earle chapel in Colts Neck, New Jersey, on March 10, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Diana Quinlan)

(THE BLAZE) -- A New York City clergyman says that pastors should be allowed to carry guns after he and his wife were robbed at gunpoint during a livestreamed church service Sunday, when thieves reportedly stole more than $400,000 in jewelry.

Bishop Lamor Whitehead was delivering a sermon at the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries church in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn when three armed men burst into the church around 11:15 a.m., NBC News reported.

The thieves "displayed firearms and demanded property" from the 44-year-old bishop and his wife, 38, police said.

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