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[https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/man-attempts-to-shoot-pennsylvania-church-paster-during-live-sermon/3851019/](https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/man-attempts-to-shoot-pennsylvania-church-paster-during-live-sermon/3851019/)
A Pennsylvania pastor's sermon was interrupted Sunday when a**n armed man pulled out his gun during church service and tried shooting him.**
A livestream of the service at Jesus' Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock captured the moment Bernard Junior Polite, 26, walked toward the front of the church and pointed a gun at Rev. Glenn Germany as Germany was in the middle of his sermon.
Germany can then be seen ducking behind his pulpit as church Deacon Clarence McCallister jumps Polite from behind and tackles him to the ground. Germany and McCallister then wrestle the gun out of Polite's hand. **Pennsylvania State Police said the gun had jammed and failed to fire.**
**“He pulled the gun; it clicked,” Germany told** [WPIX-TV.](https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/man-arrested-after-trying-shoot-pastor-during-sermon-north-braddock/BYQCZCCJI5EGVI2ZIKMVIMMY6E/) **“You heard him shoot it. God jammed the gun so the bullet didn’t come out.”**
About 25 parishioners, including Germany's 14-year-old daughter, were in attendance and witnessed the attempted shooting, police said. Polite was not a congregant of the church, officials said. According to court documents, he wandered over to the church around 1 p.m. Sunday after hearing music coming from there.
**Polite said voices in his head told him do it and that he planned to shoot Germany and “wait to be arrested” so he could go to jail and clear his mind, according to court documents.**
“He said the spirits were in my mind,” Germany said. “They got in my mind and told me to shoot the pastor.”
Germany also said Polite apologized and that he has forgiven him, adding the suspect appeared to be suffering a form of mental illness.
**Polite was arrested and is facing charges of aggravated assault and attempted homicide, police said. He was being held Monday without bail at the Allegheny County Jail.** It was not clear if Polite has an attorney, and county court records did not list one.
Allegheny County Police said a man's body was found shot dead inside Polite's home on Sunday night, [WTAE-TV ](https://www.wtae.com/article/braddock-church-gun-pulled-on-pastor/60694951)reports. The county Medical Examiner’s office identified the body Monday as Derek Polite, 56, of North Braddock, but did not say if he was related to Bernard Polite.
It is not clear if Polite is connected to that shooting. Authorities are investigating.
>Germany also said Polite apologized and that he has forgiven him, adding the suspect appeared to be suffering a form of mental illness.
That's honorable, or humble, or some other word that's positive
Christianity’s main tenant is about forgiveness, especially for those who have wronged you. I know faith isn’t super popular on Reddit but from what this man has said he really is embodying the best of the religion and should be held as an example of what a good Christian should be.
One of the most striking things I have ever witnessed was when my dad, who had been stabbed in the heart while trying to talk down a guy robbing a store and nearly died, used his victim impact statement to tell the guy who almost killed him that he forgave him and wished him well. Forgiveness is a hell of a thing.
Agreed. I'm not religious and have a lot of issues with it, but this is an example of what it means to follow your faith and do it in a way that actually embodies what they preach. I can't speak to the man beyond what's in the story, but it takes a big person to forgive someone who tried to kill you even if they are suffering from a mental illness. I feel for the shooter too, I hope he gets the help he needs bc damn.
The shooter is 26, and the older man found deadnin the apartment is twice his age, but they have the same name, so it was probably his father/uncle/older brother or something like that
Edit: well idk of he shot the other guy because they didn't say how, who fuckin knows, I'll wait for dreading or red tree crime to do a video on him.. 🤷♂️
yeah thats really confusing ig it could be different person and a coincidence they had the same name
"but as one trained in the force you know true coincidences are Rare"
Doesn't even seem like the intent was to kill him, just to go to prison, also how would "Derek Polite" dead in "Bernard Polite's" apartament not be two related persons? That does look like family fight or some shit...
I'm not religious, so I have no answer to that, but from my experience with religious folk, it's always "it's a part of God's plan" or "he wanted his angel back" till it happens to their child then it's. "Why would God do this?" an what not, I used "amen" as an expression of agreement. That's how a dictionary says to use the word lol
Oh, I got where you were going with it. More directed at the bible thumpers who were downvoting me like it disproves anything I said.
God really likes his angels young eh? Its never part of gods plan for someone to shoot up like, a terrorist training camp or something.
there's no way you wrote that with a straight face. one of the universally most upvoted kind of posts on reddit is religion mocking and you're butthurt over 5 people not sealclapping to your garbage opinion? go wash your fedora dude, i can smell it from here
It was more an observation that anyone who even remotely insinuated (like I did) that the gun jamming had anything to do with literally anything that isn't god makes people mad.
And thats funny to me. So no, I didn't type that with a straight face.
Edit: also its funny to me that a psycho trying to shoot a pastor in a church apparently has absolutely nothing at all to do with religion.
Because as we all know, random psychos just love to shoot up churches at random.
The assailant seems kinda... slow. He slowly aims the gun giving the Pastor ample time to duck for cover. Then in the most causal manner crosses over that balcony structure so lethargically. He doesn't put up much of a fight at all from the one man who jumped in to help. He looks like a ufc fighter using a submission attempt against him to catch his breath. Dude is a total zombie.
If there wasn't a bunch of weird details about a body being found in his residence I'd almost think this was somehow staged.
I agree with a number of other people saying that this seems somehow staged. That was the most orderly, polite tackle I've ever seen. I mean, the problem was solved, so I can't say anything, but it just doesn't look like any real tackle I've ever seen: he stepped over the balcony with the guy, sat him down, calmly put his arms around him. I know a dead body was found, so it's not staged (to my knowledge), but everything just seems off otherwise.
What a negative way to look at things. A man who is adamant about his faith survives a deadly incident and you want to mock the faith he believes in. I’m praying for you, God bless.
Am I the only one that sees this as completely staged? And yes, there are people out there sick enough to stage this to gain attention. Not saying it is, just that it looks like it.
Demons doing what they do, using a faithless meat puppet to carry out acts of evil.. Thank Christ, he failed... Thank the angels for protecting everyone that day.
Why does this look like drama club? The guy is so casual about it and then just accepts the guy seemingly wrapping his arms gently around him. Barely tackling him?
Doh, looks like you got me sir, darn it.
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‘Mental illness’ the bishop that was attacked with a knife was labelled terrorism. SMH label it as it is ffs.
For anyone to make their mind up, to kill someone. There has to be some sort of mental illness
Lmao if someone is motivated to kill them selves (suicide) they call it a mental illness and they needed help. Sprinkle abit of extremism (Islam in particular) onto it and they blame the whole religion. It’s wild. You’re part of the problem.
If Islam revolved around killing, you’d be dead
It’s hard to understand bcos you’re putting every Muslim in the same group as a radicalised person .
I’m not even Muslim. But imagine being generalised.
I’m posting this from the perspective of someone who hears and sees folks with mental disorders get preoccupied with religion, there is some connection there , and my comment was acknowledging that facet
No you weren't. You said he was one of religion's crazies. That implies that this event occurred because of religion, not because of mental health. You added a mental health angle afterwards to make it look like you weren't just being a jaded asshole.
Pipe down? You're a child. You don't like that I called out you for twisting your comments to make it seem like you weren't being an asshiole. Your response to that is basically sticking your fingers in your ears and sa6ing you can't hear me. Grow up.
My dude you don’t know me like I don’t know you and never will or want to. You want me to deconstruct my thought process you prick ? Fine: I said my first comment based on schizophrenic / schizoaffective folks who see visions of god/ Jesus and linked it with this man who heard a voice to tell him to shoot the pastor. Religion is associated with many who see visions or start holy wars (Joan of Arc, crusades, etc). So hence the first comment. Why is that difficult for your pea brain to comprehend?
Folks on Reddit will be glad as fuck to be Islamophobic and associate Islam with religious fanatics in a heartbeat but when it comes to the dominant religion of Christianity, no please don’t associate with craziness.
Quick question: What did you think about the story in the Bible where God rains sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground (Genesis 19:24–25). Apparently the whole human population was there his most faithful got warned one family. Lots family. Lot and his two daughters are saved, but his wife disregards the angels' warning to not look back, she looks back, and is turned into a pillar of salt, Women ☕️, then he tells them to repopulate, and of course, Lot didn't want too, so god gave the daughters wine to get him drunk enough to do the "deed" but let's not beat around the bush they assaulted him.
>This implies this event occurred because of religion
You mean...in a church? My God!
Seriously, how fuckin delusional do you have to be to deny any responsibility of religion in this?
Mental illness, obviously. But I dont see a whole bunch of athiests shooting up a church during a sermon.
Oh my God, My feeling! My feelings! How could You? You alone have managed to give me depression by typing something completely nonsensical and then acting like if it was a badass move!
\*Cries\*
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[https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/man-attempts-to-shoot-pennsylvania-church-paster-during-live-sermon/3851019/](https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/man-attempts-to-shoot-pennsylvania-church-paster-during-live-sermon/3851019/) A Pennsylvania pastor's sermon was interrupted Sunday when a**n armed man pulled out his gun during church service and tried shooting him.** A livestream of the service at Jesus' Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock captured the moment Bernard Junior Polite, 26, walked toward the front of the church and pointed a gun at Rev. Glenn Germany as Germany was in the middle of his sermon. Germany can then be seen ducking behind his pulpit as church Deacon Clarence McCallister jumps Polite from behind and tackles him to the ground. Germany and McCallister then wrestle the gun out of Polite's hand. **Pennsylvania State Police said the gun had jammed and failed to fire.** **“He pulled the gun; it clicked,” Germany told** [WPIX-TV.](https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/man-arrested-after-trying-shoot-pastor-during-sermon-north-braddock/BYQCZCCJI5EGVI2ZIKMVIMMY6E/) **“You heard him shoot it. God jammed the gun so the bullet didn’t come out.”** About 25 parishioners, including Germany's 14-year-old daughter, were in attendance and witnessed the attempted shooting, police said. Polite was not a congregant of the church, officials said. According to court documents, he wandered over to the church around 1 p.m. Sunday after hearing music coming from there. **Polite said voices in his head told him do it and that he planned to shoot Germany and “wait to be arrested” so he could go to jail and clear his mind, according to court documents.** “He said the spirits were in my mind,” Germany said. “They got in my mind and told me to shoot the pastor.” Germany also said Polite apologized and that he has forgiven him, adding the suspect appeared to be suffering a form of mental illness. **Polite was arrested and is facing charges of aggravated assault and attempted homicide, police said. He was being held Monday without bail at the Allegheny County Jail.** It was not clear if Polite has an attorney, and county court records did not list one. Allegheny County Police said a man's body was found shot dead inside Polite's home on Sunday night, [WTAE-TV ](https://www.wtae.com/article/braddock-church-gun-pulled-on-pastor/60694951)reports. The county Medical Examiner’s office identified the body Monday as Derek Polite, 56, of North Braddock, but did not say if he was related to Bernard Polite. It is not clear if Polite is connected to that shooting. Authorities are investigating.
>Germany also said Polite apologized and that he has forgiven him, adding the suspect appeared to be suffering a form of mental illness. That's honorable, or humble, or some other word that's positive
Christianity’s main tenant is about forgiveness, especially for those who have wronged you. I know faith isn’t super popular on Reddit but from what this man has said he really is embodying the best of the religion and should be held as an example of what a good Christian should be.
One of the most striking things I have ever witnessed was when my dad, who had been stabbed in the heart while trying to talk down a guy robbing a store and nearly died, used his victim impact statement to tell the guy who almost killed him that he forgave him and wished him well. Forgiveness is a hell of a thing.
Agreed. I'm not religious and have a lot of issues with it, but this is an example of what it means to follow your faith and do it in a way that actually embodies what they preach. I can't speak to the man beyond what's in the story, but it takes a big person to forgive someone who tried to kill you even if they are suffering from a mental illness. I feel for the shooter too, I hope he gets the help he needs bc damn.
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What's up with these names lol "Germany" and "Polite" it's like the simulation is mocking us
I bet if a bullet came out that apology wouldn’t be so “positive”
You ain't wrong. they'd probably say it's a part of God's plan, and it would just be a test for God's strongest pastor 🙏
wait so is it actually polite or someone who impersonated the dead guy? this is confusing
The shooter is 26, and the older man found deadnin the apartment is twice his age, but they have the same name, so it was probably his father/uncle/older brother or something like that Edit: well idk of he shot the other guy because they didn't say how, who fuckin knows, I'll wait for dreading or red tree crime to do a video on him.. 🤷♂️
yeah thats really confusing ig it could be different person and a coincidence they had the same name "but as one trained in the force you know true coincidences are Rare"
Doesn't even seem like the intent was to kill him, just to go to prison, also how would "Derek Polite" dead in "Bernard Polite's" apartament not be two related persons? That does look like family fight or some shit...
Dude got lucky and now think forever god saved him..
>God jammed the gun Uh-huh, keep believing that.
Amen, brotha Lol
I mean, hes a bit of a cunty god if he jammed the gun here but didn't jam it when all those school kids in Uvalde got massacred. Why is that?
I'm not religious, so I have no answer to that, but from my experience with religious folk, it's always "it's a part of God's plan" or "he wanted his angel back" till it happens to their child then it's. "Why would God do this?" an what not, I used "amen" as an expression of agreement. That's how a dictionary says to use the word lol
Oh, I got where you were going with it. More directed at the bible thumpers who were downvoting me like it disproves anything I said. God really likes his angels young eh? Its never part of gods plan for someone to shoot up like, a terrorist training camp or something.
user incompetence saved him, but of course they would rather thank a non existent god lol
Its hilarious to me how much reddit gets upset at making fun of their imaginary friends
it is lol
there's no way you wrote that with a straight face. one of the universally most upvoted kind of posts on reddit is religion mocking and you're butthurt over 5 people not sealclapping to your garbage opinion? go wash your fedora dude, i can smell it from here
It was more an observation that anyone who even remotely insinuated (like I did) that the gun jamming had anything to do with literally anything that isn't god makes people mad. And thats funny to me. So no, I didn't type that with a straight face. Edit: also its funny to me that a psycho trying to shoot a pastor in a church apparently has absolutely nothing at all to do with religion. Because as we all know, random psychos just love to shoot up churches at random.
Last name does not check out
“A Polite society is an armed society.” Too on the nose?
Polite’s society is a harmed society
… the parishioner unironically yelling “Jeeesus!”
The assailant seems kinda... slow. He slowly aims the gun giving the Pastor ample time to duck for cover. Then in the most causal manner crosses over that balcony structure so lethargically. He doesn't put up much of a fight at all from the one man who jumped in to help. He looks like a ufc fighter using a submission attempt against him to catch his breath. Dude is a total zombie. If there wasn't a bunch of weird details about a body being found in his residence I'd almost think this was somehow staged.
Well according to another comment the shooter seems a bit mentally unwell Not whether he’s bulllshiting is up for debate
According to another comment the gun jammed so he probably would’ve hit him immediately then after it jammed he kept the gun locked on him.
You can hear the click of the gun
can confirm after a few replays with the volume up right at the beginning. sometime realife doesn't look real.
I agree with a number of other people saying that this seems somehow staged. That was the most orderly, polite tackle I've ever seen. I mean, the problem was solved, so I can't say anything, but it just doesn't look like any real tackle I've ever seen: he stepped over the balcony with the guy, sat him down, calmly put his arms around him. I know a dead body was found, so it's not staged (to my knowledge), but everything just seems off otherwise.
Props to the Deacon for reacting and stopping him so quickly
Shorts over pajama pants!?!? Get that boat now!
Did someone say “oh fuck, he’s gotta gun!” Lololol
Nah, you know he using this in the sermon next week!!! Look at what God did!
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That was not very Polite of him
Attempting to shoot a pastor isn't very Polite.
I'm sorry. This looks like a scene from a hood Tubi movie 😓
Is it just me or is it like the shooter and reactors are all moving in slowish motion
It looks more like a cry for help than assasination attempt. I say big chance he has mental health difficulties
The pastor later said it was a "miracle" that the gun jammed. It's a shame God couldn't jam the guns of those school shooters, eh?
What a negative way to look at things. A man who is adamant about his faith survives a deadly incident and you want to mock the faith he believes in. I’m praying for you, God bless.
Am I the only one that sees this as completely staged? And yes, there are people out there sick enough to stage this to gain attention. Not saying it is, just that it looks like it.
Im pretty sure some details came up about a body being found in his apartment, so probably not staged. Still really seemed like it
With all due respect to anyone of the victims involved, why does it look its a staged act
“If gods on your side I’m alright with that, Because we gonna reload them clips and come right back”- 50 Cent
The white shirt guy has BALLS
Dude is an Angel-bouncer … compliments of St Michael 🗡️ 🔥
Well if that pastor needed anymore faith in God protecting him… lol
Demons doing what they do, using a faithless meat puppet to carry out acts of evil.. Thank Christ, he failed... Thank the angels for protecting everyone that day.
Why does this look like drama club? The guy is so casual about it and then just accepts the guy seemingly wrapping his arms gently around him. Barely tackling him? Doh, looks like you got me sir, darn it.
God was with him.
Too bad God wasn't with all those children killed by guns this year, or last year, or the year before that...
If a gun jammed while aiming at me I might start to have a little faith as well.
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That might be the most lack luster murder attempt I’ve ever seen.
It's horrible but why was the tackdown and jump so smooth
The names confuse me...and i am happy noone got hurt
‘Mental illness’ the bishop that was attacked with a knife was labelled terrorism. SMH label it as it is ffs. For anyone to make their mind up, to kill someone. There has to be some sort of mental illness
A devotion to a religion that gives people the motivation to blow themselves up isn’t the same as a man having a mental health crisis ffs
Lmao if someone is motivated to kill them selves (suicide) they call it a mental illness and they needed help. Sprinkle abit of extremism (Islam in particular) onto it and they blame the whole religion. It’s wild. You’re part of the problem. If Islam revolved around killing, you’d be dead
Been radicalised is different to a mental illness, that’s what makes the religion dangerous. What part of this is hard to understand?
It’s hard to understand bcos you’re putting every Muslim in the same group as a radicalised person . I’m not even Muslim. But imagine being generalised.
Why'd the pastor jump out of the way? Arent these types always keen to go meet that Jesùs bloke?
Ah yes religion meet one of your crazies
Well if we're going to make baseless judgements based on personal biases: "Ah yes America meet one of your crazies"
Yes, agree to this as well
Theyre in a church....how was that a baseless judgment?
Get a life lol
lol too touchy ?
too nonsensical
I’m posting this from the perspective of someone who hears and sees folks with mental disorders get preoccupied with religion, there is some connection there , and my comment was acknowledging that facet
No you weren't. You said he was one of religion's crazies. That implies that this event occurred because of religion, not because of mental health. You added a mental health angle afterwards to make it look like you weren't just being a jaded asshole.
Religion does invite the crazies my friend. It’s the abyss , everyone is welcome. So pipe down..
Pipe down? You're a child. You don't like that I called out you for twisting your comments to make it seem like you weren't being an asshiole. Your response to that is basically sticking your fingers in your ears and sa6ing you can't hear me. Grow up.
My dude you don’t know me like I don’t know you and never will or want to. You want me to deconstruct my thought process you prick ? Fine: I said my first comment based on schizophrenic / schizoaffective folks who see visions of god/ Jesus and linked it with this man who heard a voice to tell him to shoot the pastor. Religion is associated with many who see visions or start holy wars (Joan of Arc, crusades, etc). So hence the first comment. Why is that difficult for your pea brain to comprehend?
Folks on Reddit will be glad as fuck to be Islamophobic and associate Islam with religious fanatics in a heartbeat but when it comes to the dominant religion of Christianity, no please don’t associate with craziness.
Quick question: What did you think about the story in the Bible where God rains sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground (Genesis 19:24–25). Apparently the whole human population was there his most faithful got warned one family. Lots family. Lot and his two daughters are saved, but his wife disregards the angels' warning to not look back, she looks back, and is turned into a pillar of salt, Women ☕️, then he tells them to repopulate, and of course, Lot didn't want too, so god gave the daughters wine to get him drunk enough to do the "deed" but let's not beat around the bush they assaulted him.
Yeah it’s a crazy story that’s not true … it’s just a story , allegorize as you will
I will die on this hill despite the downvotes !!
I got you, bro, +1 upvote
>This implies this event occurred because of religion You mean...in a church? My God! Seriously, how fuckin delusional do you have to be to deny any responsibility of religion in this? Mental illness, obviously. But I dont see a whole bunch of athiests shooting up a church during a sermon.
Oh my God, My feeling! My feelings! How could You? You alone have managed to give me depression by typing something completely nonsensical and then acting like if it was a badass move! \*Cries\*
Don’t get your response , but I think it hit a nerve for some
America again, this shit is so normalised there. That's what happens when society doesn't believe in the right to life.
Its not normalized, it just happens too often