parents have to sign off on it
I'd be willing to bet against The Rapture being triggered by one trial/tribulation in your specific hometown.
I do agree the threshold seems breached though.
It's not unrealistic to think about a situation where the military gets involved full force and we lose battles because our people are divided.
It's not unrealistic to react to that by being as ready for battle as one can be.
In this 'new world', you never know