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A post-Promises Britney Spears has, rather inspiringly, chosen to throw herself right back into the swing of life, with every new morning filled with the possibilities of a productive, sober existence, refreshingly free of SUVs who taunt her until she has no choice but to silence them with enraged umbrella beatings. In between such wholesome activities as paying surprise visits to hip-hop dance classes and to the dentist for toothache treatment, Britney has also begun attending church services, where, according to an Extra press release, her overenthusiastic security detail went above and beyond to ensure a shutterbug-free worshipping experience:

BRITNEY SPEARS ATTENDS CHURCH SERVICE WHERE APPARENT SECURITY PERSON PULLS A GUN ON PAPARAZZO

(Los Angeles - March 26, 2007) - "Extra" has the alarming video from outside Bel Air Presbyterian Church where Britney Spears attended services yesterday morning. In the video, security apparently pulls a gun on a male paparazzo. The paparazzo was detained, but later released. The church is attended by quite a few celebrities including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The "alarming" video (they save words like "shocking" for when the gun actually goes off and ricochets into the organist) is not made available on their website, leaving several questions unanswered. Among them: Why was the guy aiming a camera detained, while the guy aiming a semi-automatic weapon was not? Also: What was Britney wearing? Still, the near pap-offing is a small, regrettable incident that steals focus from the real story here—that of Britney bravely seeking out the path of the righteous. Only six weeks ago, the same church visit, if were to have happened at all, would have likely followed a raging all-nighter, and culminated in the embarrassment of using the donations basket as the closest available puke-recepticle.