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Author(s): Jonsson, Patrik (AUTHOR)
Source:
Christian Century. 2/15/2017, Vol. 134 Issue 4, p13-14. 2p. 2 Color Photographs.

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- Subject Terms:
  CHARLESTON Church Shooting, Charleston, S.C., 2015; AFRICAN Americans; FORGIVENESS in Christianity; AFRICAN American religions; ROOF, Dylann Storm, 1994-; MERCY; RELIGION
- Subject Terms:
  SOUTH Carolina
- Abstract:
  The article discusses the aftermath of a June 17, 2015 shooting at at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina in relation to local African Americans. Topics include reactions to the capital punishment sentence given to shooter Dylann Roof, expressions of mercy and forgiveness toward Roof, and divided opinions among relatives of those killed in the shooting.

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