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‘Sheltering wings:’ Charleston memorial plan conveys solace

By Jonathan Drew — July 16, 2018
(AP) — Designs for a memorial to nine black worshippers slain at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, began not at a drafting table, but with discussions with grieving family members about how best to honor those lost in the racist attack. The result will be less of a solemn monument and more of a heavenly embrace to those visiting the historic Charleston church.

3 religions, 3 approaches to forgiveness in the aftermath of evil

By Lauren Markoe — June 25, 2015
(RNS) The forgiveness in Charleston and Boston has startled and moved people. But it has also provoked skeptics who wonder why -- in the face of little, late or no remorse -- victims have pronounced these violent young men "forgiven."
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