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Charleston's streets fall silent as massacre church bells toll nine times
The Daily Mail ^ | June21, 2015 | Chris Spargo

Posted on 06/21/2015 7:33:29 AM PDT by brwnsuga

The Charleston church that was the site of a massacre on Wednesday held its first service since the horrific incident today.

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church opened its doors for their weekly 9:30am service as thousands poured out to support the church, most filling the outside parking lot and street as they could not even get into the building.

Just five days ago, nine members of the congregation were shot dead in a racially motivated hate crime at the hands of 21-year-old Dylann Roof.

Services began with the organist playing Amazing Grace followed by What a Friend We Have in Jesus as worshipers filed into the church.

After that, Reverend Norvel Goff, the presiding elder at the church, began his sermon by telling the congregation; 'The devil entered and the devil tried to take charge. But the devil cannot take control of your people, and the devil cannot take control of your church.'

The church's bell also tolled nine times in memory of each of the victims.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3133350/Charleston-church-reopens-Sunday-service-just-days-horrific-massacre-claimed-lives-nine-people-THOUSANDS-line-worship.html#ixzz3dhusErv8 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: charleston; christians; church; drugs; dylannroof; racist; shooter; wod
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To: umgud

I will email them and find out what the situation is. If I get a response I will let everyone here know and we can take it from there.


41 posted on 06/21/2015 1:11:33 PM PDT by bergmeid
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To: bergmeid

I’ll be 2nd to donate.


42 posted on 06/21/2015 1:20:50 PM PDT by umgud (When under attack, victims want 2 things; God & a gun)
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To: bergmeid

“God is awesome”

Yes He is. As this country gets farther away from God, we will see more and more carnage. Christians around the world me stay prayerful in these trying times.


43 posted on 06/21/2015 3:36:55 PM PDT by brwnsuga (Free, Black, Conservative and Proud)
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To: manc; PROCON; informavoracious; I want the USA back; Tired of Taxes; NRx
This is different -- the nutzi attacked a church. I don't care if the congregants were black, white or purple -- they were Christians. period.

They were not gangsters or even innocents on the street -- they were innocents praying in church.

That's different.

This was Charleston, not Chicago.

44 posted on 06/21/2015 11:21:51 PM PDT by Cronos (ObamaÂ’s dislike of Assad is not based on AssadÂ’s brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: brwnsuga

Bells in my town tolled for 9 minutes in solidarity.Guess we’re a bunch of racists.


45 posted on 06/21/2015 11:25:07 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: Cronos

Well said.


46 posted on 06/21/2015 11:58:12 PM PDT by NRx (An unrepentant champion of the old order and determined foe of damnable Whiggery in all its forms.)
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To: Cronos

Imagine friendly, welcoming Christians, opening their doors to him, and then sitting and praying with him.

And, suddenly, he starts a killing spree.

It’s a shame the other murders are so common that they don’t receive as much attention. But, you’re right... this story does have a different element to it.


47 posted on 06/22/2015 8:55:42 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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