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.
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Instead of tearing the city of Charleston apart, this event has caused people (black and white) to band together to fight hate and show the love of Christ.
I am so in awe of these Christians. God is awesome.
I wonder how many times church bells in Chicago would have to chime.
In this case the “hate” is a normal and predictable effect of methamphetamine use.
Did they get together and reiterate that drugs really aren’t a “victimless crime?”
Interesting side note, I watched coverage inside the church, most folks were using something as a fan. I’m guessing no air conditioners? Or poorly working units. Felt sorry for them.
Have taken note that Obama & Sharpton were nowhere in sight this morning!!! Obama is too busy playing golf & raising money for more American hater Democrats!!! Michelle Obama and the first girls are partying and living it up in Europe, and....Sharpton was sent home the other day by the Religious Black leaders of Charleston!!! They know who flamed the hate that caused these great African-Americans to be slaughtered!!
Charleston leaders would also be wise in telling Obama, Clinton and his Obamabots that they are not welcome in Charleston!!! Let them all go to Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia, etc....to see what they have wrought with their messages of hate and support of thugs, criminals, druggies, would be, & cop killers, etc. Many an American Black family is in distress and mourning because fo these would be America destoyers, Obama, Sharpton & Clinton!!!
The shooter is a neo nazi , his drug use has little to do with it.
Very fitting. Nicely done.
I told my daughter it is interesting that CNN is showing an entire Christian church service.
“Sharpton was sent home the other day by the Religious Black leaders of Charleston!”
Best news I’ve had in WEEKS! *APPLAUSE*
>>Instead of tearing the city of Charleston apart, this event has caused people (black and white) to band together to fight hate and show the love of Christ.
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Let us pray this is a model for the country. Evil is color-blind much to the chagrin of the race-pimps.
Probably someone would spit 9 rap verses.
We heard the bells ringing from local churches into Summerville. It was kind of amazing, I got goose bumps.
It would have to be a lot more than 9, given how many people are shot there every week.
We have some very amazing people here in the Charleston area. Several years ago to the day, we lost 9 firefighters.
We know how to deal as a community, much to the press’s disappointment.
How many times did bells rung and people march in other cities where blacks were killed? How much of the media went and covered these killings on the streets and asked for flags to be taken down and guns to be taken away?
Oh yea none.
fits their agenda to show the church service. Right after I bet they will go to take down the battle flag which has nothing to do with this and then talk about gun control.
Screw the media and their left wing agenda by using this tragedy for their political agenda.
They have been turned off in my home now.
Regarding Sharpton.
The family of the black man who was murdered by the police officer (shot in the back) came out publicly and told Sharpton to stay away. They also said they support our police officers in Charleston, they harbored no animosity towards law enforcement.
That says so much about how this is being dealt with here, locally.
Okay.
We can list you as completely methamphetamine ignorant.
Your non point is dismissed.
The degree to which paranoia is induced by meth use is well known.
It doesn’t matter how much you desire to live in your own little world in the clouds Right wing Infidel, you don’t get to erase facts that get in your way.
Methamphetamine also played a major part in Timothy McVeigh’s descent into madness. He was running a lab and selling Meth in Kingman Arizona.
This is a common pattern.
This isn’t just some coincidence.
The paranoia created by meth can become a chronic condition in some users.
You don’t get to deal with it by insisting that other people pretend it isn’t there right along with you.
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