Relatives' fury as black church plans to KEEP over half the donations received after hate massacre

(UK) Daily Mail ^ | May 7, 2016 | Chris Pleasance

[Zakeet]

Complete Headline: Relatives' fury as black church plans to KEEP over half the donations received after race hate massacre last year - doling out just $1.5million to victims' families

• More than $3.3million was sent to Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church from around the world after massacre last year
  
• Officials have now handed $1.5million to victims' families and survivors
  
• $1.8million has been kept for 'building maintenance' and scholarships
  
• Church has previously been accused of lack of transparency over money
  
• Attorney said donors only specified $280,000 be sent to the victims

Relatives of those killed in the Charleston church massacre have hit out at religious officials after it was revealed they will keep more than half of the money donated in the wake of the shootings.

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Rev. Sharon Risher, whose 70-year-old mother Ethel Lance died in the shooting, told The Post and Courier that church officials are 'continuing to disrespect the families' of victims.

[reg45]

Black folks - worth more dead than alive!

[Skywise]

with 3.3 million collected and 1.66 million given to the families It sounds like the church took half and split the other half to the families of the victims.

I don’t think that’s an unfair disbursement of the funds. (Could’ve split it by 10 too but I think splitting it in half was the more responsible action)

[PhiloBedo]

This was the price for letting Barry exploit this tragedy to get rid of the Confederate flag.

[fella]

" . . . godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

[TYVets]

Where was Al Sharpton’s/Jesse Jackson’s cut coming from?

[Organic Panic]

Tearing down all CSA history in the nation was enough wasn’t it?

[SgtHooper]

I love when they feed on their own.

[SgtHooper]

It’s an AME. I would expect nothing less.

[SgtHooper]

It does if the GoFundMe or charity indicated otherwise!!!

[heye2monn]

Just as an aside, why isn’t Dylan Roof dead by now? The death penalty system is so slow and convoluted and crippled by liberals and RINOs. Why aren’t OJ Simpson and Charles Manson dead by now?

[Safetgiver]

A decent funeral is $25,000 - .....Right there is another question. Why?