The Amish 9/11

Amish Search for Healing, Forgiveness After 'The Amish 9/11'

RNS's Daniel Burke explores the impact of the recent Pennsylvania school shootings on the Amish community, and finds forgiveness a dominant theme, in this week's full text article, linked above.

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As Mary and Ben explained the day's violence to their sons, they emphasized the importance of forgiveness and trusting in God.

"I just feel bad for the gunman," Ben said. "He had a mother and a wife and a soul and now he's standing before a just God."