‘Part of me died that night’: Life after surviving the Charleston church shooting
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2019
- Felicia Sanders is grappling with an unexpected casualty of the deadly Emanuel AME shooting - the loss of connection to the church that shaped her life. Sanders survived the 2015 shooting by playing dead as a gunman killed nine people attending Bible study. For survivors of mass shootings, their emotional and psychological wounds are often unrecognized. Sanders says the overwhelming media attention and calls for unity and solidarity by the church have not translated into actual emotional support for survivors like her. In her eyes, the church’s leaders failed to privately minister to the most vulnerable, even as they publicly called for forgiveness and healing.
Sanders, Emanuel AME senior pastor Rev. Eric S.C. Manning, and Jennifer Berry Hawes, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter of the Post and Courier and author of 'Grace Will Lead Us Home', spoke to The Post about the aftermath of the shooting.
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One of the most heinous and devastating things that has ever happened in this country.
"The last part of my family members going down the drain" SO Heartbreaking! I had to take a long breathe after that. Her son was so selfless.
While non of us know both sides and I'm sure The Post has done all they could to substantiate her version of events and correspondence, it is perplexing why the church wouldn't want to make things right for her. And why they wouldn't compensate the young granddaughter as a survivor since they did compensate another survivor.
And it's not up to both Senior Pastors involved to dictate what feels right for the survivors to ask for regarding the initial post tragedy bible study location, church access and compensation, etc. It's not their first hand trauma.
The leadership could have listened more and talked less even though Rev. Manning said he is wanting to be "trauma informed." Take care of all of the flock.
This could have been delicately dealt with privately and quickly, using an intermediary if necessary. And now it's lead to the necessity of showing transparency of the finances because the amount of money involved. The grandchild's mental well being should be paid for before their Moving Forward Fund and the city fund.
The church made this ugly and hurtful.
Wasn't it enough that the shooter brought so much sadness and hate to their church? They have rejected the lesson to have been taught by this act of violence. Sending positive thoughts and love in hopes of healing and wisdom.
Carla Barrick
Very well expressed, thank you. God bless you & all heartfelt affections for this painful tragedy. I do hope Felicia & Daughter recover from the emotional ill trauma.
Heart breaking 😪.
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So beautifully done. Much of this I did not know. 💜😥
This is so sad, that the church abandoned her. 😭 how could you NOT take care of your own people?! What? Why? SMH 😥
May God give you comfort . So sorry this happened
May God please bless you and your family. May God please keep you wrapped in His grace and mercy... is my prayer in Jesus name I pray amen.
Love you
I am so sorry. My heart breaks for you all. We weep for you and with you. May the evils of white supremacy and hatred be a thing of the past, and justice flow like a river from the heart of God.
Why would she even want to go back in that church?
Felicia's story is painful and tragic and sad beyond comprehension. But Washington Post (WP), this video is lacking. So much missing info to this tale. Did any communication occur between church members and Felicia? Were there discussions between Felicia, church members, and Goff regarding the horrific incident? Did the WP try and speak with church members, perhaps keeping identities hidden, to unearth the fear, anger, confusion? I assume the WP tried to speak with Goff. It seems, and this is only a guess because the info is not provided, that the church members are either angry with Felicia or resentful of Felicia for surviving, but we don't know why. And the new pastor just hemmed and hawed about being careful with words without really explaining anything. And now the doors of communication seem to be closing. Again, this story is not fully fleshed out, so we don't know what took place after the massacre. It seems that open communication among the church members, pastors, and survivors needs to happen for real healing to begin.
Obviously the GUN LOBBY should pay for solutions 🌷🌷🌷
Guy Tetreault , the NRA has more power than never through the support of Republicans and King Trump I .
Logical Conservative , do you suggest priests and the Christians who go to church should carry weapons too to praise the Lord in peace ? You are blind !
@@mariahelenatietjen5427 No NRA member is a person of faith.
@@FactsFirst No one stopped the shooting. Facts matter.
I believe I Woulden't like some photographer/ news reporter comming into my church, taking pictures. Outside is ok, but why interrupt worship in session? Unless you thought it would benefit you somehow? Perhaps you needed more attention, ok I understand, Maybe some anger venting, ok I understand. Motives need clarification for you to heal. Everyone was in shock, what more could be done?
No one said it was during services. There are many, many hours in the week in which the average church is not specifically in use.
Lucy
How do you get blocked from entering if it's not during worship or service hours?
who said worship was in session??
Matt Rowland
Would you block anyone from entering an empty church, the heads/ authorities of the church will not even be there.
sheep without a shepherd
This is why white supremacy, neo nazis, the kkk and all these other racist groups are not liked or tolerated. Rest in peace, Charlestone church members ❤
First
The hate that drives them is just pure evil, no presence of God lives in a racist's heart.
fake
Its not, dont believe everything Shane Dawson tells you
Fool