Will mass shooting at Texas church prompt 'serious soul-searching'?
The attack may be the deadliest targeting a congregation in U.S. history.
Kenneth and Irene Hernandez on November 6 visit a memorial placed near the scene of a shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, the previous day. AP Photo/Eric Gay.
(The Christian Science Monitor) On a normal day in Sutherland Springs, Texas, all there is to fill the country air are the barks of local dogs and the hum of cars passing by.
Sunday, November 5, was not a normal day. A lone gunman shattered the town’s tranquility with a hail of bullets that left 26 dead and 20 wounded in the First Baptist Church.
“It’s a peaceful town; everyone knows everyone,” said Rita Serna, who grew up in Sutherland Springs and sang her first solo at First Baptist. “It’s sad, disturbing . . . but possible in today’s times.”
