In the aftermath of a mass shooting at Charleston’s historic Emanuel A.M.E. Church that killed nine people, most elected officials and political pundits are carefully expressing their condolences in a way that avoids mentioning race. Instead, many right-wing commentators are seizing on the location of the massacre — a Wednesday night Bible study
Why Conservatives Can Only Talk About ‘Religious Liberty’ In Charleston
These crimes weren’t about the fact that parishioners were reading the Bible or praying to Jesus, and, in fact, they were largely perpetrated by a racist group that identifies as a Christian organization.
