After Synagogue Shooting, Religious Leaders Evaluate Security

Eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27.

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Over the last few days, the Rev. Stanley Rivers has been clearing time in his schedule to thoughtfully respond to two troubling questions from his parishioners at Williams Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Orangeburg, S.C.:

“How could a mad man walk into a place of worship and kill a bunch of innocent people again?”

“What if we’re next?”