Religion responds to the Charleston AME Church through Twitter

Religions and leaders of faith responded to the Charleston shooting through Twitter on Thursday. The hashtag #CharlestonShooting was used by many as they showed their love and support for the AME Church. With nine lives lost in this horrific tragedy, people were flooded with emotions and Twitter was a great way for them to reach others. David Wolpe, a Rabbi tweeted, "Our prayers for the sweet city of #Charleston, where my father began as a Rabbi. Tragic evil in a House of God. #CharlestonShooting". The Twitter account for Mormon.org tweeted, "Our thoughts and prayers go out to victims and their families and all those affected by the #CharlestonShooting." Twitter has shown how united people are and how they support and care for these victims and their families.

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