"Radical displays of forgiveness" from some Mormons

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Mormons raise nearly $200,000 for family of gunman who attacked their church

In the days after a shooting at a Mormon church in Michigan, members raised money for the families of the victims — and the family of the shooter.

That fundraiser, which has raised close to $200,000, has collected donations from more than 5,000 people, many of them Latter-day Saints.

“Sanford leaves behind a wife and children who must be grieving. They will face financial hardship and psychological trauma as a result of this week’s horrifying events,” reads the GiveSendGo page, which was started by Dave Butler, a member of the Latter-day Saints who said he doesn’t have a connection to the Sanfords or to Grand Blanc, where the shooting happened.


“The Epistle of James says that we should care for the widows and orphans,” Butler told The Washington Post. “I wanted to make sure that we were taking care of them, and thousands of people, it turns out, agree with me.”….

“Holding a grudge is like holding onto a burning coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. And it just hurts you more than it hurts them,” McClellan added. “I think forgiveness is a way to put that down.”

More of this please. Not the shooting, but the wisdom in seeing the humanity of others and in not being trapped in a pattern of hate and retribution.