From New Jersey-As a meeting on gun violence moved toward closure inside a Trinity Episcopal Cathedral community room known as Synod Hall, attendees struggled to form one circle ahead of a final benediction.
Chairs, tables, lecterns, and bodies made awkward a single human ring atop a wooden floor that added glow to the group’s first discussion on ending a scourge of gun violence that significantly contributed to a record number of murders, 37, in Trenton last year.
Just when the group had settled on holding hands in separate subsets, recently named New Jersey Bishop William Stokes, who had convened this special meeting that coincided with a national “Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath” event, made one alteration that made city history.
“Considering the nature of our mission, it may be best that we form one circle,” Bishop Stokes offered.
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http://www.trentonian.com/opinion/20140317/la-parker-we-cant-wait-any-longer-to-move-against-gun-violence
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