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• Ministers say churches must oppose the world’s evil

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - Local ministers’ reactions to Sunday’s mass shooting at a church near San Antonio ranged from dismay and heartache to calls for enhanced security.

Monsignor James Bridges of Midland and the Revs. Vernon Groce, Tim Halstead and Larry Hood of Odessa said the tragedy was a reminder that evil is ever-present ...

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