United Methodist Woman Helps Arrange Burial of Boston Marathon Suspect

After funeral homes across Massachusetts refused to perform burial services for Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Martha Mullen, a United Methodist woman from Virginia, stepped forward to coordinate the suspected terrorist’s funeral, reports Sam Hodges of The United Methodist Reporter. On why Mullen decided to help out, she said, “Jesus tells us to love our enemies, not hate them after they’re dead. That’s why I kind of got this ball rolling.” 

Read at The United Methodist Reporter

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