Organist Carol McCracken of the Providence Presbyterian Church in Altoona concedes there’s a touch of “oxymoron” in religious congregations — whose existence is based largely on charity for all, including the downtrodden — setting up safeguards against the possibility of a lethal invasion by a societal misfit. McCracken was one of about 130 representatives of religious organizations who attended a pair of “active shooter” training sessions Wednesday in Logan Township, conducted by an expert from the Department of Homeland Security. “In this day and age, it’s ...