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Confronting Our Past (and Present) in Holocaust Exhibit at Union Station

By | May 30, 2021 |

Jessica Rockhold, executive director of the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education.

Faith writer Bill Tammeus ponders the “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away” exhibit that opens June 14 at Union Station, sponsored by the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and Union Station.

New Book Documents Local Hate Crime Survivor’s Journey

By | March 28, 2021 |

Seven years after a neo-Nazi murdered her father and son, Mindy Corporon is recounting her journey as a hate crime survivor in a new book, “Healing a Shattered Soul,”

Seven years after a neo-Nazi murdered her father and son, Mindy Corporon is recounting her journey as a hate crime survivor in a new book, “Healing a Shattered Soul,”

Grappling With Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

By | February 28, 2021 |

Graphic illustration for artificial intelligence

The Center for Practical Bioethics (CPB) in Kansas City is working to create ethical standards for how A.I. is used in health care.

Time to Speak Out Against ‘Faith-Based Tyranny,’ In All Its Forms

By | December 27, 2020 |

The burial stone of Karleton Douglas Beye Fyfe

A new book by Bill Tammeus places the death of a nephew in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the context of faith-based tyranny, in all its forms.

Broken Hearts and Broken Glass: Kansas City Voices Its Pain

By | June 3, 2020 |

Protests on the Country Club Plaza

Kansas City’s protests are about more than just the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.