Posts Tagged ‘Religion’
Aging KCK Congregation Bequeaths Building to Serve Youth
Across much of the nation in recent decades, shrinking churches have confronted the painful question of whether they can afford to maintain a building for worship and other activities. Time and again the answer has been no. Sometimes that means finding other places in which to continue offering worship. But often it means either abandoning…
Read MoreClergy Sex Abuse Survivor Reflects on His Reform Work
A 2002 series of Boston Globe articles turned a scandal about Catholic priests who sexually abuse children (and bishops who protect those priests) into a national story. The Globe, however, wasn’t the first newspaper to expose this reprehensible crime. Credit for that goes to the independent, Kansas City-based National Catholic Reporter. NCR was writing about…
Read MoreBuddhism: Religion, Philosophy or Way of Life?
Many spiritual seekers are drawn to Buddhism, whose followers debate whether its a religion, a philosophy or just a way of life.
Read MoreKansas City’s Muslim Community Prepares for Ramadan
Kansas City’s Muslim community is preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, which is marked by spiritual introspection, ritual prayers and fasting from dawn to dusk.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes of ‘The Black Church,’ Coming Next Week to Kansas City PBS
Rewire spoke with Stacey L. Holman about her role as series producer on “The Black Church,” which premieres Feb. 16, 2021 on PBS.
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