By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI
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The temperature was low, but the energy was high as hundreds of Kansas City residents joined a nationwide protest against California's new gay-marriage ban Saturday afternoon. With colorful signs calling for equal rights for gay and lesbian couples, the crowd was so large that those on the margins could hardly hear local politicians, including Missouri Sen. Jolie Justus, call Proposition 8 an act of discrimination and vow
Burrell Mohler Sr.The sickening allegations against Burrell Mohler Sr. and four of his sons have brought unwelcome attention to the Community of Christ, a church that's headquartered in Independence. Mohler and two of his sons, David Mohler and Jared Mohler, are lay ministers in the church. (Saying the allegations were being taken seriously, the church suspended the individuals' "priesthood licenses.")At times like these, it's perhaps helpful to remind ourselves what the Community of Christ i