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KC CURRENTS 6-4-06

By Delores Jones, Sylvia Maria Gross and Laura Ziegler

Kansas City, MO – A Catholic Church music director is fired because of his sexuality; National Catholic Reporter editor Tom Roberts talks about the relationship between the church and homosexuality. Tyrone Flowers tells the story of being shot and paralyzed, and how his experiences inspired him to found Higher M-Pact, a program for high-risk youth. Plus, Spanish radio stations abandon Tejano music in favor of Mexican regional and Caribbean.

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