Last summer, St. Joseph, Missouri, erupted in controversy after one evangelical pastor launched a campaign to keep a gay pastor of a progressive church from being reappointed to the city’s volunteer library board.
KCUR's Nomin Ujiyediin reports some residents say the uproar revealed divides and discrimination in the small community.
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