The latest KMW production written and directed by Kyria is titled, “There’s a Right & Wrong Way to Love.” It is a complete stage skit, full of real life marriages portraying the right and wrong ways to love in a marriage.
When asked what her purpose was for writing and producing stage plays that target marriages, Williams stated, “There’s an extreme attack on marriages, especially amongst believers.” She cited research by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago that reported Christians have a divorce rate of about 42 percent.
“There’s a Right & Wrong Way to Love” was so powerful, KMW Productions decided to take it on the road to do a church tour throughout the metro St. Louis area.
KMW will be launching this tour at their kickoff event at Ark of Safety Christian Church on Friday, May 17. The event will start at 7 p.m. and is absolutely free to the public. Currently, the next tour stop will be at Believer’s Temple on Friday, June 14.
“KMW Productions is looking to revive a thrilling entertainment scene for Christian families, couples and individuals,” Williams said.
KMW Productions, LLC is a theatrical ministry that was founded in 2011 by Kyria M. Williams, with a purpose to spread the gospel of Christ through theatre and performance.
For more information or to host a performance at your church, please visit www.kmwproductions.org or email PR_Marketing@kmwproductions.org.
ACLU wins religious freedom fight
In a consent judgment signed recently, a federal district court-ordered the Salem Public Library to stop blocking patrons’ access to websites related to minority religions that the library’s web filters classified as “occult” or “criminal.” Blocking access to material based solely on viewpoint is a violation of the First Amendment.
Judge E. Richard Webber entered the judgment in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Eastern Missouri on behalf of a Salem resident who was blocked from researching websites discussing minority religions’ ideas about death or death rituals.
“Even libraries that are required by federal law to install filtering software to block certain sexually explicit content should never use software to prevent patrons from learning about different cultures,” said Tony Rothert, legal director of the ACLU-EM.
The resident had originally protested to library director Glenda Wofford about not being able to access websites about Native American religions and the Wiccan faith. While portions of the sites were unblocked, much remained censored.
Wofford said she would only allow access to blocked sites if she felt patrons had a legitimate reason to view the content and added that she had an obligation to report people who wanted to view these sites to the authorities. The resident’s attempts to complain about the policy to the library board of trustees were brushed off.
“We are happy to see an end to the library’s discriminatory internet practices,” said Daniel Mach, director of the ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief.
“Public libraries should be maximizing the spread of information, not blocking access to viewpoints or religious ideas not shared by the majority.”
Church Garage Sale
New Jerusalem Temple Church located at 8204 Page Ave., Vinita Park, MO 63130, is hosting a church Garage Sale on May 18 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on the church parking lot. If you would like book a table for your church group, please call Mother Butler at 314-839-0596. Tables are $10 for NJT members, $15 for non-members.
