{"id":9530,"date":"2023-09-15T11:44:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/scientologybeliefs\/?p=9530"},"modified":"2023-09-15T11:44:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T18:44:26","slug":"kc-scientologist-shares-her-story-on-voyage-kc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/scientologybeliefs\/2023\/09\/kc-scientologist-shares-her-story-on-voyage-kc\/","title":{"rendered":"KC Scientologist Shares Her Story on &#8216;Voyage KC&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>KC Scientologist Bennette Seaman is vice-chair of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council and public relations officer of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientology-kansascity.org\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Church of Scientology Kansas City, MO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She is making a difference in her city. And she does this by working with other faiths and community leaders to confront and improve urgent issues affecting KC.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9533\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9533\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/51\/2023\/09\/bennette-at-a-radio-show.jpg\" alt=\"KC Scientologist Bennette Seaman shares one of the Church-sponsored humanitarian campaigns at a local radio station.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KC Scientologist Bennette Seaman shares news about one of the Church-sponsored humanitarian campaigns at a local radio station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voyagekc.com\/?post_type=interview&amp;p=93861\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Voyage KC<\/a> website features Bennette in a recent article as one of Kansas City\u2019s most inspiring stories.<\/p>\n<h3>What Drives Bennette to do her outreach?<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMy passion is bringing people together to improve the city,\u201d she says in her interview. Bennette believes the best way to help the city is by \u201cestablishing stronger relationships among churches and other like-minded groups.\u201d She organizes and takes part in humanitarian initiatives. These:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>tackle violent crime in the community<\/li>\n<li>respond to disasters<\/li>\n<li>raise awareness of human rights, and<\/li>\n<li>work to reverse Kansas City\u2019s drug epidemic through drug education and prevention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But life wasn\u2019t always easy for the mother of six grown children and the grandmother of seven.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty years ago when she was 19, Bennette was trapped in a mentally abusive marriage with two children under age 5.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when a KC Scientologist introduced her to Scientology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA friend suggested I take a Life Improvement Course at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/scientologybeliefs\/2012\/08\/scientology-in-missouri\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Church of Scientology in Kansas City<\/a>. I did, and it helped me understand what was happening in my life and gave me the tools I needed to turn my life around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read Bennette\u2019s story on <a href=\"https:\/\/voyagekc.com\/?post_type=interview&amp;p=93861\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Voyage KC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And learn more about the Church of Scientology Kansas City by watching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/destination-scientology\/kansas-city.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Destination: Scientology<\/em> \u2014 Kansas City<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scientology Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KC Scientologist Bennette Seaman is vice-chair of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council and public relations officer of the Church of Scientology Kansas City, MO. 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