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Four years ago, pastor Adam Hamilton worried that his 24,000-member church in Kansas City was splitting at the political seams. After decades of refereeing debates about abortion, LGBTQ inclusion and racism, it all got to be too much. He briefly considered taking another job, but his wife challenged him to consider whether he was running away. Despite the political tension, the graffiti attacks and the angry emails, Hamilton stayed. He knew the church needed to get creative to counteract the forces working to divide the community. The ‘Campaign for Kindness’ advertises ethics and encourages people to engage in kind acts for people with whom they disagree. “We're trying to blanket Kansas City in love, compassion, understanding and just calm down, you know? We're going to make it,” said community member Doug Wyckoff.