GOP lawmakers in Kansas overturn gov.’s restrictions on church gatherings
Days before Easter, Republican lawmakers in Kansas overturned on Wednesday Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order restricting religious gatherings and funerals to no more than 10 people.
The decision was made by Republican House and Senate leaders on the Legislative Coordinating Council who voted 5-2 along party lines to remove the cap on the gatherings, citing First Amendment concerns from members of the Christian community as the nation prepares to mark the holiest day for Christians around the world on Sunday.
“I’ve received an absolute outpouring of concerns from people of faith. And it's not because they were planning on attending a worship service for Easter,” Senate President Susan Wagle said during the panel’s conference call, invoking religious liberties, KCUR reported. “They think it’s totally inappropriate for the governor to tell them that they cannot worship in a way and in the manner...