Prayer Provokes Passions
When Rev. Joe Wright, pastor of Central Christian Church, led the Kansas House of Representatives in the invocation, it became apparent that some light had pierced the darkness. Sabrina Standifer, R-Wichita, walked out while Delbert Gross, D-Hays, sat down. Gross described the prayer as “divisive, sanctimonious, self-serving, and overbearing.” Rep. David Haley, D-Kansas City railed, “I take personal umbrage to the prayer we had to suffer through this morning. We’ve got to respect one another. His prejudice and his perversion … Continue reading →