‘Wicked laws passed in our land’: Dueling prayers encapsulate Kansas Legislature’s nauseating week

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 1,118

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Gather round, Kansas Reflector readers, and allow me to tell you all a tale of two prayers.

Both legislative chambers in our fair state begin their daily deliberations with an invocation. On Monday, the Rev. Kyle Lammott offered the following words to the Senate during his prayer:

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