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Kansas House passes resolution denouncing planned ‘black mass’ at state Capitol amid First Amendment debate
Summary
After hours of debate focusing on free‑speech limits and religious respect, the Kansas House narrowly approved a resolution denouncing a planned “black mass” event at the State Capitol, while repeatedly affirming the protesters’ First Amendment rights.
The Kansas House of Representatives voted Tuesday to adopt House Resolution 6016, a measure that denounces a planned “black mass” event scheduled to take place on the State Capitol grounds.
Proponents, led by Representative Dan Rogers, said the resolution was intended to make a formal statement of condemnation without blocking the event. “We as a house, this is what we can do,” Rogers said as he introduced the measure. Supporters said the ritual was sacrilegious and painful for Catholics and many practicing Christians and argued the House could condemn the action while respecting constitutional protections.
Opponents urged caution on First Amendment grounds. Representative Emily Miller and several colleagues argued that government statements that single out and condemn…
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