Prairie Village city councilman highlights support of local faith leaders for non-discrimination ordinance

Chad Andrew Herring is highlighting the support of Prairie Village faith leaders for the proposed non-discrimination ordinance he and fellow Prairie Village City Councilman Tucker Poling will introduce on Monday.

The duo had planned to introduce the measure, which would provide legal protections for LGBTQ individuals in matters of housing, public employment, and service from businesses that are not provided under current state or federal law, last month. But an unexpected slew of late absence notifications forced the cancelation of that meeting due to a lack of quorum.

Now, with the proposed NDO set to come before the council for a first discussion Oct. 15, Herring is taking preemptive measures to dispel any notion that there is widespread objection to such ordinances on religious grounds. He posted letters of support for the Prairie Village NDO authored by leaders from five Prairie Village churches and one synagogue.