Town Council Meeting in Iowa Opens with Invocation to Satan
The invocation followed a city policy meant to allow diverse beliefs, and the meeting video drew more than 5,000 YouTube views by Wednesday afternoon.
- On Tuesday, former Ottumwa City Council member Matt Dalbey opened the city council meeting with an invocation addressing a "dark father" and ending with "Hail Satan."
- The Ottumwa City Council adopted an open-invocation policy on January 20 prohibiting mayoral censorship to ensure respect for all belief systems, which permitted Dalbey's appearance.
- After Dalbey spoke, New Life Center Pastor Rick Bick interrupted demanding the "curse" be reversed, prompting Mayor Benjamin Foote to call for 30 seconds of silent reflection before the Pledge of Allegiance.
- City administrator Philip Rath warned that amending the open-access policy could invite a lawsuit, while the meeting recording reached more than 5,000 views on YouTube by Wednesday.
- Mayor Benjamin Foote stated the invocation "does not represent the faith or the values" of local families, though Dalbey is scheduled to deliver another invocation on November 3.
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A city council meeting in Iowa opened with a prayer to Satan, sparking heated reactions from some members. Former council member Matt Dalbey gave the invocation to begin Tuesday’s (October 6) gathering of the Ottumwa City Council, ending with ‘hail Satan.’ It prompted New Life Center pastor Rick Bick to break protocol to ask for time to pray to “reverse the curse that was put on our city.” The mayor allowed a 30 second period of silence. The cit…
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Iowa city opens council meeting with Satanic prayer – The Horn News
There’s outrage in Iowa after an Ottumwa City Council meeting opened Tuesday night with a Satanic prayer to the “dark father” that ended with “Hail Satan.” Former Ottumwa City Council member Matt Dalbey delivered the invocation at the start of the Tuesday meeting at City Hall. He called on those... Read More The post Iowa city opens council meeting with Satanic prayer appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly American, Fiercely Independent.
A pastor present in the room hastened to demand that all present not go forward until they reversed the "curse" that has just been cast over the city of Ottumwa.
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