https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-pastor-fights-back-city-council-begins-meeting-prayer-satan/

Watch: Pastor Fights Back as City Council Begins Meeting with Prayer to Satan

Yesterday - A former Ottumwa councilman opened Tuesday’s city council meeting with a prayer that ended in the phrase “Hail Satan,” and a local pastor stood up and tried to undo it [] The post Watch: Pastor Fights Back as City Council Begins Meeting with Prayer to Satan appeared first on The Western Journal.......

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/another-one-satanic-temple-opens-battle-ground-washington/

ANOTHER ONE: Satanic Temple Opens Battle Ground, Washington City Council Meeting with Prayer Praising SATAN

Today - Just days before Americans head to the polls, another city council meeting has become the center of controversy over a Satanic invocation, this time in Battle Ground, Washington. The post ANOTHER ONE: Satanic Temple Opens Battle Ground, Washington City Council Meeting with Prayer Praising SATAN appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/10/08/iowa-pastor-stands-up-after-former-city-council-member-hails-satan-in-prayer-thats-not-welcome-here/

Iowa Pastor Stands Up After Former City Council Member Hails Satan in Prayer: Thats Not Welcome Here

Today - A pastor stood up against a former city council member who hailed satan, praying to the "dark father," during the opening prayer for the Ottumwa, Iowa, city council meeting Tuesday. The post Iowa Pastor Stands Up After Former City Council Member Hails Satan in Prayer: Thats Not Welcome Here appeared first on Breitbart.

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https://discernreport.com/satanic-prayer-causes-uproar-at-city-council-meeting/#new_tab

Satanic Prayer Causes Uproar at City Council Meeting

Yesterday - In this Ottumwa Courier article, Chad Drury reports that a satanic invocation ending in “Hail Satan” overshadowed Tuesday’s 80-minute Ottumwa City Council meeting. Former council member Matt Dalbey opened the City Hall session with a prayer used by the Satanic Temple of Iowa, of which he is a member, and told the Courier it “has []

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https://americanjournaldaily.com/iowa-council-prayer/

Ottumwa City Council Meeting Opens with Satanic Prayer Ending in ‘Hail Satan,’ Spurring Immediate Backlash

Today - For generations, the opening prayer at a city council meeting was one of those quiet, steady traditions that held American civic life together. Nothing fancy. The post Ottumwa City Council Meeting Opens with Satanic Prayer Ending in Hail Satan, Spurring Immediate Backlash appeared first on Patriot Journal....

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https://www.oann.com/newsroom/controversy-erupts-at-iowa-city-council-meeting-following-luciferian-opening-invocation-hail-satan/

Controversy erupts at Iowa city council meeting following Luciferian opening invocation: ‘HAIL SATAN’

Yesterday - A routine local government gathering turned into a scene of intense uproar in Ottumwa, Iowa, after a scheduled invocation opened the City Council session with a prayer directed to a "dark father" and concluded with the phrase "Hail Satan."......

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https://slaynews.com/iowa-democrat-provokes-outrage-opening-council-meeting-hail-satan/

Iowa Democrat Provokes Outrage by Opening Council Meeting with ‘Hail Satan’

Today - A former Democrat council member opened an Iowa city council meeting with a satanic invocation Tuesday, prompting a local pastor to demand an immediate response and the mayor to pause proceedings for prayer or reflection. The post Iowa Democrat Provokes Outrage by Opening Council Meeting with Hail Satan appeared first on Slay News....

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https://www.dailywire.com/news/iowa-city-council-kicks-off-meeting-with-satanic-invocation

Iowa City Council Kicks Off Meeting With Satanic Invocation

Yesterday - on Tuesday night, prompting a pastor to interrupt the proceedings and call for the prayer to be reversed as visibly uncomfortable reactions unfolded in the audience. Matt Dalbey, a former Ottumwa City Council member and current resident, delivered the invocation at the beginning of the Ottumwa City Council meeting after Mayor Benjamin Foote called the ...

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https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ottumwa-city-council-opens-hail-satan-invocation

Iowa City Council Meeting Opens With "Hail Satan" Invocation

Today - Iowa City Council Meeting Opens With "Hail Satan" Invocation A former city council member opened Tuesdays Ottumwa, Iowa, council meeting with a satanic prayer that ended in "Hail Satan," and the city says it had no legal way to stop him. The invocation fell within a policy the council itself adopted on Jan. 20, according to the Ottumwa Courier. In other news, Ottumwa residents had a Satanist on their city council. Matt Dalbey, a resident and former council member, delivered the prayer at City Hall. Dalbey t...

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https://www.lifezette.com/2026/10/iowa-council-opens-with-satanic-prayer-as-councilwoman-fights-mayors-call-to-reverse-it-watch/

Iowa Council Opens With Satanic Prayer as Councilwoman Fights Mayor’s Call to Reverse It [WATCH]

Today - Ottumwa’s official council recording captured a scheduled invocation ending with “Hail Satan,” followed by a sharp clash after one participant demanded prayer to reverse the alleged curse and Councilwoman Cara Galloway pushed to continue the agenda....

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https://www.theblaze.com/news/pastor-takes-a-stand-after-iowa-city-council-starts-official-business-with-satanic-prayer-lets-just-reverse-that-curse

Pastor takes a stand after Iowa city council starts official business with hail Satan prayer: Reverse that curse

Today - An apparent fetishization of religious "diversity" had officials in an Iowa city permit a satanic invocation prior to conducting official business on Tuesday. While many at the meeting appeared willing to put up with the infernal appeal, one Christian man stood up and spoke out.How it startedOttumwa, a city in Southeast Iowa, adopted a policy on Jan. 20 allowing for invocations to be given at the start of official city council meetings.Thats not welcome here."This policy is intended to acknowledge and expre...

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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4398312/posts

Iowa city council meeting opens with prayer to SATAN

Yesterday - An Ottumwa, Iowa, city council meeting was opened with a Satanic prayer delivered by a member of The Satanic Temple. The incident prompted a local pastor to interrupt the meeting and condemn the prayer. Former council member Matt Dalbey delivered the Satanic prayer during the invocation at the beginning of the meeting. He started the prayer by saying, "Dear dark father," before saying, "let us embrace the Luciferian impulse to eat of the tree of knowledge." After reciting the rest of the prayer, Dalbey ende...

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https://www.conservativereview.com/pastor-takes-a-stand-after-iowa-city-council-starts-official-business-with-hail-satan-prayer-reverse-that-curse-2678056799.html

Pastor takes a stand after Iowa city council starts official business with hail Satan prayer: Reverse that curse

Today - An apparent fetishization of religious "diversity" had officials in an Iowa city permit a satanic invocation prior to conducting official business on Tuesday. While many at the meeting appeared willing to put up with the infernal appeal, one Christian man stood up and spoke out.How it startedOttumwa, a city in Southeast Iowa, adopted a policy on Jan. 20 allowing for invocations to be given at the start of official city council meetings.Thats not welcome here."This policy is intended to acknowledge and expre...

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https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/craig-bannister/2026/10/07/hail-satan-invocation-opens-iowa-city-council-meeting

‘Hail, Satan’ Invocation Opens Iowa City Council Meeting

Yesterday - An invocation beginning an Iowa city council meeting Tuesday began with “Dear dark father” and ended with “Hail, Satan,” prompting a pastor to speak up and call to “reverse” the curse on his city.“An invocation at the beginning of Tuesdays Ottumwa City Council meeting overshadowed everything else that took place over the course of 80 minutes,” The Ottumwa Courier reported Wednesday:“Resident and former council member Matt Dalbey read a satanic prayer — capped off by ‘Hail Satan’ — to kick off the meeting at...

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