Something’s off.A report says an Ottumwa, Iowa, city council meeting opened with a Satan-themed invocation after the council adopted a policy allowing invocations. Another attendee then called it a curse on the city and urged officials to reverse it; the mayor instead called for a moment of silence before the meeting continued.
The unusual mismatch, according to the report, is that a policy meant to permit religious invocations also gave space to an invocation that some participants strongly opposed. One council member later argued that allowing invocations means allowing viewpoints that may not reflect the council’s own views.
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