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What the actual fuck.

Yes, a meeting of the Ottumwa City Council in Iowa opened with a Satanic invocation on October 6, 2026. [1, 2]

Key Details

Who delivered it: Matt Dalbey, a former Ottumwa City Council member and member of The Satanic Temple of Iowa, gave the prayer. [1, 2, 3]

What the prayer said: The invocation addressed a "dark father," encouraged listeners to embrace the "Luciferian impulse to eat of the tree of knowledge," and concluded with "Hail Satan". [1, 2]

The organization's stance: The Satanic Temple is a non-theistic group that does not worship a literal devil, instead using Satan as a symbol of rebellion against arbitrary authority and a focus on critical thinking and science. [1, 2]

The reaction: The prayer caused immediate backlash at the meeting. Local pastor Rick Bick interrupted to demand a "reversal" of the supposed curse, leading Mayor Benjamin Foote to call a brief 30-second moment of silence before moving on with the agenda.

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