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'It Is Done. Hail Satan:' City Immediately Regrets New Religious Liberty Law That Allows Prayer at City Council Meeting (www.404media.co)
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Iowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to "undo the curse that was just put on our city."

An Iowa man has kicked off controversy over religious freedom in the small town of Ottumwa, Iowa by opening a city council meeting with a prayer to Satan, which then kicked off a debate about the proper time in the meeting agenda to undo the “curse.”

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[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Hey, would you look at that I guess it’s time for my, “Iowa is a shithole and a backwater.” comment again!

Awesome job on this citizen!