Iowa city council erupts after starting with satanic prayer: ‘A curse put on the city’
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Iowa city council meeting erupts after former member opens meeting with satanic prayer and 'Hail Satan'
A former Ottumwa City Council member opened a meeting with a satanic prayer ending in "Hail Satan," prompting a pastor to call the controversial incident a "curse."
Oct 8, 2026
Iowa city council erupts after starting with satanic prayer: ‘A curse put on the city’
"Dear dark father" and "Hail Satan" were the words that kicked off the Ottumwa City Council's first meeting this month after former member Matt Dalbey stepped up to read its regular invocation.
Oct 7, 2026
Iowa City Council Kicks Off Meeting With Satanic Invocation
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 ...
Oct 7, 2026