Satanic Invocation

An Iowa city council is reportedly reconsidering a new religious liberty law it passed to allow prayer at council meetings, after an invocation opened with the words 'It is done. Hail Satan.' The council then debated when on the agenda it could address 'undoing the curse that was just put on our city.' Critics say the episode illustrates the risks of broad religious freedom measures that open government forums to all faiths, including minority ones.

A city is reportedly regretting a new religious liberty law it passed after it immediately opened the door to a Satanic prayer at a city council meeting. Under the law, which was intended to permit Christian invocations at public meetings, representatives of the Satanic Temple were able to deliver their own opening prayer. Coverage of the episode has drawn amused reactions online, with many noting the irony of the unintended consequences.