The City of Ottumwa has been fielding calls about the "Hail Satan" prayer from Matt Dalbey during a city council meeting. Here's what you should know.

Former council member Matthew Dalbey delivered the invocation Tuesday, which ended with "hail Satan." ...

A city council in Iowa erupted after a resident opened a meeting with a satanic prayer Tuesday. Before the meeting of the Ottumwa City Council began, former council member Matt Dalbey opened with an ...

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Ottumwa erupts in controversy after a city council invocation ends with 'Hail Satan', prompting a pastor to demand a curse reversal as officials review the policy.

A city council meeting in Iowa opened their meeting with someone reading a satanic prayer. The invocation started with "Dear dark father" before getting into phrases of to include "embrace the ...

An Iowa mayor says he is reevaluating his city’s invocation policy after a satanic prayer delivered at a council meeting drew widespread attention. The Ottumwa City Council began Tuesday’s meeting ...

An Ottumwa, Iowa, city council meeting opened with a Satanic Temple member’s invocation ending “Hail Satan,” under a policy allowing residents of any faith or belief system to give invocations. A ...

Did an Iowa city council meeting open with a satanic prayer? Yes; former Ottumwa councilman Matt Dalbey read an invocation ending with 'Hail Satan' on Tuesday under the city's open prayer policy. The ...