Satanic Temple 'invocation' sparks chaos at Ottawa County board meeting


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Drudge Report— Shouts of “hail Satan” were met with “we love Jesus.” Others in the packed foyer of conservative Ottawa County’s Fillmore Complex on Tuesday toted signs that read “Satan has no rights” and “one nation under God” as Commissioner Rebekah Curran handed out cookies with the Bible verse John 3:16, WOOD reports. When a member of

LifeSiteNews—‘Christ is King’: Christians protest Satanic Temple invocation at Michigan county board meeting. The majority of public comments condemned the invocation as a sorry excuse for legalized blasphemy.

WSTPost—The Michigan City Council meeting descends into chaos after the leader of the Satanic Temple is allowed to give the opening speech. Chaos erupted at the Ottawa County Board of Supervisors meeting in Michigan when a member of the Satanic Church gave a call to open the meeting.A man named Luis Cypher, pastor of the Satanic Temple of West Michigan, gave a speech Tuesday in which he reiterated the importance of separation of church and state, one of the organization's core principles.But the huge crowd began to protest as people sang hymns such as "Amazing Grace" and put signs on the wall that read: "God always, Satan never" and...

WRIC—Protesters rally against potential power plant at Chesterfield County board meeting. Nearly 80 members of Friends of Chesterfield and other advocates rallied outside of the monthly County's Board of Supervisors meeting to express opposition to dominion energy's Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center.