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Hail Satan: America's Spiritual Reversal - Ep. 993 - October 8, 2026
A Satanic invocation at an Iowa city council meeting raises serious questions about religious expression, public leadership, and the church's response.
On this episode of The Smith and Rowland Show, Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland discuss a report about a former council member who opened a meeting in Ottumwa, Iowa, with a prayer ending in "Hail Satan." They examine the city's defense of the invocation under its policy for religious viewpoints, and consider the difference between an individual's freedom of speech and a public body's decision to include an invocation.
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