Satanic Temple ‘Invocation’ Sparks Chaos at Ottawa County Board Meeting

Chaos erupts in a viewing room for the overflow crowd at the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting during an invocation given by @satanic_temple_ pic.twitter.com/vNTrRsKCmM

— Left of Center MI (@leftofcentermi) April 23, 2024

• Satanic Temple ‘Invocation’ Sparks Chaos at Ottawa County Board Meeting
  by THE MIDWESTERNER STAFF
  Board policy changed in January, allowing pastors to address commissioners if they follow specific procedures
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  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 The Satanic Temple of West Michigan delivered the invocation to start the meeting, a viewing room for the overflow crowd descended into chaos.
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  “Jesus be glorified in this place,” one man preached as others watched the invocation on a projector screen. “Jesus be glorified, the name above all names.”
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  The tumultuous start to Tuesday’s meeting follows a change to board policy in January that allowed pastors to address commissioners if they follow specific procedures. The move was prompted by complaints from a LGBTQ activist pastor from Grand Haven who sued the county after he was not chosen to offer an invocation, according to MLive.
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