Iowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to “undo the curse that was just put on our city.”
An Iowa man has kicked off controversy over religious freedom in the small town of Ottumwa, Iowa by opening a city council meeting with a prayer to Satan, which then kicked off a debate about the proper time in the meeting agenda to undo the “curse.”
Agreed. Build the 30 seconds into future agendas. Have the religious piece (whatever it may be), then 30 seconds of silence for anyone who needs the time to get their jimmies unrustled, then move on.
Or, even better, just have the 30 seconds and tell everyone they’re invited to silently issue any invocation they want during that time, then they’re moving on to actual city business. Hell, let’s bump it up to a full minute, just to be extra nice.
Or maybe just don’t have any stupid prayers at a public meeting.