Arizona city bars Satanic Temple prayer at council meeting

[The Straight Story]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Officials say Scottsdale will bar the Satanic Temple from leading a scheduled prayer at a City Council meeting in July.

City spokesman Kelly Corsette says Scottsdale informed the Satanic Temple's Arizona chapter that only representatives from institutions that have a substantial connection to the Scottsdale community will be allowed to give the invocation.

Scottsdale now is making other arrangements for the July 6 invocation.

Satanic Temple spokesman Stu de Haan says the city has twice approved plans for the invocation — first for April 5 and then for July 6 when the group had to reschedule for logistical reasons.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9696b18db7984ba38920bf21ccb15770/arizona-city-bars-satanic-temple-prayer-council-meeting

[Major Nikon]

1. They should have thought up a better excuse

[trueblue2007]

2. GOOD .... i agree with Scottsdale's decision.

[BillZBubb]

3. I don't. If they are going to have prayer at council meetings, all religions should get a shot.

Not just the ones from approved religions.

[MattBaggins]

5. There should be no invocation at all

[The Straight Story]

6. Why? (nt)

[Warren DeMontague]

7. Because they shouldn't have ANY prayers or invocations at all at council meetings, right?

No Christian ones, no blandly ecumencial "we ask the lord's blessing", etc etc. either....



....right?

[Democat]

9. Christians only?

Sounds like a liberal viewpoint.

[MohRokTah]

4. Given the circuit court of appeals, this will not stand.

Scottsdale will either have to allow it or stop allowing any prayers.

The first amendment is clear.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Devil's like

"Fuck that, dude, Arizona's too hot"