An Ottumwa City Council meeting in Iowa recently opened with a Satanic invocation. On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, former city council member Matthew Dalbey delivered the opening prayer, which began with the words “Dear dark father” and concluded with “Hail Satan“.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has explicitly accused the core NATO members of promoting and practicing outright Satanism — and it’s likely true; it is an evil organisation. Are NZ Leftists going to (openly) follow this, or it incompatible with the existing official paganism?