The temple’s celebration had been planned for Dec. 14 — one year after a statue depicting the pagan idol Baphomet that was part of a display by the temple at the Iowa Capitol was destroyed.

The complaint also notes past incidents of alleged discrimination against the Satanic Temple, including the high-profile vandalism of its display at the Capitol during the holidays in 2023 and the ...

The rotunda in Iowa Capitol as seen May 8, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The ACLU of Iowa has filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of The Satanic Temple Iowa, alleging ...

Iowa’s treatment of the Satanic Temple and what it says about the state’s adherence to the First Amendment is well worth exploring. But regardless of what role recent disputes did or didn’t ...

FILE - A damaged Satanic display is shown at the Iowa state Capitol on Dec. 15, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Mortimer Adramelech, a minister with The Satanic Temple of Iowa, poses with a display the group erected in the Iowa Capitol in 2023. The display was later vandalized.

FILE – A damaged Satanic display is shown at the Iowa state Capitol on Dec. 15, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Scott McFetridge, file) By Associated Press ...

Satanic Temple accuses Iowa officials of religious discrimination A damaged Satanic display is shown at the Iowa state Capitol on Dec. 15, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Credit: AP/Scott McFetridge ...

Founded in 2013, the Salem, Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple says it doesn't believe in Satan but describes itself as a "non-theistic religious organization" that advocates for secularism.