Iowa Satanic Temple Display: Jon Dunwell Attacked for Defending Free Speech

Earlier this month, the Satanic Temple had a display up inside the Iowa Capitol. It was ugly, unsettling, and most important, utterly evil.

Many Christian conservatives have criticized Iowa legislators for allowing the display. Republican state representative Jon Dunwell has been one of their main targets. Dunwell, who is also a pastor, supports allowing the display to exist on First Amendment grounds. He wrote in a tweet: “My observation as an Iowan and a State Representative, I don’t want the state evaluating and making determinations about religions. I am guided by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.”

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Matthew Malec

Matthew Malec is a Research Assistant at the Ethics and Public Policy and has been published in City Journal and the New York Post.

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Earlier this month, the Satanic Temple had a display up inside the Iowa Capitol. It was ugly, unsettling, and most important, utterly evil.

Many Christian conservatives have criticized Iowa legislators for allowing the display. Republican state representative Jon Dunwell has been one of their main targets. Dunwell, who is also a pastor, supports allowing the display to exist on First Amendment grounds. He wrote in a tweet: “My observation as an Iowan and a State Representative, I don’t want the state evaluating and making determinations about religions. I am guided by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.”