Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol denied by state officials for second year

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DES MOINES — State officials have denied a request by the Satanic Temple of Iowa to hold a holiday event in the state capitol rotunda after rejecting a similar request last year.

The Iowa Department of Administrative Services, the state office that coordinates events at the Capitol, announced Monday that it denied a request by the Satanic Temple of Iowa to hold a holiday event in the building’s rotunda next month.

The department denied the temple’s request last year claiming the event violated the obscenity guidelines in the memorandum of understanding groups are required to follow when holding displays or events at the Capitol complex. The department said it rejected this year's request on