爱荷华州以儿童安全和中立为由,否认撒旦寺的国会活动请求; Iowa denies Satanic Temple’s Capitol event request, citing child safety and neutrality; ACLU calls it discriminatory.

爱荷华州官员再次拒绝了爱荷华撒旦神庙在国会大厦圆形大厅举办节日活动的请求，理由是担心未成年人接触象征性图像并违反宗教中立政策。 Iowa officials have again denied The Satanic Temple of Iowa’s request to hold a holiday event in the Capitol rotunda, citing concerns over minors’ exposure to symbolic imagery and violations of religious neutrality policies. 这项决定是根据既定的准则作出的,是在去年遭到拒绝之后作出的,是在美国公民自由联盟提出公民权利申诉时作出的,该申诉指称存在基于观点的歧视。 The decision, based on established guidelines, follows last year’s rejection and comes amid a civil rights complaint by the ACLU, which alleges viewpoint-based discrimination. 小组计划于12月13日举办一次活动,不过尚未宣布其他地点。 The group plans to proceed with a December 13 event, though no alternative venue has been announced. 前司长Adam Steen(现为GOP州长候选人)为否认抗争辩护, 称此事有害于儿童, Former department director Adam Steen, now a GOP gubernatorial candidate, defended the denial, calling the event harmful to children and not protected speech. 这场争议源于2023年的一场展示被破坏,导致国会大多日和年度活动的新限制. The controversy stems from a 2023 display that was vandalized, leading to new restrictions on multi-day and annual events in the Capitol.