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Local pastors ask council to reconsider city sponsorship of Pride river glow float

3146672 · April 21, 2025
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A group of local pastors delivered a letter asking the council to reconsider city sponsorship or funding of a Pride river glow float and related events, citing moral concerns and questions about adult-oriented content and impacts on children; council took no formal action, noting public comment rules.

WAVERLY, Iowa — During Monday's public-comment period, Pastor Josh Rausser of Grace Baptist Church read a letter signed by local pastors asking the City of Waverly, the city council and the Human Equity and Diversity Commission to reconsider sponsoring or funding a planned Pride River glow float.

Rausser said the letter represented a group of local pastors and included a bibliography. The letter asked the council to consider the…

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