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Posted on 04/20/2026 9:07:22 PM PDT by lightman
Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott's campaign is on the defensive after a resurfaced video showed her recounting her role in the marriage of a pair of satanists while serving as a minister-in-training.
Trone Garriott, a Lutheran minister running in a battleground House district in November’s midterm election, participated in the wedding of a satanist couple in 2006 while serving as an intern pastor in a West Virginia parish.
Trone Garriott is vying to unseat Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, for a "toss-up" congressional seat in the southwestern part of the state. Throughout the campaign, she has been criticized for expressing beliefs that Republicans have argued do not align with the Christian faith she represents.
"She's made it clear that the values Iowa families live by every single day are the ones she's running against,"
At the 2023 love-themed storytelling event, Trone Garriott chose to spotlight her "first wedding" with the satanist pair.
She recounted that the couple had shown up under the mistaken belief they had to be married in a church and proceeded to interrogate their Christian beliefs.
"These people could barely stand us. They didn’t believe in or really have any respect for what mattered to us," Trone Garriott said.
The senior pastor went ahead and married them anyway, with Trone Garriott reading the words, "Love is patient; love is kind" over them.
"So what happened to that couple? I have no idea," Trone Garriott reflected. "We never saw them again."
Asked for comment, a spokesperson for Trone Garriott’s campaign told Fox News Digital, "As a minister in training, Sarah followed the direction of her supervising pastor and had no control over who walked through the church’s doors — it was her job to minister to everyone, including people she does not share beliefs with.
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* as of August 19, AD 2009, a liberal protestant SECT, not part of the holy, catholic and apostolic CHURCH.
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
The Pastorette-in-training would have made a bolder witness for Christ by defying her supervising Pastor, refusing to take part in the abominable mockery of Christianity, and “failing” her Internship!
Its elca, the very liberal LINO lutheran in name only denomination.
And for the record shes not a pastor/minister.
She. Her. 🙄
” it was her job to minister to everyone.”
Said St Paul, right?
Theologically false , but Who’s keeping track ?
ELCA. Like in crime, it’s them again..
So she has a chance!
Well!
If this reverend were from a UU church, there would not be this hubbub.
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that the doks are promoting candidates who are not quite as ugly as some of their present crop.
This one could even have a chance as a FNC late night news reader.
The ELCA and PCUSA are Christian in name only. If any of these fools own a bible, they should read Revelations 3.
HAVE ALL DEMOCRAT POLITICIANS BECOME GODLESS REPROBATE
SUPPORTERS OF THE DEVIL’S SODOM and GOMORRAH AGENDAS???
DEMOCRAT Sarah Trone Garriott
AI Overview:
Sarah Trone Garriott, an Iowa State Senator and ordained Lutheran minister, is a staunch supporter of LGBTQ+ rights. Throughout her tenure in the Iowa Senate, she has consistently voted against legislation she views as discriminatory toward the LGBTQ+ community.
Her stance is characterized by several key legislative actions and public statements:
Opposition to Transgender-Related Restrictions:
Voted against the 2022 transgender sports ban.
Voted against the 2023 ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Opposed the 2023 “bathroom bill” that required students to use facilities matching their biological sex.
Fought against a sweeping transgender discrimination bill in early 2026.
Support for Marriage Equality: She has defended Iowa’s history as a leader in marriage equality, criticizing attempts to reverse same-sex marriage rights as out of step with state values
Healthcare Protections: Garriott has spoken out against “medical conscience” bills, arguing they could allow providers to deny necessary gender-affirming care or medications to LGBTQ+ Iowans.
Education Advocacy: She has been a vocal critic of “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” teaching restrictions and bills that remove school books with LGBTQ+ themes, expressing concern that such laws create a climate of fear for educators.
“...refusing to take part in the abominable mockery of Christianity...”
While satanism differs significantly from traditional faiths, it is recognized as a legal religion in the United States and falls under the first amendment. Punishing her for attending any form of legal religious function like this would be considered job discrimination. Even chastising her would be a failure of the church to recognize her rights in this case as a citizen. There are other religions that fall into the same category of fake religions but try to emulate Christianity in their format and slipping in “twists” to their ideology.
wy69
Don’t be too upset about the bumper sticker. The last shall be first.
I have no idea," Trone Garriott reflected. "We never saw them again."
I noticed that!
They lied about the cookies...
I think they were spotted at the local Walmart©
I’m sure that the False Prophet will
embrace all of that and more
A watered-down, fake “christianity”
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