St. Petersburg Times:
quote:This story began, appropriately, on Halloween. The mayor attended a cookout at Yankeetown Church of God and was inspired by Pastor Richard Moore, who called for a 40-day fast in the name of Jesus. When she returned home that night she felt a bolt of inspiration and, sitting at the kitchen table, began to write furiously.
"Be it known from this day forward that Satan, ruler of darkness, giver of evil, destroyer of what is good and just, is not now, nor ever again will be, a part of this town of Inglis. Satan is hereby declared powerless, no longer ruling over, nor influencing, our citizens."
She made five copies. One was placed on her office wall, near a painting of the Last Supper and heart-shaped pictures of Elvis, who filmed Follow That Dream here in early 1960s.
The remaining scrolls were stuffed into hollowed-out posts placed at the four entrances to the town. The posts, painted with the words "Repent," "Request" and "Resist," were sealed and capped.
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