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By Suzie Ziegler
HAVEN, Kan. — The Haven Police Department will remove “In God We Trust” decals from its police vehicles, KSN News reported Tuesday.
The change came after a city councilor voiced concern about the vehicle decals and the scripture quoted on the department’s Facebook page. Council Member Sandra Williams said during a meeting on Monday that she didn’t think the Facebook page was the proper place to be talking about God. Williams and Police Chief Stephen Schaffer had a “brief exchange” during the meeting, according to the report.
Williams then made a motion to remove the decals and scripture quotes. A second councilor seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously.
Mayor Adam Wright said police will need to remove the decals and quotes by May 16.
There have been no police posts that contain scripture quotes since the meeting, although a pinned post from March 6 quotes a line from Psalm.
Police1 Readers Respond
- I wonder if those same councilors would forgo all their earnings because the currency they receive their paychecks in has the same motto on it?
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“In God, We Trust” is printed on our currency; it shouldn’t bother anyone that it’s on the cars. I have no issue with the council asking for the department’s Facebook page not to have verses. I think there’s some compromise, but the way this council is handling this subject will only cause pushback from the officers and a large portion of the public.
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Petty. Absolutely petty. I’m not a churchgoer nor am I religious but really, is this hurting anyone? Is having the motto “In God We Trust,” whether it’s on the side of a building or the side of a patrol car, pushing a religious agenda? No, it’s not. This is micromanagement at its best. It’s sad that in a society where our children, family members and friends are dying from so-called “legal” drugs such as Fentanyl, crime is at all-time highs and cities are cutting budgets for law enforcement, city councils are wasting time and resources on petty issues like this. Grow up.
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Sandra Williams needs to be removed from the council along with the member who seconded her motion. This is God’s country and I for one am sick and tired of people trying to remove him from our lives.
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I think that this is absolutely ridiculous and should not be allowed to be voted on. Part of the First Amendment, if people would take the time to actually educate themselves on it, was created to prevent the government from getting involved in religion, not to keep religion out of government. This is an obvious fringe on First Amendment rights and should be treated as such in my opinion. God bless all in blue!!
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