A plan to take away “In God We Belief” decals from police automobiles within the small Kansas city of Haven has gotten stickier than native officers probably anticipated.
Wichita information outlet KWCH reported late Sunday {that a} group of townspeople against the thought deliberate to attend Monday’s metropolis council assembly persuade metropolis leaders to rethink the transfer that was permitted Could 2.
“I hope that the council and the mayor see that they’ve executed one thing unilaterally that … didn’t go over properly with the residents they characterize,” Mary Andresen, a Haven resident, instructed the outlet.
Mayor Adam Wright confirmed that Monday’s council assembly was being moved to a group constructing to accommodate numerous residents anticipated to talk on the difficulty, in keeping with KWCH.
Council Member Sandra Williams, who launched the measure to take away the decals, didn’t reply instantly to a request for remark.
As a part of the Could 2 vote to take away the decals, Mayor Wright additionally directed Haven’s police chief to take away Bible verses from the police division’s Fb web page.
The conservative Household Analysis Council, which is selling a petition to reverse the choice, stated about 250 legislation enforcement workplaces nationwide show “In God We Belief” on their autos.
“The Haven Metropolis Council has stated that this was a difficulty of separation of church and state. However that is the nation’s motto,” FRC Motion President Tony Perkins stated in a media assertion final week.
Greater than 19,000 folks — the city had lower than 1,200 residents within the 2020 census — had signed the petition as of Monday morning, calling on the mayor and council to reverse their choice.
“The phrase ‘In God We Belief’ seems on our cash and in lots of different locations as an necessary reminder,” the petition states.
