Tennessee —

The Mount Juliet Police Department in Tennessee removed a bible quote after FFRF explained how it isolated non-Christian members of the community.

A concerned resident informed FFRF that the Mount Juliet Police Department’s roll call room in its headquarters had a bible verse displayed prominently on the front wall. It read, “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying. ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’ – Isaiah 6:8.” The resident who reported the quote stated that seeing the bible verse made them feel that “the police are working on behalf of one religious group rather than all.”

“Minority religious and nonreligious citizens should not be made to feel like outsiders in their own community because the MJPD promotes a particular religious group’s beliefs, implying official support for Christianity,” FFRF Legal Fellow Charlotte R. Gude wrote to Chief of Police Tyler Chandler.

After receiving FFRF’s letter, the violation was corrected. In an email to FFRF, Chandler addressed the complaint, stating that it would be resolved quickly. “I opted to have our construction manager and the graphics vendor revise the quote, and I am waiting for the work to be completed,” he wrote. “There are other graphic items in the new building that need to be corrected (not related to your specific inquiry), and all work should be completed by the end of the month.”

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