Posted on 05/15/2004 7:16:42 PM PDT by chance33_98
May 15, 2004 Marion (AP) - A biblical verse painted on Marion's new fire truck will remain there despite concerns that it promotes religion on a taxpayer-funded vehicle, the city's mayor says.
Mayor Wayne Seybold said he chose to allow the verse to remain because the inscription does not say it comes from the Bible and makes no reference to God.
The fire truck's side contains part of the 23rd Psalm: "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil."
Seybold said he received numerous calls, e-mails and letters from people who overwhelmingly support keeping the verse on the truck.
"I think a majority of the people have decided that they think it should stay, and you know, it doesn't make any religious reference, and so in that regard, I think if that's the saying that the fire department wants, I support that whole heartily," he said.
Marion already has removed a display of the Ten Commandments from a reception room in Seybold's office. It was installed there during former Mayor Ron Mowery's administration, which ended in 2000.
Marion Fire Chief Steve Gorrell said he and his firefighters chose the 23rd Pslam verse because it is "how the firefighters feel at 2 in the morning when they go into a structure fire."
Councilwoman Ann Secttor said last month that she objected to the verse being on the truck because she doesn't think religion should be mixed with government.
She said her goal was to let people know another side of the issue, not necessarily to have it removed. "I accomplished what I wanted. I brought attention to it," said Secttor, who is Jewish.
Is that Marion, Indiana? If so thats a fairly religious community, I can't see much of an outrage over this.
Yes it is. I put it in the topic and meant to put it into source but the first two articles I tried to post on it were from sourves we can't use, and then I forgot :)
[Councilwoman Ann Secttor said last month that she objected to the verse being on the truck because she doesn't think religion should be mixed with government....She said her goal was to let people know another side of the issue, not necessarily to have it removed. "I accomplished what I wanted. I brought attention to it," said Secttor, who is Jewish.]
Translation: She wanted the verse removed. However doing so would cost her re-election.
It doesn't matter. The ACLU and the 1st Amendment promise us freedom from religion, right?(sarcasm)
I wonder if this dolt even knows that the author of the 23rd Psalm was also Jewish.
that stupid Jew probably did not know it is from the Old Testament and what her ancestors used to understand and revere-sheeesh
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