South Carolina monument honoring fallen police officers REMOVED by city leaders after Christian inscription got complaints

A monument honoring fallen police officers, which was donated by the local Women’s Club only a few weeks ago, had a Christian prayer inscribed on the back. The monument, which stood in front of the local police station, is now gone after city leaders had it removed after complaints.

They first tried to ‘edit’ the monument to quell the controversy, removing the three references to the word ‘Lord’. But once they did that, many others complained about the edit. Now the monument is gone.

Here’s more from Fox News:

After literally scrubbing references to the “Lord” from a memorial honoring fallen police officers, a “divided” South Carolina city has removed the monument outright.

The Tega Cay City Council announced the decision to take down the memorial Tuesday in a Facebook post. Three references of “Lord” had been washed off the monument, which is a police officer’s prayer and was in front of the police department, after some residents complained. But the decision to remove the three references to “Lord” also drew outrage.

City officials said they removed the monument while they sought to find a solution that “expresses our unwavering support and gratitude to those who risk their lives every day for ours.”

“We attempted to find a compromise but failed as our community has further divided,” city officials said. “In an attempt to find a resolution, we have upset parties on both sides of this issue and for that we are truly sorry.”

The monument at the Tega Cay Police Department, gifted to the city by the local Women’s Club, had only been up a few weeks before it was taken down. In the meantime, the city is looking for feedback from its residents as the city’s legal team searches for a “viable solution for all concerned.”

Tuesday’s decision has further angered and saddened some residents, according to posts online, many pointing to the secularization of public life.

On the front, the memorial had the Scripture reference Matthew 5:9 from Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount, which says, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

And on the back of the stone was a prayer: “Lord, I ask for courage. Courage to face and conquer my own fears, courage to take me where others will not go…Give me Lord, concern for others who trust me and compassion for those who need me. And please Lord, through it all, be at my side.”

This controversy just shows how far removed from God this country has became, that even in South Carolina, a monument honoring fallen police officers with a Christian prayer inscribed on the back and a scripture reference on the front can’t be tolerated. It’s disgusting.

Also, I might add that when they erased the ‘three’ references to God, that seems quite symbolic of a total rejection of God and the trinity. If I were living in that town, that would bother me a great deal.


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