From: To: Subject: Date: David Rausch Ronald Mills Fwd: Bible verse posted in police station Thursday, February 23, 2017 7:48:04 PM Begin forwarded message: From: Chief of Police Date: February 23, 2017 at 5:10:22 PM EST To: "Chief Rausch ( )" < Subject: FW: Bible verse posted in police station >   From: Aleta Ledendecker Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 5:10:12 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) To: Chief of Police Subject: Bible verse posted in police station Freedom From Religion Foundation - East TN Chapter 2123 Stonybrook Road Louisville, TN 37777 February 23, 2017 Knoxville Chief of Police David Rausch 800 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Knoxville, TN 37915  (by mail and email) Dear Police Chief Rausch, One of the members of the Freedom From Religion Foundation - East Tennessee Chapter has reported a violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution at the police station at 800 Howard Baker Jr. Avenue. There is a Bible verse posted on the wall of the station. Please note that the Knoxville Police Department is a government entity and as such should be devoid of religious promotion of any kind. Having a Bible verse promotes one particular religion and in so doing is discriminatory toward those of other religions or no religion.  Please see that the verse is removed so that all who enter your police station may feel equally treated. If you have any questions about the legality of the verse, please check with Knoxville’s city attorney. Failure to have the verse removed may expose the KPD and/or the City of Knoxville to expensive litigation that cannot be won. I will be contacting you next month to learn what steps you have taken to address this problem.  Sincerely, Aleta Ledendecker President, FFRF-ETC