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Sylvania residents angry over scriptures removed from welcome signs

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FFRF members convinced Sylvania to remove four Christian welcome signs Monday. FFRF members convinced Sylvania to remove four Christian welcome signs Monday.
SYLVANIA, AL (WAFF) -

Many residents of Sylvania are upset with the decision to remove a scripture verse from the town's welcome signs.

Four signs no longer say, Ephesians 4:5: "One Lord, One Faith, and One Baptism."

Mayor Mitchell Dendy said the words were painted over Monday after the town received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation claiming it was unconstitutional.

Mayor Dendy says he's has received numerous calls about the decision.

"I think this is America. We have the right to put scripture where we chose to put it. If someone has the right to cover the scripture up, we have the right to put that scripture out because God is still God regardless of what anyone believes," said Peggy Lee, Sylvania resident.

Mayor Dendy said there hasn't been a problem with the bible verse for the last three and a half years but says the city does not have the financial means to fight a legal battle with the organization.


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