Bartow Sheriff To Add 'In God We Trust' Decals To Patrol Vehicles

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Another north Georgia sheriff said he plans to add his agency to the list of departments who are affixing ‘In God We Trust’ decals to their patrol vehicles.

Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap on Tuesday told Patch he “will be joining my brother sheriffs with the decals.”

Millsap said he will provide additional details about the decision once the sheriff’s office formally rolls out its plans.

Millsap’s statement comes on the heels of Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats’ decision to place the decals on that county’s patrol vehicles, according to WRGA.

Additionally, both Paulding and Douglas county sheriffs have made the decision to add the decals to their respective vehicles.

Sheriff’s in Kentucky,Missouri and elsewhere in Georgia have used similar decals, according the media reports -- fueling the argument over whether or not the same motto printed on American currency should be affixed to public vehicles.

An Augusta television station reported Wisconsin-based group Freedom From Religion Foundation sent Burke County, Ga., Sheriff Greg Coursey a cease-and-desist letter last week after it learned some of that department’s patrol cars had “In God We Trust” decals.

Freedom From Religion Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor called the stickers “inappropriate.”

Coursey told the news station he will not remove the stickers, and Freedom From Religion is contemplating taking legal action, the TV station said.

Patch editor Scott Bernarde contributed to this report.

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Photo credit: Bartow County Sheriff’s Office