"UNITED IN CHRIST A CALL TO PRAYER," reads a peculiar flyer that advertises a Christian vigil and shows Phoenix Chief Jeri Williams and other officers with their heads bowed and hands folded. The police-themed vigil, apparently featuring Chief Williams, was set to be held Friday, October 4, outside Phoenix City Council Chambers.
Phoenix Police 'United in Christ' Event Sparks Backlash
| OCTOBER 2, 2019 | 5:57PM
But the event is being put off after the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona argued that the Constitution prohibits government agencies from holding such prayer services. A newsletter promoting the event indicates that this isn't the first Phoenix police-led prayer vigil, but the sixth.
