Christian wireless provider responds to Texas police department rejecting donation after backlash
January 22, 2023 | Texas
A Texas police department is saying “thanks but no thanks” to a donated pizza party from a Christian conservative wireless provider after receiving backlash on social media.
Patriot Mobile, which stirred up controversy last year for donating “In God We Trust” signs to a Dallas-area school district, says on Jan. 12, the group donated a $1,500 gift certificate for a pizza party to the police department in Grapevine, a suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The gift, according to Patriot Mobile, was “a thank you for their service to the Grapevine community,” similar to donated meals from other local businesses.
Initially, the Grapevine Police Department offered its thanks for Patriot Mobile’s “support and encouragement” and said the department was “grateful” for the donation.
