Video: South Carolina to introduce license plate with cross on it
posted at 11:20 am on June 7, 2008 by Allahpundit
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In which Mark Sanford earns my respect while alienating pretty much everyone else in the party. The punchline here is that in guaranteeing that no religious organization gets any of the proceeds from sales, the state actually made these fabulously more affordable than any other vanity plate — less than one-tenth the average cost, if the Times’s figures are right.
Two ways to play this for First Amendment purposes. Either offer designs for every other religion, right down to the pentagram plate for wiccans (a strategy which would still be of dubious constitutionality), or cancel the plate and leave this stuff on bumper stickers where it belongs.
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Do the people of South Carolina want it ammended? Or do you want it ammended to fit your model of how things should be. If you aren’t a citizen of SC then it isnt your worry is it? If you are, then well it’s your right to go lobby your State politicians.
gator70 on June 7, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Thanks.
Government exists by the consent of the governed. Again you are projecting your opinion. The only way it has value is if you are a citizen of SC. If the state government wants to do it and the people agree, more power to them.
If it passes constitutional muster, it’s legal. That’s the point. Wrong, as you use it – citing Roe – is either a moral judgment or a condemnation of judicial activism. And I have no desire to debate whether you think it’s moral to have licenses plates with pictures of stained glass. I only care about the rights of other to have them.
And I don’t yield that RvW is constitutional. That’s part of NonCoach’s point about judicial activism. Besides many laws get passed that are unconstitutional, CFR for example.
Spirit of 1776 on June 7, 2008 at 4:03 PM
Ah, the old “calling-a-conservative-a-homosexual” card. I hadn’t seen it in a while. Loving the Huckabeean recycling of liberal tropes; it’s breathtakingly witty.
Sticking to conservative principles in the face of opposition is admirable; those principles extend to all men and women, not just the ones with whom Jerry Falwell might be found (he did stray a little towards the end, but he was never a homosexual). I’ll add that your ilk thought Buckley was no conservative, because he refused to agree with the idea that the Bible would be a better governmental text than the Constitution; he refused to back down from the concept of chosen governments and freedom of religion.
We are “Pilgrim’s Progress” and “Imitation of Christ”; you are “Blue Like Jazz.” Never the twain shall meet.
emailnuevo on June 7, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Nah… you guys still wouldn’t be happy, after all a bathroom wall is still a public place.
Maxx on June 7, 2008 at 4:04 PM
I’d think “soft” would contraindicate…
/rimshot
sulla on June 7, 2008 at 4:16 PM
I understand this, I am however a citizen of FL, so I am playing this game right now.
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Oh. Do you think FL has a backward constitution also?
Spirit of 1776 on June 7, 2008 at 4:30 PM
I dont see anything wrong with the plate. If you don’t like it, don’t get it. It’s that simple. Why is it that some people have to run around and waste their time making everyone else miserable? Please, keep your misery to yourself we have enough of our own.
boomer on June 7, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Maxx on June 7, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Oh lordy, yes. But in a different way than S.C.
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Heh. Well, good luck.
Spirit of 1776 on June 7, 2008 at 4:51 PM
simple. It’s ’cause they know what’s best for you — matter o’ fact, they’ll trample all over you to make sure that you see things the correct (ie: their) way.
ps: if you think about it, if they get their way, the misery of now will seem like “the good old days”
least1 on June 7, 2008 at 4:59 PM
For all of you that want a nation that has only disdain for the Christian religion, may I suggest you move to Russia or China.
Go ahead, move there and see if you have more freedom or less.
Maxx on June 7, 2008 at 5:05 PM
Prove that the late J.C. is god scientifically or shut up, the followers of Ahura Mazda are insulted by your unfounded babblings.
Annar on June 7, 2008 at 5:07 PM
One thing that has been noted here but not discussed – at least as far as I can see – is the fact that our federal government prints onto each and every bill – or at least the ones I have now in my wallet – “In God We Trust”.
For those of you that feel that this “optional” license plate goes against the 1st amendment, how do you reconcile that position to our “non-optional” money and the congressional decision to print it as such shortly after the civil war?
Was congress wrong? Did they “establish” a religion by doing so?
Is it innocuous enough to get by and if so, what about atheists? How do you atheists feel about it?
Are you insulted by the fact that our money has such a statement?
I’d be very interested to read your comments.
Rod on June 7, 2008 at 5:12 PM
With a name like that, I figured him for jewish.
JiangxiDad on June 7, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Oh lordy, Olaf is round the bend now!
Jesus on my money, than how will we Jews control the worlds finances…Our hands would melt off, Raiders of the Lost Ark-style
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 5:30 PM
What exactly is it that you want to do that Christians are preventing you from doing?
Maxx on June 7, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Well, that’s what Democrats have practiced since, oh, the New Deal.
It amuses me that when Democrats say “social justice,” what they mean is “social injustice.”
It amuses me that this really smart Harvard-educated lawyer is stupid enough to say it out loud, and stupid enough to believe it.
It bothers me that no one cares when he says it.
It bothers me that too many people go to law school and get indoctrinated instead of learning to think critically.
And yeah, I’ll see you in the tar pits.
———–
And Squish? I call you Squish because you’re a squish. It’s funny.
But Mr. PP? That’s downright hilarious. Spot on, sir!
misterpeasea on June 7, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Touche :)
My name is Squid Shark
You killed my dignity
Prepare to die!
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Isn’t that the cross the ScTentologists now use in their name?
BL@KBIRD on June 7, 2008 at 6:04 PM
A side note, what would the Founding Father’s have said about the very existence of licence plates.
- The Cat
MirCat on June 7, 2008 at 6:08 PM
the idea of Vanity plates is you get to have the text write something you want instead of accepting a number. any other plates are superfluous. a waste of time, resources and red tape.
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now I not too sure how many people in the USA feel offset by their own government tax dollars being used for manatee licence plates but I’m almost sure it’s far less than those feeling evangelized by their government with a GOD plate. let’s keep this realistic shall we? Government should not endorse or favor any specific religion… and that is something Captain America would surely stand up against. even though the comics killed him…
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the point of the matter is the first settlers came here escape a country that forced religion on them… let’s not rebuild what they escaped.
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I think that President Bush has made great strides to evolve Religion in government with out favoring it or having the government embrace it.
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although my name is a play on his, mine being a K because of my own name using a K instead of a C (Kris) and the use of America with a K is Amerika Occupied.
Kaptain Amerika on June 7, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Geez Allah… get over it already! In individual expressing something on their license plate does NOT constitute the State establishing a religion. Another thing. Eight out of ten of us are Christians. That makes the USA a predominatly Christian country. The rights of others are protected but the right of the majority must be protected too. We’re not bothering you. We’re not harming you. we’re not judging you. Leave us the hell alone already!
edgehead on June 7, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Would it be possible for me to get a personalized plate that depicts a cartoon sketch of a naked prophet Mohammed humping a little nine-year-old girl? — with Mohammed looking up at the observer and a caption that says: “I’ll get to you in a minute, sweetie.”
No? Outrageous, you say? Never mind.
My collie says:
AllahPundit is rubbing off on me.
CyberCipher on June 7, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Only the HA crowd could turn a metal tax-stamp into a shooting war over the existence of God.
Limerick on June 7, 2008 at 6:35 PM
It doesn’t bother me. I’d be happy to see it taken off our currency, but it’s not worth getting upset over. There’s too much tradition involved, and it doesn’t even acknowledge one particular religion.
The problem I have with the license plates is that if Christians (Hindus, Muslims, whatever) really feel the need to tell everybody how pious they are, they don’t need a license plate, do they? The only reason anyone wants the license plate is to give Christianity the imprimatur of state authority. That’s a little chilling for me as an atheist.
My non-belief puts me in an extreme minority, and I expect a little hostility that goes along with that. At the same time, I don’t want to get pulled over in South Carolina and have a police officer wondering why I don’t have the Christian plates. 95% of American Christians are terrific people who wouldn’t dream of abusing a position of authority to rebuke my non-belief; I just don’t want anything to encourage the other 5%.
I don’t see any evidence that any Christian can’t express their religious belief to the full extent their faith requires. I can’t understand why it’s necessary to have the state recognize what the community openly practices, except to censure those who don’t practice the same thing (or the same way). That’s not just chilling to me as an Atheist, that’s chilling to me as an American.
RightOFLeft on June 7, 2008 at 6:56 PM
I don’t have six fingers on my right hand. Promise.
misterpeasea on June 7, 2008 at 6:57 PM
Those of you who feel “chilling” (as RightOfLeft does) over these plates have a right to complain on the basis of fairness, but not on any Constitutional issue. States & cities have no Constitutional limitation regarding religion, unless it’s within the local constitution.
jgapinoy on June 7, 2008 at 7:04 PM
I wouldn’t advertise my faith with a plate or sticker. I doesn’t do any good–no one would repent after seeing a slogan–& someone might curse my Savior if I make a mistake in traffic.
jgapinoy on June 7, 2008 at 7:06 PM
This is too good for state level, put it on the back of every dollar bill before the fundies try to plaster the ten commandments there.
/sarc
Annar on June 7, 2008 at 7:08 PM
This in NOT a predominately Christian country.
jgapinoy on June 7, 2008 at 7:09 PM
I’m sorry, but the plates are a tax paid to the state. If you ban Christian vanity plates as part of that tax, aren’t you denying a Christian’s right to choose?
Are conservatives really ready to argue the bogus (and near insane) interpretation of Jefferon’s Danbury remarks in support of what the 1st Amendment so clearly means?
Laws simply have to be backed by an iota of common sense. The right to never be offended has never been codified in this country, and it hopefully never will.
TheBlueSite on June 7, 2008 at 7:10 PM
Nonsense. It’s a bumper sticker on a license plate an individual decides to put there themselves. There is no 1st Amendment violation here. Read my other posts and the posts of Spirit of 1776 in this thread as to why a traditionalist reading of the Constitution would not make this unconstitutional.
NotCoach on June 7, 2008 at 7:14 PM
Do you have a wide stance?
Akzed on June 7, 2008 at 7:22 PM
Yeah, so we don’t ahve to fix everything that went crazy while we were waiting for the rapture and ignoring cultural issues.
Akzed on June 7, 2008 at 7:24 PM
You want a bumper sticker, get a bumper sticker. Nobody’s stopping you. You can make little cross-taillights for all I care. Get creative. There’s only one reason anyone would rather have the state make license plates for them.
I didn’t say anything about the constitution, so I don’t know why you’re even bringing it up. Somebody asked why the license plates would bother an Atheist, he has my answer.
RightOFLeft on June 7, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Why would that bother an atheist? Because the state allows a person of faith to pay their tax by showing their faith? I’ve never understood atheists who are so offended by the majority simply living their lives in the way they so choose. The state makes Christian licenses for the main reason that it’d be odd to make hindu plates, as the 4 hindus who live in South Carolina wouldn’t justify the creation of the plates.
TheBlueSite on June 7, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Ha. You clown troll.
Jaibones on June 7, 2008 at 8:13 PM
And don’t forget the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster which is rapidly replacing christianity as a more tasteful religion. He needs his license paltes too!
Annar on June 7, 2008 at 8:15 PM
According to the world fact book America is 75.2% Christian, I’d say that the word “predominately” does apply. And America for all it’s faults remains by far the most generous nation on earth. Not only from the aspect of private giving but also in the category of how much our government give in emergency aid to world disasters.
Maxx on June 7, 2008 at 8:17 PM
How can anyone say this is unconstitutional? Does it force anyone to practice a religion? No. Does it prohibit anyone from doing so? No. Thus, it is not unconstitutional.
Gunhaver on June 7, 2008 at 8:21 PM
So….apparently there is a history of Christian persecution in this country to the point now that atheists believe that cops will pull them over and….ummm..give them unfair treatment. Ureal. Once again everyone is scared to death of Christains but are apathetic to the Muslim creep washing over this country inch by inch.
We’re totally screwed.
gator70 on June 7, 2008 at 8:23 PM
You’re right…maybe the atheists would like to put a picture of their God on their licence plates also.
Here’s a picture of the atheists god:
http://www.the-word-is-not-enough.com/blog/rob/images/SatanPit.jpg
SaintOlaf on June 7, 2008 at 8:24 PM
Constitutional, unconstitutional, fair, unfair….who gives a flying fark…
I don’t need the State coming up with reasons to charge MORE TAX for MORE EMPLOYEES to sit around and SPEND MY MONEY. Don’t tell me the state won’t claim more expense, more personnel, more paperpushing to produce these vanity plates.
XYZ123 is good enough for me.
Limerick on June 7, 2008 at 8:28 PM
It all depends on how you define Christian. Do you really think 75% of Americans devote their lives to following Jesus? As my link at 7:09PM shows, the choices Americans make demonstrate hostility or, at best, apathy to God.
jgapinoy on June 7, 2008 at 8:33 PM
eh, the best thing about it is that it gave eyore heartburn
;)
aikidoka on June 7, 2008 at 8:51 PM
I know some of you atheists might not like muslims..but surprisingly enough you worship the same god as them.
Here’s another pic you might want to use on your licence plates:
http://unsportsmanlikecomment.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/the-satan-pit-doctor-beast3.jpg
SaintOlaf on June 7, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Few if any Christians are as devoted to God as they should be. But if you believe Jesus was the Christ then by definition you are a Christian. Seventy-five percent of Americans say that is what they believe, so without doubt, no matter how shallow or deep that belief is, we are in fact a “predominately” Christian nation.
Now, do we need revival to strengthen that faith and increase those numbers? Of course we do.
Maxx on June 7, 2008 at 8:59 PM
How about me Olaf, since I am so tragically decieved.
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 9:02 PM
When the light arrives I’ll vouch for ya :)
Limerick on June 7, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Your a mensch
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 9:08 PM
Don’t worry Squid I didn’t forget you…you’ll be cast into the lake of fire to spend eternity with satan also…
unless of course you repent and put your trust in Jesus Christ.
SaintOlaf on June 7, 2008 at 9:27 PM
SaintOlaf on June 7, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Now between irrelevant bible verses you’re throwing fits with comic book drawings! I’m sure that will win you a lot of points in your cult’s “debating club.”
Annar on June 7, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Don’t go in there, Squid. ;o)
That way maddness lies.
techno_barbarian on June 7, 2008 at 9:28 PM
In the Bible ,in revelation it says the unbelievers will pray for the the mountains to cover them up from the lord..What rock are you going to crawl under?
beachkatie on June 7, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Just put it on your license plate and own up to it Annar.
If you’re not following the God who created the universe…this is who you are inspired by:
http://www.the-word-is-not-enough.com/blog/rob/images/SatanPit.jpg
Evidently you haven’t thought much about what inspires you to sin.
SaintOlaf on June 7, 2008 at 9:33 PM
There is not a special ring of hell for those of the Chosen people who rejected your boy Yeshua?
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 9:34 PM
Hahah, well I have just had the horrid experience of having my service denigrated by another servicemen on Hot Air of all places. apparently my occupation is not dangerous enough.
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 9:36 PM
No but there is a more severe punishment for people who commit the more serious sins such as homosexuality.
Keep that in mind Squidshark..
It’s considered an abomination in your Bible also..
SaintOlaf on June 7, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Belay that, truce called. I dont need to sic the posse on him.
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 9:45 PM
You implying something there Olaf?
My wife may take issue.
You guys have been pretty loose with the Tankh over the years, you never know what parts you actually take for reals.
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 9:46 PM
Let it go Squid. Of the 4,000+ main sects/denominations of the Christian church (all of whom are THE WAY) I figure there are a bunch of people in for a big surprise. I have a family full of Olaf’s and none of them are on each other’s Christmas card list.
I’ve off on a beer run. Cheers!
Limerick on June 7, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Lol. j/k
I just don’t know what to think about that dancing w/ the stars article on your blog.
SaintOlaf on June 7, 2008 at 9:53 PM
I am an amateur ballroom dancer, I learned when I was a kid :)
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 10:00 PM
The government, media,and entertainment community are not Christian for sure. But the people out there in flyover country are better than 90% Christian. That, my friend is a predominately Christian country.
edgehead on June 7, 2008 at 10:21 PM
SaintOlaf on June 7, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Your comic link does not work, too bad.
I recognize no god so I’m not worrying about your fictionalized comic book monsters either. You really ought to crawl out of your hole and seek help in the form of a professional deprogrammer. Perhaps one who has had experience with recovering scientologists could be of assistance. However, if you decide to continue preaching for your low IQ cult you can at least have the satisfaction of knowing that you have provided more than a few good laughs for those of us who thought that stupidity had a greatest lower bound but have discovered that this is not the case.
Annar on June 7, 2008 at 10:22 PM
An inability to live up to God’s standards does not demonstrate hostility or apathy towards religion. It simply demonstrates what the Bible tells us: that we are all imperfect sinners capable of salvation.
edgehead on June 7, 2008 at 10:25 PM
You stay classy.
fossten on June 7, 2008 at 10:56 PM
San Diego
Squid Shark on June 7, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Yes, we are all sinners in need of the Savior. But a few of us have received the Savior, & it shows in our lives. He said, “You will know them by their deeds.”
jgapinoy on June 7, 2008 at 11:14 PM
God Bless ‘em.
If we still had God and prayer in schools we probably wouldn’t have half the crime we do nowadays in AND out of schools.
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The hit and run all over TV yesterday? Same thing.
If you keep taking the good out of everything, your gonna have a void filled with the bad and Christ is the ultimate Good.
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I’d buy one of those plates in a heartbeat.
shooter on June 7, 2008 at 11:18 PM
Give it up.
James on June 7, 2008 at 11:18 PM
That “fictionalized comic book” has shaped the English language, produced what’s good about Western civilization, & reformed much of the rest of the world. The central Character of the book has transformed the lives countless addicts, thieves, & adulterers around the world for two millenia.
jgapinoy on June 7, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Y’know, Olaf, you are either the worst emissary for Christianity I’ve ever seen, or doing a bangup job undermining the reputation of decent Christians on behalf of your dark sulfurous overlord. You reek of brimstone and Aqua Velva.
Get thee hence; go find a herd of pigs to torment into a river.
sulla on June 8, 2008 at 2:35 AM
Considering that you are a mormon, you’re not an authority on what is Christianity, nor do you understand it.
If you did understand Christianity, then there is no way that you would remain mormon.
SaintOlaf on June 8, 2008 at 3:02 AM
If you are such an authority on Christianity, why don’t you act like one?
Mormon or not, I read my Bible (KJV) and I know a Pharisee when I see one.
sulla on June 8, 2008 at 3:17 AM
No. I am afraid you will have to tap, tap, tap elsewhere.
MB4 on June 8, 2008 at 3:25 AM
Gee, MB4, ya got me there. What, I’m a jerk for admitting I will make mistakes?? For believing that I’m not perfect?? Thanks for giving me another reason to *not* have a symbol of any kind on my car. Good to know that not only does it make me a poor example of a Christian with each and every mistake I make, but now I supposedly have bought myself an indulgence to get away with acting like a jerk. (Which, by the way, I believe carbon credits are.)
With some people, ya just.can’t.win.
kas on June 8, 2008 at 3:52 AM
Exactly.
And it is True FAITH that produces good fruits.
The general populace of America are “raised Christian”, but the official state religion of the United States is secular humanism/evolutionism.
What the Enemy is trying to do is break down our FAITH, through indoctrinating the public with lies(evolutionism/atheism) and then popularizing and normalizing sin through our media/gov’t/schools.
The devil is a liar and that is his power.
Sin is bondage..and releases many evil fruits and spirits into the sinners life.
The devil hates you and wants to see you without faith, caught in the bondage of sin until the day you die.
The Enemy wants nothing more than you to kill you and drag you to the lake of fire, that he knows he’s destined for.
Yes, they will succeed in removing all trace of Christ from the United States….this will make way for the Anti-Christ to reign, after the Body of Christ is caught up soon.
You will all see this and very soon!
Those who do not have True Faith in Jesus Christ ARE following the Enemy.
That is why you have an uproar over a vanity plate with a cross on it.
The spirit that is in them hates the Spirit that is in us…and wants to remove all traces of Him and destroy His Messengers.
SaintOlaf on June 8, 2008 at 3:55 AM
The devil is whatever strike your fancy.
Holmes on June 8, 2008 at 4:03 AM
Since it seems like they already allow this type of stuff, I don’t get the issue on this. If they hadn’t, I could understand if it wasn’t costing the same as other plates.
Atleast profits aren’t going to other groups like that state has diverted funds to with other plates and their “icons”.
diaphanous on June 8, 2008 at 4:16 AM
Calling Christians, or people who believe in God, a low-IQ cult is ridiculous– if that is what you meant.
But I would ask you, if people are pre-disposed to/susceptible to/in need of “isms,” various ideologies or religions to provide some kind of direction or framework to their existence, be it secular or spiritual, why isn’t Christianity a great one to have out there competing with the Communists and socialists and Wiccans, and Fire Worshippers, Mohammadan Jihadists, and every other kind of monstrosity?
Even if you believe them all to be false, why does Christianity earn your extra wrath?
JiangxiDad on June 8, 2008 at 7:31 AM
“Hey, Mama, the Devil’s on TV again.”
-The Waterboy
James on June 8, 2008 at 7:32 AM
I have avoided commenting on how I feel about this law in SC or religion in general and focused my discussion on the constitutionality of the issue. I generally don’t care about other state laws because it’s their business and not mine. The exception to the rule being whether or not a state law might effect the outcome of the general election or whether it might reach into my states laws in some way.
But on the general question of believers and nonbelievers I find it fascinating how atheists tend to feel so threatened by religion in general. Why is that? I am not a Christian myself but I respect Christian tradition and values and understand quite well the Christian ethic in which our nation was founded on. So why do atheists, who profess to have a better understanding of all things spiritual then the rest of us, feel so threatened by Christianity? If everything that believers do is nothing but nonsense and humorous in an atheists view in a country in which religious persecution is just about nonexistent why do they fear Christians so much?
NotCoach on June 8, 2008 at 7:53 AM
Because they are so prevalent…That would be my guess.
Squid Shark on June 8, 2008 at 7:58 AM
But there will come a day, when the Face of Obama-messiah with a Halo round’ it will be fully accepted………..
ohhh, its here already isnt it……….Less objection to that than this simple cross…..so who has capitulated to the aura of Obama already????
sbark on June 8, 2008 at 8:46 AM
Just FYI, Red Pill has (finally) been banned. That’s why he’s not responding.
Allahpundit on June 8, 2008 at 8:49 AM
I know the Bible thumpers think this is a good idea, but state n church don’t mix!
People of faith should be involved with their gub’mint, but the gub’mint needs to stay outta the church stuff.
Just wait till some citizen wants a ‘allahu akar’ or ‘join the jihad’ plate and sues taxpayers to get it.
Mark my words.
locomotivebreath1901 on June 8, 2008 at 9:27 AM
So the procedes don’t go to any church organization…
it does not Establish an official religion of the soverign state of South Carolina…
The people of the soverign state of South Carolina give their consent…
Afore mentioned people have the God-given right, enumerated and protected by the 1st amendment in the Bill of Rights to “freely express their religion”…
It’s probably just me, but I fail to see what all the fuss is about.
RMC1618 on June 8, 2008 at 10:00 AM
The screams in protest will be there but then ‘Allahu Akhbar’ translates as ‘God is great’ and I’m sure that the most dense of the holy rollers posting here would agree with that phrase. So the moon god should get his plate, perhaps with a Saudi type sword as a background.
Annar on June 8, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Just curious…why was he banned? I read through his comments and I’m wondering which of them constituted a bannable offense. Also, I’m wondering about your use of the word “finally.” Was this a personal issue?
fossten on June 8, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Chiming in late here…
I’m a Christian, and I don’t believe in any of these plates. Aren’t license plates for vehicle identification? Doesn’t all this cluttering them up make that more difficult? I realize someone might be able to say, “The hit and run car had one of those Christian (or other) license plates,” but isn’t that unlikely? I’d rather the states give up this particular form of revenue, and use a solid background with contrasting colored letters and numbers.
DrMagnolias on June 8, 2008 at 10:49 AM
You musn’t question the all mighty Allah! You might get banned!
RMC1618 on June 8, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Thank you, AP.
As I’m sure you know, this will be his second banning here at HA. I hope you’ve got his IP blocked. If not, he will be back.
There are a couple of others ripe for the ban hammer as well, even if they do run the comment counts way up.
techno_barbarian on June 8, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Actually, the plate works for non-believers too…at least non-belief in the whole savior, sky-jockey supremacy thing. Many believe that a ruffian named something like Joshua (later referred to as Jesus) did exist and that he was the self-proclaimed son of some God. He pissed a few people off and ended up getting executed on a cross. To that extent, the plate supports this account and perhaps is the first attempt to appeal to those that “believe” and those that believe the historical aspect of the man formally known by another name before some desert people changed it to Jesus.
DanKenton on June 8, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Isn’t registration closed around her? I am fairly new myself and only got in by whining to Mr. Morrissey.
NotCoach on June 8, 2008 at 12:22 PM
The Boss and Crew open up registration now and then. Fortunately not very often. Improves the signal to noise ratio, imho.
techno_barbarian on June 8, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Then you are one of the Whiny liberal trolls that came in with that big liberal poseur Captain Ed.
/sarc
Squid Shark on June 8, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Not helping… ;o)
techno_barbarian on June 8, 2008 at 12:46 PM
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