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2008-06-20 Home Front: Culture Wars

Group files suit over 'I Believe' plates in SC

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Posted by Fred 2008-06-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 A humanist pastor? Humanists are athiests.

Posted by Phil_B 2008-06-20 00:30|| 2008-06-20 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 THier motto? I dont believe and IM damned well going to make sure you cannot say that you do.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-06-20 01:08|| 2008-06-20 01:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Bad idea. Someone will sue to have star and crescent added to show diversity. If you want to advertise your religion, buy a magnet sticker or something. Vanity plates are out of control.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-20 07:21|| 2008-06-20 07:21|| Front Page Top

#4 The kicker is these plates have to be special ordered just like any other vanity plate. The words "I Believe" are not on every single South Carolina plate. If someone wants to pay the extra bucks, that's fine by me.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-06-20 07:53|| 2008-06-20 07:53|| Front Page Top

#5 South Carolina has a crescent moon on their flag already.

The Islamic Republic of Palmetto? Seriously, where did it come from in SC's case?

Posted by Grenter Protector of the Geats4975 2008-06-20 08:02|| 2008-06-20 08:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Who'd think a second rank song from a forgettable cheesy movie would cause such a stir?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-06-20 08:32|| 2008-06-20 08:32|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder if it would be unlawful (probably), to put a sticker with a non-Christian symbol over the crucifix on the license plate?

Perhaps the face of a gray alien or Obama, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a dollar sign, the Star Trek Logo, or a large capital 'A' for atheist.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-06-20 09:26|| 2008-06-20 09:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Christians having a cross is the issue? Fine let others have their symbols too.

Muslims get a crescent.

Jews get a star of david although Id think you have to have a lot of courage to have that on a license plate given the anti-semitism in the country now on the political left.

Etc.

Let the Atheists have their own "I dont beleive" plates with a "No" (slashed red circle) in it - probably sell like crazy too just for the snark on college campuses.

And I guess the Agnostics get "I dunno if I beleive" and a question mark.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-06-20 09:36|| 2008-06-20 09:36|| Front Page Top

#9 Damn Fred, there went the coffee. Ha !

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-06-20 09:40|| 2008-06-20 09:40|| Front Page Top

#10 Make a different one for everyone, or kill the whole thing.

There are a lot more pressing issues to fill our court system up with and this smacks of childish temper tantrum throwing.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-06-20 09:51|| 2008-06-20 09:51|| Front Page Top

#11 Maybe the state should set a STANDARD for license plates and make the market work around that standard?

What a complete waste of time for everyone.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-06-20 10:09|| 2008-06-20 10:09|| Front Page Top

#12 Its not a waste of time for the lawyers - they are getting paid to do this.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-06-20 14:44|| 2008-06-20 14:44|| Front Page Top

#13 Somebody needs to read the First Amendment. The words "separation of church and state" are not in there. All it says is that the government cannot establish a religion, nor prevent the practice of a religion.
Freedom of religion does not mean freedom FROM religion.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-06-20 15:17|| 2008-06-20 15:17|| Front Page Top

#14 This is silliness, indeed. Where does the extra money charged for such vanity plates go?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-20 16:04|| 2008-06-20 16:04|| Front Page Top

#15 TW - to the state highway fund if its liek other places. Although it looks like now it will go to government lawyers to defend the plates.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-06-20 17:10|| 2008-06-20 17:10|| Front Page Top

#16 Let them design their own vanity plate then, OldSpook, and pay the voluntary road tax too, if it so pleases them. Me, I go with the plain ones, and work out my fair share in other ways.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-20 17:31|| 2008-06-20 17:31|| Front Page Top

#17 I have a Tennessee Walking Horse tag on my truck and a Sons of Confederate Veterans tag on my car. The State allows it so what's the big deal? Here in Tennessee you can get a tag with you college Alma Mater on it. There are a lot more important issues than filing a lawsuit because of a car tag. Get a life, already!

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-06-20 19:03|| 2008-06-20 19:03|| Front Page Top

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