Why no plates for the Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddists, atheists, Vikings, etc.?

If this goes through, I'll have a word with the ACLU.

/atheist

Where's my "I don't believe" tag?

I BELIEVE IN GOD I'LL HAVE ANOTHER DRINK.

"If I'm gonna get my balls blown off for a word, my word is poontang."

Where's my license plate?

like these license plates better:

Link (new window)

King Something: Why no plates for the Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddists, atheists, Vikings, etc.?

If this goes through, I'll have a word with the ACLU.

/atheist

Because those who do not accept Jesus Christ as their personal lord and savior are heathens and should be burned at the stake!!!

/sarcastic agnostic

Myownepitaph: Because those who do not accept Jesus Christ as their personal lord and savior are heathens and should be burned at the stake!!!

You're goddamned right, every last farkin one to a crisp!


Myownepitaph:
/sarcastic agnostic

Oh....never mind.

Silly sheep, mythical gods are for children.

Well, that's all nice and accepting of the variety of the population. Because, clearly, everyone believes in God and nobody would be offended by this.

Ah, the infamous tolerance of religion.

"The extra money earned from the sale of the 'I Believe' license plate would go to an Orlando based nonprofit called Faith in Teaching that says on its website that money from the plates would be used for grants to 'continue faith-based education for the youth of Florida."

How is this legal? The "Choose Life" plates were bad enough, but now the government is directly funding churches?

Well this sucks... I hate conflicts, I guess I could leave the "Choose Life" plate on my Excursion and put the "I Believe" plate on my Hummer. I love to make sure the person travelling behind me knows that I'm better than him.

GAT_00: Ah, the infamous tolerance of religion.

or the famous intolerance of religion

/both sides of the same coin, really

TheCharmerUnderMe: How is this legal? The "Choose Life" plates were bad enough, but now the government is directly funding churches?

Exactly why I intend to lawyer up if this goes through.

/would get a jeezus plate that says SATAN or 666
//lives in Hollywood
///huh huh huh, "wood"

GAT_00: Well, that's all nice and accepting of the variety of the population. Because, clearly, everyone believes in God and nobody would be offended by this.

Ah, the infamous tolerance of religion.

It's not about tolerance of religion, it's about separation of church and state.

TheCharmerUnderMe: How is this legal? The "Choose Life" plates were bad enough, but now the government is directly funding churches?

It's not. The courts will strike it down before it gets into law. This is just election year politicians trolling for votes.

FTFA: 'Maybe at this point the Legislature should begin rethinking whether a message on a state-manufactured plate, whether `I support panthers' or 'I'm a Christian,' might be better on a bumper sticker,' Simon said.

I'll be damned...I agree with the ACLU.

this is taxation going right to churches. I don't know just how it works in FL, but in Texas, the extra for the sports team plates just go into the states coffers, just like vanity plates. Other specialty plates, the money goes to things like literacy, the environment, aspca, the arts(mine), ect. Giving the money from these plates to a religious organization is state funded religon, plain and simple.

/oh, and what if i'm dyslectic and believe in dog

I don't really care if they have license plates for it, to tell the truth. It would just piss me off if they denied the existence of an atheist plate (like we would actually want license plates saying simply "I DISAGREE WITH YOU!") and the like.

I swear, it's enough to make me want to figure out how to modify Penguins to be able to suntan....

johnny_vegas: like these license plates better:

Link (new window)

I'd never seen that before. Thanks for the link!

johnny_vegas: I'll be damned...I agree with the ACLU.

And what exactly have you disagreed with them about in the past?

They are just being consistent with what they've always argued.

Now the roving bands of atheists that terrorize our communities will know who to target.

We must stop this travesty. People expressing their beliefs in public are offensive, we have first amendment rights.

Don't sue, just start putting together a campaign for your favorite obscure religion. Once they discover that they have to allow all religious-themed plates under the equal protection clause, they'll can the idea.

/On second thought, don't do that
//We'll probably end up with 100 different religion vanity plates then
///Can I have a new state, plz?

King Something: Exactly why I intend to lawyer up if this goes through.

I would too, except I have no standing (not being from Florida).

These people need to be slapped upside the head.

Even though Florida now has more than 100 specialized license tags, the Republican-controlled Legislature may soon add one more: a colorful license plate that features the words 'I Believe' set among a resplendent sunrise and the image of a cross in front of stained-glass window.

I'd like a license plate that says

I BELIEVE
I'll have another drink

... with an image of a maartini glass superimposed.

I wonder if Florida would have a problem with that.

*shakes tiny fist at kyosuke*

Elvis Christ: We must stop this travesty. People expressing their beliefs in public are offensive, we have first amendment rights.

That isn't the point. People have the right to display their religious beliefs on their cars. No one is suggesting that they can't, or shouldn't.

One problem is that it is in the form of a state-issued plate. Personally, I am of the opinion that once the state allowed personalised plates, the source of the message became private, and so a religious message would not violate the barrier separating church and state.

The issue is that the state collects money for them, and that the funding goes to a religious charity. That puts the government in the role of raising funds for religious purposes, and therin lies the problem.

"I believe...people will key my car" would be cool, but "I believe...Florida taxpayers will soon spend millions of dollars in legal fees to defend against a massive first amendment lawsuit" is probably more appropriate.

why become a christian:
[ ] the Bible says to.
[ ] truly want to help fellow man.
[ ] scared of damnation.
[x] can marry as many 14 year-olds as you want

Gordon Bennett:
The issue is that the state collects money for them, and that the funding goes to a religious charity. That puts the government in the role of raising funds for religious purposes, and therin lies the problem.

TFA didn't say anything like that. It said they pay 25 bucks for a specialized plate. Nothing about charities, you're making that up. "therin" [sic] lies the problem.

Liberals are threatened by religion, which is the whole issue.

Elvis Christ: Gordon Bennett:
The issue is that the state collects money for them, and that the funding goes to a religious charity. That puts the government in the role of raising funds for religious purposes, and therin lies the problem.

TFA didn't say anything like that. It said they pay 25 bucks for a specialized plate. Nothing about charities, you're making that up. "therin" [sic] lies the problem.

Liberals are threatened by religion, which is the whole issue.



from FTFA:
The extra money earned from the sale of the 'I Believe' license plate would go to an Orlando based nonprofit called Faith in Teaching that says on its website that money from the plates would be used for grants to 'continue faith-based education for the youth of Florida.'


apologize and try to be a better troll next time you stupid douche.

Fancy that...just another Bush plot to take over the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in yet another underhanded fashion...Send Lawyers, guns and money....YEAH!!! (and the ACLU)

TurboKitty: Fancy that...just another Bush plot to take over the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in yet another underhanded fashion...Send Lawyers, guns and money....YEAH!!! (and the ACLU)

I'm keeping all my guns to protect myself from Florida.

HeyHi:


from FTFA:
The extra money earned from the sale of the 'I Believe' license plate would go to an Orlando based nonprofit called Faith in Teaching that says on its website that money from the plates would be used for grants to 'continue faith-based education for the youth of Florida.'


OH NOES, NOT EDUCATION! GOD (er, sorry...mankind) KNOWS WE CAN'T USE NO MORE OF THAT EDUCATION! PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN GOD KILL PEOPLE, DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CRUSADES????

I'm sure the ACLU will have fun with this case.

I don't know any of that fancy law stuff (being from Texas) but anyone who buys a specialized license plate isn't an intelligent consumer. Especially since plates come standard with most cars.

This was a dumb idea from conception.

Elvis Christ: HeyHi:


from FTFA:
The extra money earned from the sale of the 'I Believe' license plate would go to an Orlando based nonprofit called Faith in Teaching that says on its website that money from the plates would be used for grants to 'continue faith-based education for the youth of Florida.'


OH NOES, NOT EDUCATION! GOD (er, sorry...mankind) KNOWS WE CAN'T USE NO MORE OF THAT EDUCATION! PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN GOD KILL PEOPLE, DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CRUSADES????

I'm sure the ACLU will have fun with this case.


I was pretty impressed with your trolling of gun nuts, but you need to work on your right wing stuff, us liberals are much more used to being trolled and can spot bullshiat from much farther away.

HeyHi:


I was pretty impressed with your trolling of gun nuts, but you need to work on your right wing stuff, us liberals are much more used to being trolled and can spot bullshiat from much farther away.

Eh, you're right. Liberals are smarter than conservatives, that's why Bush was elected twice. Help me, Obi Wan Liberals, you're my only hope.

Elvis Christ: Stop being so farkign obvious. Your troll was so weak you were 100% pwned in the very next post. Then you tried again, and were totally called out. You have been shamed in your pathetic attempts.

Ineffective and lazy, needs effort.

F-, see the principal after school.

m-kay?

Gordon Bennett: One problem is that it is in the form of a state-issued plate. Personally, I am of the opinion that once the state allowed personalised plates, the source of the message became private, and so a religious message would not violate the barrier separating church and state.

I'd have no problem with this, if they honestly allowed anything.

I find the license plate "GodBGrt" more offensive than (the filter is going to mess this up) "farkGod".

If they cab tell out-and-out lies, I should be able to tell them they suck.

Are we sure this isn't from The Onion? Has Florida signed some sort of deal with those guys just to create material for them?

And-1: Elvis Christ: Stop being so farkign obvious. Your troll was so weak you were 100% pwned in the very next post. Then you tried again, and were totally called out. You have been shamed in your pathetic attempts.


What did I say that was wrong? I know conservative opinions on this website is considered 'trolling', so don't try that.

I wish I was as wise as 20-something know it alls!

Lemme know when they teach evolution in sunday school...

Elvis Christ: Gordon Bennett:
The issue is that the state collects money for them, and that the funding goes to a religious charity. That puts the government in the role of raising funds for religious purposes, and therin lies the problem.

TFA didn't say anything like that. It said they pay 25 bucks for a specialized plate. Nothing about charities, you're making that up. "therin" [sic] lies the problem.

Liberals are threatened by religion, which is the whole issue.

2/10.

Bevets will show you how to do better in a bit.

Elvis Christ

I wish I was as wise as 20-something know it alls!

didn't you say in that last thread, where you were hitting on everybody, that you were 31?

what are you then, a 20-something (plus or minus 10%) know it all?

Honest question: how shallow is one's religious faith that you feel the need to validate it through bumper stickers and license plates?

21-7-b: Elvis Christ

I wish I was as wise as 20-something know it alls!

didn't you say in that last thread, where you were hitting on everybody, that you were 31?

what are you then, a 20-something (plus or minus 10%) know it all?

Hey there Pinky, good to see you.

Elvis Christ

Hey there Pinky, good to see you.

i can really feel the wisdom.

21-7-b: Elvis Christ

Hey there Pinky, good to see you.

i can really feel the wisdom.

The Wisdom is what I named it.