(This is a related thread to mykcob4’s “A day in the life of an Atheist.”)
I live deep in the US bible belt and this afternoon I was in the parking lot at Starbucks waiting while my wife ran in to get us coffees. One of the other cars in the lot had a vanity plate. (For those unfamiliar, a vanity plate is a specially-made automobile license plate with a combo of numbers and/or letters that mean something to the driver. For example, a medical doctor may have “SAMMD83,” while a computer programmer’s might be “I CODE,” I’ve also seen the pretentious IMSAVED.)
Anyway, the vanity plate on this car was “JCDYD4U.” It took me a few moments to work it out. (Answer below if needed.)
At first I thought, Hey, if they want to pay $35 to have the plate made and an additional license fee of $35 every year, that’s additional revenue to the State that does not come from my pocket. Then I thought, what are the regulations regarding what you can and cannot have on a vanity plate?
According to the State Department of Motor Vehicles, there is a prohibition against: “Any combination of letters or numbers which disparage a religious belief or being, race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation.”
Is it just my interpretation, or does this vanity plate disparage all religions except Christianity? All these vanity plate combinations have to pass an administrative review. I guess the (most probably Christian) reviewer did not consider this plate “disparaging.”
Not a big deal. Just another day in the life of an atheist in the southern US of A.
Answer: Jesus Christ died for you.
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Citizens in Pennsylvania and Kentucky (I believe) have sued their states when denied rhe vanity plate IM GOD. The FFRF assisted. Pennsylvania said it was all a mistake. I think Ky just grumbled and rolled.
In South Carolina a judge struck down a Christian themed license plate that had been approved by the legislature. The plate featured an image of a cross in front of a stain-glass window accompanied by the words “I believe”. Judge Cameron ruled it was in violation of the first amendment.
That's crazy. Was the state planning to stick that message on every car licensed in SC, or was it to be optional? Here in Queensland, Australia, license plates just carry a tourism-type slogan: "Queensland--the Sunshine State." I'd be pretty mad if I had to drive around with "I believe" on my car. Why can't these people be satisfied with their stupid bumper stickers?
Algebe:
Here is a link to the NC "I believe" license plate. Yes that is what they attempted to do but it was a violation of the First Amendment: https://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/i-believe-license-banned-by-...
They tried a similar stunt in the State of Florida earlier. They show a picture of the plate.
In South Carolina a judge struck down a Christian themed license plate that had been approved by the legislature. The plate featured an image of a cross in front of a stain-glass window accompanied by the words “I believe”. Judge Cameron ruled it was in violation of the first amendment.
In Georgia, instead of the name of the county where they reside across the bottom of their license plate, many people exercise the option to have the words "In God we trust."
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