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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-30-08 05:02 PM
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Poll question: Does belief belong on a license plate?
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Article source:http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/religion_theseeker/2008/05/does-belief-bel.html
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Most recently, the debate has erupted in South Carolina, where Gov. Mark Sanford could approve the first specialty license plate in the nation to feature a religious symbol—in this case a cross.

The proposed plate, which also would contain the message “I Believe,” bypasses the typical procedure for a specialty plate to be included in the bevy of options for S.C. drivers. That inclusion requires the signatures of at least 400 people.

For that reason, the Council for Secular Humanism and American Jewish Congress have threatened lawsuits if Sanford approves the plate. They say the plate’s legislative origins would equal a government endorsement of Christianity.

A similar plate declaring “I Believe” was debated in Florida this past month. But South Carolinians still have a gallery of options. “In God We Trust” is already emblazoned on a specialty plate for S.C. drivers, as well as “In Reason We Trust” (sponsored by Secularists of the Low Country) and six different odes to NASCAR.
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