Are they willing to approve "Satn Rulz" as well as "ILUV JEBUS"?

I guess the answer is no: Bullard, the plate's sponsor, isn't sure all groups should be able to express their preference. If atheists came up with an "I Don't Believe" plate, for example, he would probably oppose it.

I actually don't find this much more different than a bumper sticker. The only thing I'd insist upon however is that sauce for the goose must again be sauce for the gander. If Muslims, Wiccans, or Atheists want to thus identify and spend a premium on Florida license plates, there should be nothing stopping them from creating a plate of their own. If this is truly a speech issue, I don't even have a problem with porn afficianados getting their own plates.

It's all about Christian Tolerance(tm).

Oh, I should amend that. Vandalism and intimidation are just two byproducts of the playful combination of Christian Tolerance(tm) and Southern Hospitality(tm).

You left out "rural charm" and "small town values." It's like we're back in the 1920s when it was all about small town folks versus the city slickers and the prospect of waves of unclean immigrants pouring into America made everyone go nuts.

The anti-immigration sentiment popular these days has me really ticked off.

I mean, after all, if it had been like this a little less than a century ago, my ancestors wouldn't have come over here and I'd probably either never have been born, or speaking Slovak, living somewhere in the middle of either the Czech Republic or Slovakia. Hmm... Well, nevermind. That's almost preferable. I'd probably be in better health, better educated, and multilingual, too.

I read what she said differently than you, especially in context:

When coupled with the preceding paragraph, I can't help but see the "None" as referring to all religions on license plates, including Christianity.

We have a "family values" and a "choose life" plate... this is sadly not that much of a stretch.

Edit: I'd get a FSM plate though. Good idea.

I'm Catholic and I've never held any anger towards Judaism regarding the death of Christ, nor is that a sentiment I've EVER encountered among the Catholics I've known.

In all seriousness, Christians should be grateful to the people who killed Christ, because if they hadn't, and if he really hadn't ever sinned, and was born without Original Sin, as all of the doctrine claims, then he never would've died in the first place, not even from natural causes, and thereby we wouldn't have salvation.

I understand that, NS, but how many Jews lived in your area? In this area, when I was growing up, it was the largest community outside New York, as far as I know, and there was certainly some social resentment that came out in casual antisemitism.

Right. The reason I asked is that bias is much more likely against a large minority than a small or not present one. So I was able to guess that there were not many in your area (although I could easily have been wrong, that's the way to bet.)

For me, it was like racism - just part of the everyday background of life in my childhood. So yeah, common until Israel's wars got them more attention and the whole ecumenical movement took off in the 70's (I kind of miss that, actually, although Catholics are still giving it a go with Protestants.) After that, it faded a bit; it's considered pretty low-class today.

Like anyone would call me elitist. Piffle and tosh, say I!

It's win-win, really: the state generates revenue, "believers" feel warm and validated, and I as a fellow motorist see what amounts to a high-visibility "Snakehandler on Board" sign.

I do home there's a large enough collection of Pastafarians down there to get some sweet FSM license plates made.

I hate the fish symbol car people VS the fish with legs symbol car people. I think I should stay out of this, although I wll say that putting stuff like this opens people up to ridicule and vandalism to their cars, simply because it's religion and it's easy.