... (0 comments)No one could have predicted how some people might find this license plate featuring Jesus Christ dying on the cross to be questionable from a separation of church and state perspective:Florida Governor Charlie Crist laid out these pearls of wisdom on the Jesus Plate issue:
Asked about whether he’d veto the legislation, Crist said no way.
“I would not veto those …. No, I would not,” Crist said.
So you don’t have a problem with Jesus on a license plate?
Crist: “I don’t. No.”
What about separation of church and state?
Crist: “If they don’t want one they don’t have to buy one.”
Is that state endorsement of religion?
“I think it … What’s it say? ‘In God We Trust’ on every single piece of monetary, coins and paper we have? I think it’s fine.”
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this shows how some christians are creepy, the image they like the most is of this character being tortured, not to mention the actual violation of the church-state wall….
no shit. it always disturbed me how supposedly loving christian parents start exposing their children to images of hell, torture and brutality at such a young age. it takes something as insidious as religion to convince parents that taking your 6-year-old to Passion of the Christ is a good thing.
the fetish with all the jesus violence always weirds me out
Plus, it's clearly the Euro/American Jesus, not some Middle Eastern guy with a tidy beard and the wrong kind of crown of thorns.
It is clearly a violation of church and state! Whatever dumbass doesn't acknowledge that shouldn't be in any sort of legislature. Imagine if someone wanted a license plate with a star of david on it? i'm sure that would go over really well! or maybe Buddha?
the thing that kills me is that florida elected officials are wasting their time with nonsense like this while refusing hundreds of millions in federal unemployment assistance. not to mention the fact that moves like this are almost always instigated by religious fundamentalists who just want to prod open a federal case, which will waste millions in state and federal tax dollars in litigation
I personally would like a Darwin fish on my tag… can I get one of those?
i want a flying spaghetti monster plate.
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It is a real shame that so called Christians need a plate symbol to proclaim that they are a Christian. If they truly believe, then how they live their lives should be the only statement required. And yes, this is a clear violation of separation of church and state. As a Christian this trend from so called Christians, for a national church is deeply disturbing. Whose doctrine will win whose theology? The Lutherans and Catholics fought many wars in Europe over this principle, and as a Lutheran, I abhor the concept.
it's really quite sad and, to my mind, broadcasts a deep-seated insecurity. it's like the recent whining about Obama not holding a big festival on the National Day of Prayer. public christians in this country don't appear to be satisfied unless they can yoke the power of government into promoting religiosity, either via prayer in schools, silly license plates, or national calls to prayer.