Comments on: Jesus registered my hotrod

Jesus registered my hotrod

dersins — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:22:17 -0800

"Jesus is to be mass-produced, imprinted on metal, given a reflective coat and sold for money." The Florida Senate is considering a bill to put Jesus Christ on a license plate. Governor Charlie ("No H.") Crist has come out in support of the bill (or at least in support of not vetoing it). [video]

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:25:18 -0800

To sum up the upcoming thread. Calf. Golden. Icons. Church and State. Separation. WTF? LOLFLORIDA.

By: orthogonality

orthogonality — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:27:37 -0800

He died for your Hummer.

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:27:44 -0800

Related previous MeFi thread: ATHEIST license plate too offensive for Florida.

By: box

box — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:28:02 -0800

Here in Arkansas, we've got an ivory-billed woodpecker license plate. I bring this up because the ivory-billed woodpecker might also not exist.

By: Chan

Chan — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:28:04 -0800

I wonder if this will make "Jesus Christ on a license plate" an acceptable faux swear...

By: gurple

gurple — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:28:11 -0800

Jesus Christ on a license plate!

By: steef

steef — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:28:29 -0800

HWZT HGN

By: kittens for breakfast

kittens for breakfast — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:28:40 -0800

This is one of those real world things that seems like it should be an Onion article. Like: CHRIST-LOVING SIMPLETONS PROPOSE STATE OF FLORIDA BITE THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF MUMMY HAND THAT FEEDS IT State Senate Elects to Fellate Poor, Largely Non-Voting Special Interest Bloc

By: Joe Beese

Joe Beese — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:29:45 -0800

"Christ"? What an asshole.

By: anthill

anthill — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:31:23 -0800

Stamped, not graven.

By: the aloha

the aloha — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:31:45 -0800

i would only get this plate if i could be so vain as to have jesus be right in the middle of my a55 rgy.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:31:49 -0800

Well ding ding dang my dammalong ling long.

By: notreally

notreally — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:32:18 -0800

There is a heated competition on between us (Fl.) and Texas for the title of most parochial state in the union. And we just moved ahead by an icon.

By: Skot

Skot — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:33:02 -0800

This is nothing compared to California's new goatse.cx plates.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:33:35 -0800

(A little more on the proposed "Can a Brotha Get a Break" amendment to the bill.)

By: Foci for Analysis

Foci for Analysis — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:34:00 -0800

Putting Jesus on the bill? I think it's a great idea that Florida finally has decided to acknowledge the importance of latino immigrants.

By: kuujjuarapik

kuujjuarapik — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:34:08 -0800

ARM+PIT

By: spicynuts

spicynuts — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:34:10 -0800

I don't care if it rains or freezes cuz i got my mass-produced, imprinted on metal, given a reflective coat and sold for money jesus sittin on the rear bumper of my car Comes in colors pink and pleasant, Glows in the dark cause he's iridescent Take him with you when you travel far. Get yourself a sweet Madonna Dressed in rhinestones sittin' on a Pedestal of abalone shell. Going ninety I ain't scary Cause I got the Virgin Mary Assurin' me that I won't go to Hell.

By: c13

c13 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:34:16 -0800

To sum up the upcoming thread. Calf. Golden. Icons. Church and State. Separation. WTF? LOLFLORIDA. No no. It has nothing to do with Floridians. It's their democratically elected representatives...

By: jquinby

jquinby — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:34:44 -0800

Jesus is to be mass-produced, imprinted on metal, given a reflective coat and sold for money. He'll also catch love-bugs, road grime and the occasional armadillo. And only 2 weeks after Easter!

By: dersins

dersins — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:34:57 -0800

Also important to note that the Florida Senate officially holds Jesus to be a blond white guy who totally works out.

By: jbiz

jbiz — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:35:05 -0800

Current selections include Choose Life and Famiily Values. "Vote Yes on 2" stickers not included with purchase.

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:35:20 -0800

New York Times: Is That Plate Speaking for the Driver or the State?

"...The Supreme Court has turned back at least four requests to hear cases concerning 'Choose Life' license plates in recent years. But the volume of litigation on this question and the doctrinal free-for-all it has given rise to in the lower courts have convinced many legal scholars that the court must soon step in. There have been lawsuits in Arizona, California, Missouri, New Jersey and New York challenging denials of 'Choose Life' plates. And there have been a similar number of suits on the other side, challenging approvals of such plates, in Florida, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee. ...But most of the appeals courts to consider 'Choose Life' license plates have ruled that specialty plates convey the positions of the motorists involved. The appeals court in Chicago, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, ruled against Illinois on this point. Specialty plates, the court said, are 'mobile billboards' for 'organizations and like-minded vehicle owners.' But a Supreme Court decision in February, Pleasant Grove City v. Summum [PDF], may have complicated matters. The court ruled that a Utah city did not have to allow a minor religion to erect a monument to its Seven Aphorisms near a Ten Commandments monument in a public park, which for many purposes is a classic public forum open to all sorts of viewpoints. The court acknowledged that the government could not discriminate among speakers in the park and among people handing out leaflets there. But permanent monuments, whether donated by private groups or commissioned by the government, are different, the court said. They are government speech. The Seventh Circuit issued its ruling in the Illinois case before the Summum decision came down. Last month, the federal appeals court in St. Louis said the decision did not affect its conclusion that specialty plates are private speech. It ordered Missouri to issue a 'Choose Life' plate. The Seventh Circuit went in the opposite direction. While conceding that specialty plates were private speech, the court said Illinois was nonetheless allowed to reject 'Choose Life' plates because it had 'excluded the entire subject of abortion from its specialty plate program' and so did not discriminate among perspectives on the subject. It has been a long trip from 'Live Free or Die' to 'Choose Life.' The old case involved the question of what the government may force people to say. The new one asks what it must allow people to say. Had the states not decided to make license plates a forum for a sometimes comical array of messages, the 'Choose Life' cases would be easy. But many states have turned their motor vehicle departments into a kind of souvenir shop. They may also have given up the right to decide what gets sold in them. The next great First Amendment battleground, it turns out, is on the back of your car."

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:36:40 -0800

IN RI

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:37:08 -0800

It turns out the stigmata was the bolt where you fasten the plate to the car.

By: Optimus Chyme

Optimus Chyme — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:37:18 -0800

Also important to note that the Florida Senate officially holds Jesus to be a blond white guy who totally works out. posted by dersins at 1:34 PM on April 28 It looks like Jesus blue himself.

By: lordrunningclam

lordrunningclam — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:39:10 -0800

It looks like he's checking himself out for armpit odor.

By: M.C. Lo-Carb!

M.C. Lo-Carb! — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:39:17 -0800

The picture makes jesus look like a Thalidomide baby.

By: The Card Cheat

The Card Cheat — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:42:50 -0800

> "Jesus is to be mass-produced, imprinted on metal, given a reflective coat and sold for money." What's the big deal? This merely puts him in the company of Spider-Man, Santa Claus, Godzilla and many other fictional characters.

By: mattdidthat

mattdidthat — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:43:18 -0800

LOL XTIAN

By: box

box — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:44:55 -0800

HNG TEN

By: kittens for breakfast

kittens for breakfast — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:45:12 -0800

The picture makes jesus look like a Thalidomide baby. It just looks...insanely tacky. I have a thousand more, well, substantial objections than that, mind you. But considering its whole function is decorative, it should really look less like something you'd find painted on black velvet and sold from the back of a van parked in a mall parking lot somewhere.

By: East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:46:16 -0800

I say let them do it, as long as they produce another one with an image of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

By: The Light Fantastic

The Light Fantastic — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:47:21 -0800

Is it possible to buy stock in body shops? I anticipate a rise in rear-endings.

By: spicynuts

spicynuts — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:48:07 -0800

Yeah....I want my Florida Baelzeebub license plate. Maybe one with Reverend Moon on it too.

By: mattdidthat

mattdidthat — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:49:41 -0800

posted by The Light Fantastic Is it possible to buy stock in body shops? I anticipate a rise in rear-endings. JESUS SWERVES

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:50:06 -0800

I make it a policy never to let any religious figures near my tailpipe.

By: MiltonRandKalman

MiltonRandKalman — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:51:20 -0800

I'm cool with it, as long as its historically accurate. BLACK JESUS! I'm sure the Swamp GOP will line up for them.

By: Hypnotic Chick

Hypnotic Chick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:52:08 -0800

EMRJKC'94, I think representations of Muhammad are considered insulting to Muslim populations. I am not sure if what you are saying is that you think the FL Senate should insult Muslims or if you think they should reach out to them.

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:52:25 -0800

This will go great with my Busty Mary Magdalene sexy sillhouette mudflaps.

By: Jilder

Jilder — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:52:30 -0800

Oh, but kittens, it should look like something you'd find painted on black velvet and sold from the back of a van parked in a mall parking lot somewhere. Because that's exactly the level of piety it expresses - zero thought, team-mascot level theology. This should only be allowed if the pagans get one too.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:52:43 -0800

FLG MVON

By: Ratio

Ratio — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:52:50 -0800

DAD WTF

By: katillathehun

katillathehun — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:53:04 -0800

Holy crap.

By: Ratio

Ratio — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:53:08 -0800

LOL BRB

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:56:20 -0800

INRI

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:56:52 -0800

Or, what uncleozzy said!

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:56:55 -0800

2LNG DNR

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:57:17 -0800

The whole "specialty license plate" thing is absurd to begin with. This is just taking it to its logical, super-absurd, conclusion.

By: East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:57:50 -0800

Hypnotic Chick, my opinion is that the Florida government should not produce licence plates with religious images on them, but I also think it shouldn't produce licence plates with sports team logos on them, and I feel that it is at the very end of a long list of things that is wrong with the Florida government, and thus the whole endeavour is worthy of mockery.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:58:46 -0800

JAY ZUS

By: Ratio

Ratio — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:03:20 -0800

SRY SON

By: box

box — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:03:53 -0800

LDS LOL

By: Ratio

Ratio — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:05:43 -0800

H2O PLZ

By: mazola

mazola — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:06:59 -0800

This is a great idea! I wish I had three cars: DE AD 666 666 2L 2Q

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:08:00 -0800

HLY ROLR

By: mattdidthat

mattdidthat — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:08:51 -0800

XENU WTF

By: Hypnotic Chick

Hypnotic Chick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:11:16 -0800

EMRJKC'94, I heartily agree with what you are saying. As a Catholic, I find this very upsetting. One thing to consider, however, is that the state is facing a deep budget deficit. State revenues come from sales taxes (declining) that have hundreds of loop holes (not declining). Our economy is based on construction. Our legislature...Republican and unrealistic. The opportunities for revenue generation within a very limited Supply-Side ideology are so small. But none of this is stupidity (manyare so quick to call us Floridians stupid). It is faith. Faith in a economic model that does not serve anyone but the economically (and, thusly) powerful. In the name of that faith, those of us who respect our religious beliefs must face this, ridiculous, insult.

By: weston

weston — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:12:17 -0800

"...not as the world giveth, give I unto you..." I'm pretty sure that a trend of boiling down expressions of faith to bumper-sticker soundbites and displays was not what Matt 5:16 was about, either.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:13:14 -0800

You know Jesus only rolls in an automatic. It's tough driving a stick shift with a hole in your hand.

By: YoBananaBoy

YoBananaBoy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:14:26 -0800

GHSTBSTR2

By: Ratio

Ratio — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:18:28 -0800

GO2 HEL

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:20:58 -0800

Jesus built my hotrod.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:22:04 -0800

damn; just saw the post title

By: caution live frogs

caution live frogs — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:23:58 -0800

Actually Crist's idea of using a single standard plate, with specialty stickers, is not such a bad idea at all. The explosion of specialty plates has pretty much made it impossible to identify a state design by eye. Used to be, you saw a blue plate with white letters, there weren't very many states it could be from. Now, who the hell knows. But what do I care what the Floridians want to put on their plates? Hell, I guess I'd be the last person to complain about a loony license plate given the one on my car.

By: quin

quin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:24:04 -0800

"Christ"? What an asshole. Actually, by all accounts he was a pretty cool dude. Unfortunately, a lot of people seemed to miss the point of what he was saying completely and decided that simply worshiping him without actually following his teachings was enough to be a "good person" and get into heaven. Examples of "missing the point" might include using pictures of a guy that walked everywhere as a tag for a device that generally eliminates the very need for that.

By: dirigibleman

dirigibleman — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:27:04 -0800

Oh, for Christ's sake.

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:27:24 -0800

...you saw a blue plate with white letters, there weren't very many states it could be from. The Connecticut plate of my youth.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:28:34 -0800

Again showing how forward thinking Muslims were.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:29:41 -0800

But you know, I could tolerate this if only they could be inclusive of all religious beliefs & offer appropriate designs to all. For example: I, for one, would love to have a Hummer with an image of Lord Jagganath on the licence plates.

By: wobh

wobh — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:31:54 -0800

Goes great with trailer testes too!

By: vespabelle

vespabelle — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:32:43 -0800

There was a story about atheist groups in the NY Times a few days ago, and the story featured a link to the secular humanist license plate* that South Carolina has. That link lead to the South Carolina License plate gallery. which features SIX different NASCAR plates, a Shag plate, and a Chiropractor plate! *secular humanist plate says "in reason we trust"

By: c13

c13 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:37:20 -0800

"Christ"? What an asshole. Actually, by all accounts he was a pretty cool dude. Unfortunately, a lot of people seemed to miss the point of what he was saying completely ...Governor Charlie ("No H.") Crist has come out in support of the bill .... Looks like they still do..

By: the littlest brussels sprout

the littlest brussels sprout — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:44:04 -0800

OPN WDE

By: defenestration

defenestration — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:48:17 -0800

Jesus died for our rims. That popped in my head years ago. Now it's time to cash in!

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:48:20 -0800

Charlie Crist has come out?

By: Ron Thanagar

Ron Thanagar — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:51:58 -0800

BD SM

By: spaceman_spiff

spaceman_spiff — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:52:32 -0800

2LNG ~~DNR~~DMV FTFY.

By: wittgenstein

wittgenstein — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:57:17 -0800

From my admittedly unscientific survey, all of the Christians in FL already have those fish on the back of their cars, signaling their Christianity. Why would they need a license plate also?

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:00:40 -0800

What's the problem? One of the USA's most conservative states wants to put a picture of one of history's greatest liberals on it's license plate!

By: alicesshoe

alicesshoe — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:01:12 -0800

Jesus H. Christ on a ~~stick~~ plate. Plates are for change they'll tell me next.

By: mosk

mosk — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:03:34 -0800

I WEEP

By: Atreides

Atreides — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:06:41 -0800

I find the idea of putting Jesus on a license plate rather blasphemous, myself. Celebrate your lord by covering him in road filth and pollution! Yay! Not to mention the horrible juxtaposition of Christ on the cross and the words, "Sunshine State!" right underneath him. Ugh. And a shout out to my fellow Christians who put the fishes on their cars, then drive like jerks. Thanks for setting the example!

By: bhance

bhance — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:08:50 -0800

FSM FTW

By: qvantamon

qvantamon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:09:30 -0800

And a shout out to my fellow Christians who put the fishes on their cars, then drive like jerks. Oh, that's for Christian? I thought that just meant "WARNING: Driver swerves right and left between lanes like a fish swimming in a pond"

By: Skot

Skot — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:09:52 -0800

Since this is Metafilter, we need some asshole to come in here and make a lame "We could overthink a plate of Jesus" crack. I will be that asshole.

By: qvantamon

qvantamon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:11:53 -0800

BTW, I heard licencing in FL is going to cost 30 piece of silver per plate.

By: mazola

mazola — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:15:05 -0800

HE DrIvE FOR YOU

By: mazola

mazola — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:16:41 -0800

MetaFilter: Overthinking a plate of license.

By: asok

asok — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:17:27 -0800

Why can't Christianity have a moratorium on representations of the prophet/saviour like Islam? That really would make life a lot easier in many respects, especially regarding this nonsense.

By: djgh

djgh — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:19:40 -0800

They also have a speciality plate for public transport: JEE BUS

By: LMGM

LMGM — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:25:46 -0800

Shooting. Fish. Barrel. Very little water.

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:29:24 -0800

Funny. J.C. and state organizations don’t have a history of getting along too well. NLDM AGN

By: WPW

WPW — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:32:48 -0800

IN RI

By: Decimask

Decimask — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:33:29 -0800

N41L M3 THO RNY OW CH NO SPRZ HNDY MN STL DED DAD WHY These practically write themselves. I'm going to burn for this. Bumper sticker: God is my co-Pilate.

By: WPW

WPW — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:34:10 -0800

Oh, Eric B got there first. Consider mine the second coming.

By: Sandor Clegane

Sandor Clegane — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:34:20 -0800

Ratio, sorry...couldn't help it. LOL BRB

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:35:47 -0800

Charlie Crist has come out? Trailer for the documentary film mentioned in the hyperlink: 'Outrage' (which premieres this week at the Tribeca Film Fest).

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:37:46 -0800

Oh, Eric B got there first. Consider mine the second coming. Actually, I didn't. uncleozzy beat us both.

By: Decimask

Decimask — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:37:57 -0800

We need someone to give that plate the "On Notice" treatment.

By: WPW

WPW — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:15 -0800

Dang. How about 3IN ONE?

By: WPW

WPW — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:45:51 -0800

BYE SIN

By: Mitheral

Mitheral — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:46:40 -0800

"That link lead to the South Carolina License plate gallery. which features SIX different NASCAR plates, a Shag plate, and a Chiropractor plate!" And a Pearl Harbour plate: The Pearl Harbor plate is available to residents who 1) were a member of the United States Armed Forces on December 7, 1941; 2) were on station on December 7, 1941, during the hours of 7:55 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Hawaii time at Pearl Harbor, the Island of Oahu, or offshore at a distance not exceeding three miles; and 3) received an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces. I wonder how many of those they hand out?

By: cazoo

cazoo — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:50:24 -0800

LOLflorida

By: unsupervised

unsupervised — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:04:52 -0800

NAILME

By: Flipping_Hades_Terwilliger

Flipping_Hades_Terwilliger — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:06:06 -0800

LOL FLA

By: Bageena

Bageena — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:07:55 -0800

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS DOESN'T BREAK THE 10 COMMANDMENTS! Yes, that's meant to be a big, loud all-caps shout. WTF. This isn't a graven image? I've felt the same way about the cross, the flag, and the idea/actual 10 commandment statues. Aren't these all, to the xtians who get all hot and sweaty over them, examples of worshiping an image or, at the very least, putting faith and power into it when you're supposed to be directing that energy to God? *sigh*

By: box

box — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:10:54 -0800

4GIV M3

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:21:11 -0800

Yes, that's meant to be a big, loud all-caps shout. WTF. This isn't a graven image? Bageena, c'mon. That only counts if you're talking about non-Christians. The image of the Son of God can - no, should - be stamped on license plates, cocktail napkins, screensavers, and trucker hats. Just to name a few. Bring on the Jesus Pez dispensers, amen.

By: spiderskull

spiderskull — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:21:45 -0800

HWZT HGN I don't get it.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:23:17 -0800

If I were Christian and a commuter, I would not want any features that indicated my religion on my car because it would make me seem to be a complete hypocrite when I crossed three lanes of traffic, cutting off cars in each lane and then flipping them off. When I do that, I would want people to think that it was likely an atheist who did it, not a Christian ignoring the WWJD rule. Also, this in honor of the title.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:23:45 -0800

I don't get it. "How's it hanging" Get it? Because he's hanging. On a cross. Also, looks like someone beat me to the Pez dispenser idea.

By: rdone

rdone — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:32:31 -0800

Yes, but the Jesus-eating-Darwin plate will be next. . .

By: empath

empath — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:33:27 -0800

DARWIND

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:35:11 -0800

CRUZN

By: DoctorFedora

DoctorFedora — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:37:04 -0800

If there's one thing Jesus was in favor of, it was reinforcing the status quo by making a public show of your religion.

By: pianomover

pianomover — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:38:44 -0800

Who is this Sam Ple?

By: mullingitover

mullingitover — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:49:16 -0800

DoctorFedora: "If there's one thing Jesus was in favor of, it was reinforcing the status quo by making a public show of your religion." I see they also have ~~money changers~~ Giving Kiosks in Florida churches, too. Jesus was a huge fan of convenient currency transactions in churches, in fact it was one of the last things he set up before he died.

By: nax

nax — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:51:32 -0800

This isn't a graven image? I've felt the same way about the cross, the flag, and the idea/actual 10 commandment statues. Aren't these all, to the xtians who get all hot and sweaty over them, examples of worshiping an image or, at the very least, putting faith and power into it when you're supposed to be directing that energy to God? When I was a practicing artist I did a show, class and seminar at a very conservative Christian school in Indiana, which made sense, because my art was all abstract images from the Bible, including the Stations of the Cross, Golgotha, various Bible heroines, etc. When kids at this college reamed me for my heathen abstract art, I pointed out that the commandment against graven images could reasonably be interpreted to say that it was blasphemous not just to depict god, or people (who are in god's image after all), but any of god's creation, because it implied that a human artist could duplicate the creation. To their credit, they got it. But they had never before considered what that commandment meant. I find this licence plate offensive to the point that when I saw it on Wonkette earlier today I experienced actual anger. LOLXTIANs is not an appropriate response. This thing is offensive. It's consumerist religion. And it's not just a graven image, it's not just shallow, it's bad art. Put your Christian faith or your abortion stance on your licence plate, I don't give a shit. But can you at least do it with some moderate nod to taste and aesthetics?

By: mazola

mazola — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:31:31 -0800

Would "3-- --E" give Jesus arms and hands?

By: fourcheesemac

fourcheesemac — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:57:36 -0800

TUFF LUV

By: fourcheesemac

fourcheesemac — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:58:14 -0800

SHT HPPNS

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:59:08 -0800

I think I could support a Buddy Christ* version of the license plate, though.

By: maxwelton

maxwelton — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:03:24 -0800

I've never understood how people who say things like "I'm going to heaven" or drive around with license plate frames which state "in case of Rapture, this car will be unoccupied" aren't guilty of the sin of Pride and therefore unlikely to actually see heaven or be one of the saved. Same thing with businesses which add the fish to their advertisements--isn't that the worst sort of blasphemy? I would think this sort of license plate would fall under that general set of stuff, wouldn't it?

By: Decimask

Decimask — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:15:05 -0800

GOD WIN

By: glider

glider — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:18:09 -0800

Somewhat related, but I get mad when I see Jesus-themed custom license plates -- "JESUSFAN" and so on. The reason it bothers me is that I applied for a series of Satan (including obscure ones like "BAAL 616" and "NATAS") and they were rejected as "offensive".

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:26:53 -0800

And so the religionuts push Christianity further into irrelevancy.

By: qvantamon

qvantamon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:24:22 -0800

glider: there's a black beemer (series 3, I think) with a SATAN plate in Seattle (really, I've seen it around my home a few times). I suppose that's Old-Testament Satan, because I totally picture Lucifer in a red Corvette.

By: netbros

netbros — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:29:14 -0800

4 JUDAS

By: saulgoodman

saulgoodman — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:41:43 -0800

I'm so proud of my home state. (sigh...)

By: the aloha

the aloha — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:54:58 -0800

He died for your Hummer. how much more guilt do i need... he has placed a burden on my car.

By: empath

empath — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:06:16 -0800

WEL HNG DED IRL

By: adipocere

adipocere — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:06:19 -0800

I wonder how hard it would be to get enough of these plates to make into a pogo stick.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:21:22 -0800

Yes, but the Jesus-eating-Darwin plate will be next i saw one of these the other day

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:03:11 -0800

I have always felt that it is best to identify drivers who believe that things will be better after they die, so that I can give them a wide berth.

By: fourcheesemac

fourcheesemac — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:04:13 -0800

And so the religionuts push Christianity further into irrelevancy. The Republicans are leading the way.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:17:55 -0800

Just like Cop Rock made singing irrelevant.

By: Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:34:32 -0800

"That link lead to the South Carolina License plate gallery. which features SIX different NASCAR plates, a Shag plate, and a Chiropractor plate!" If I had to live in Florida, I would find it very difficult to even own a car. Hell, I am offended that the default plate advertises their URL. Everything fucked up in this country comes from Florida.

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:38:53 -0800

RUD DUD

By: dersins

dersins — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:03:43 -0800

Everything fucked up in this country comes from Florida. It;s like you've never even heard of Texas, or something.

By: HumanComplex

HumanComplex — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:12:18 -0800

4 SAKN

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:17:27 -0800

BRGHTSDE

By: cereselle

cereselle — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:29:11 -0800

It's bad enough I have to see the anti-choice license plates on my daily commute (without being able to get a pro-choice one, even). Now I have to see Dead God? I have to get the fuck out of Florida. DED GOD.

By: Bageena

Bageena — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:09:36 -0800

I'm genuinely sad that there's apparently no Christian on Mefi that could answer my question.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:15:38 -0800

Sorry, Bageena, I got cut up in my own sarcasm. To answer your question, the second commandment in its modern interprettation is prohibition of worshipping a graven image, but yes, the King James text of Exodus 20:4-6 is "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments." So as long you're not worshipping the license plate as an idol, you should be alright. But still tacky.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:21:46 -0800

More specifically, you'll notice the passage refers to making images of animals and worshipping them. Previously, interprettation was pretty strict, and some sects (such as the Puritans) took it to mean images of Jesus Christ as well. But over time this relaxed to settle upon the "golden calf" interprettation today.

By: quin

quin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:29:17 -0800

Which raises an obvious question for me; since this isn't a graven image, nor is it intended for any kind of worship, when can I expect to get my golden calf license plate? That would be so freakin' cool.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:40:07 -0800

Not sure about the license plate, but I know one golden calf (or bull, rather) that one group of Christians has no problem praying to.

By: Atreides

Atreides — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:23:44 -0800

Thanks for answering, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing. I had wanted to respond, but simply didn't have the time. Along the lines of the Reformation, many took it to mean any image, be it a stained glass window or a statue. Whole churches were "cleansed" of their graven images in northern Europe at the outset of the Reformation, and in one town, when they finished with their church, they turned on a nearby Orthodox Church and all it's icons. That congregation wasn't so happy. In another case, a town grabbed a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary, and tested to see if it was a witch. This test involved throwing it in the river, and the not so surprising result was that the statue floated, thus proving she was a witch. Subsequently, the Virgin Mary was burned at the stake. Obviously, as Marisa Stole the Precious Thing pointed out, this interpretation of the commandment has since become more relaxed.

By: maryh

maryh — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:47:12 -0800

Nobody's noticed how lousy that drawing is? It's an anatomical nightmare! BAD PECS

By: Bageena

Bageena — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:15:31 -0800

Thank you Marissa. You continue to rock AND to roll.