Separation of Church and State
Apr. 18th, 2008 11:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spirithorse21Today in the headlines: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080418/LOCAL18/804180442#
I can't remember how long the "In God We Trust" license plates have been out. A couple of years, I think? Anyway, they were popping up on *everyone's* cars and many people began to think that they were the new official plate for Indiana, I among them. And it made angry. Jeremy was the one who picked up our plates last year and I told him if the God plates were indeed the official plate, to ask for a different one, such as the environmental plate.
See, even though I believe in God, and do in fact trust in God, I also believe in the separation of church and state. And if the State of Indiana was endorsing this plate as the official one, well, that's just not right.
I learned that the plate was not official soon after that, but that they weren't charging extra for it either. I'm not sure how I feel about that. It seems like an endorsement to me. And apparently, the ACLU agreed. Wednesday's ruling against the ACLU is somewhat troubling to me. I still think the state government is endorsing this God plate, and thus breaking down the separation. It's not a critical thing, and people are still free to choose, but yet...
I don't know. Like I said, it's not critical. But I do think they're breaking down some boundaries that are better left alone.
I can't remember how long the "In God We Trust" license plates have been out. A couple of years, I think? Anyway, they were popping up on *everyone's* cars and many people began to think that they were the new official plate for Indiana, I among them. And it made angry. Jeremy was the one who picked up our plates last year and I told him if the God plates were indeed the official plate, to ask for a different one, such as the environmental plate.
See, even though I believe in God, and do in fact trust in God, I also believe in the separation of church and state. And if the State of Indiana was endorsing this plate as the official one, well, that's just not right.
I learned that the plate was not official soon after that, but that they weren't charging extra for it either. I'm not sure how I feel about that. It seems like an endorsement to me. And apparently, the ACLU agreed. Wednesday's ruling against the ACLU is somewhat troubling to me. I still think the state government is endorsing this God plate, and thus breaking down the separation. It's not a critical thing, and people are still free to choose, but yet...
I don't know. Like I said, it's not critical. But I do think they're breaking down some boundaries that are better left alone.
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