Overall Summary:
District Judge Cameron Currie ruled that because of seperation of church and state, Florida could not make license plates that had a cross along with the phrase "I believe". Both Americans United for Separation of Church and State and American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee opposed the plates whereas private Christian groups within the state favored and stated that this ruling did not exclude the plates all together. Private groups are still able to design their own plates for sale.
My Opinion:
I think that the seperation of church and state was put forth for a reason. This country is made up of many different religions and beliefs and sticking an obviously Christian license plate on cars of diverse citizens is not the most politically correct thing to do. This Christian plate may obviously offend others and I think it selfish to put Christianity before others, regardless of the law. In my opinion, the judge was right to declare the action pretty much unconstitutional.
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