# Indiana License Plates **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 20, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-license-plates/392969 "2007-02-20T16:03:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-license-plates/392969/61 "2007-02-23T09:52:18Z")
[QUOTE=Frank] The extra fee goes only to the state. When the plate was first proposed, it was proposed that it only be available to those who contributed at least $50 to a victims of Columbine charity, but that didn’t happen. The political brouhaha was because the phrase “Respect life” is so closely associated with the anti-abortion movement. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I’m sure whoever designed the plate could’ve come up with a better slogan. Perhaps “We Will Remember” or “We Are Columbine” or some other slogan that actually has some meaning. Robin ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-license-plates/392969/62 "2007-02-23T20:07:54Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Scrappy Hero Pup] Your issue is that you don’t like someone else displaying their faith. [/QUOTE] Well, MY beef is that I don’t like the governing getting tangled up in religion, even if it’s purely voluntary. What about an Indiana license plate reading “Have you accepted the gospel of Jesus, our Lord”? Would that be OK, as long as it was only voluntary? The license plate is something officially issued by the state, and as such has an imprimateur of governmental approval. It’s very different from bumper stickers, which, if sometimes obnoxious, are clearly purely one individual’s expression of opinion/belief/whatever. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-license-plates/392969/63 "2007-02-23T21:36:39Z")
[QUOTE=Stillwell Angel] …Oh and **AskNott** , just noticed your location and wanted to say Hi neighbor 🙂 [/QUOTE] Howdy. You havin’ a good day? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-license-plates/392969/64 "2007-02-24T00:31:19Z")
[QUOTE=Raza] Huh? I’m not familiar with him or his situation but how the heck could he be forbidden to pray in public? [/QUOTE] Maybe cuz he,s a true Christian and follows the Bible religiously and believes in the section that says thou shalt not pray publicly, but in thy closet, or something like that. No, I don’t remember the cite and my Bible is in a packing box somewhere. Or maybe that’s in the OT. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-license-plates/392969/65 "2007-02-24T00:35:44Z")
[QUOTE=Ignatz] Maybe cuz he,s a true Christian and follows the Bible religiously and believes in the section that says thou shalt not pray publicly, but in thy closet, or something like that. No, I don’t remember the cite and my Bible is in a packing box somewhere. Or maybe that’s in the OT. [/QUOTE] Thank you for Matthew in post 19, **Kaylasdad99**. I guess I should have read all of the posts before I posted. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-license-plates/392969/66 "2007-02-24T00:50:34Z")
Meh, we live in a world where UK dopers can’t even buy the PEN 1S number plate. I can’t feel anger for Americans and their easily customised plates 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-license-plates/392969/67 "2007-02-24T06:07:03Z")
[QUOTE=MaxTheVool] Well, MY beef is that I don’t like the governing getting tangled up in religion, even if it’s purely voluntary. What about an Indiana license plate reading “Have you accepted the gospel of Jesus, our Lord”? Would that be OK, as long as it was only voluntary? The license plate is something officially issued by the state, and as such has an imprimateur of governmental approval. It’s very different from bumper stickers, which, if sometimes obnoxious, are clearly purely one individual’s expression of opinion/belief/whatever. [/QUOTE] Well stated, **Max**. That’s exactly my point. the gub’mint has no business in witnessing of Christians and their faith, even if it’s voluntary. Would you feel the same if the BMV offered “Praise Allah” plates? In Buddha We Trust? Why do Christians feel the need to assume everyone wants to share in their Christianity? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-license-plates/392969.md?page=3)