Just saw this story online today, and wondered - do you find the idea of a license plate with the legend: JOHN316 to be offensive?
If so, why? And would you have expected a favorable ruling from the Liscensing Board?
In my mind I can understand why some people would find it annoying, but that’s different, to me, than being offensive. And while there are many Bible verses that I would find offensive that one seems to be one of the most innocuous ones.
I think John should have saved his money for a 320 or bigger, anything with a 6 cylinder engine basically.
A lot of people read John 3:16 to say that all non-Christians are damned. From a strict logical standpoint, it doesn’t actually say that, but it still could be an issue for some people.
I don’t know anything about John 3:16 outside of one Family Guy Joke. Although I dislike the Red Sox I don’t think thats what it really says in the Bible.
I have more issue with the “Know Jesus, Know Peace. No Jesus, No Peace” bumper sticker. Maybe because I can pretend to be ignorant of the verse, but the sticker lays it out there pretty bluntly.
No more than those “In case of rapture, this car will be abandoned” or “Jesus loves me” bumper stickers.
I’m a pretty hard core atheist and I wouldn’t be offended. I might snort and roll my eyes, but I wouldn’t be offended. To me it has nothing to do with church and state, its a friggin license plate for cryin out loud.
Atheist/agnostic/humanist/whatever checking in here… It doesn’t bother me at all.
It actually makes me want a “DEADGOD” license plate just for counterbalance or just to be a jerk. Not sure which. (kidding)
I would have a problem if the design incorporated by the government had JOHN 3:16 on it though.
If an atheist is supposed to know better, why make such a fuss out of it?
I say apatheism is The Way. Screw them all.
I’m an atheist and the only thing that offends me about that plate is that someone else would not only get offended at it, but get so much so that they caused a ‘public outcry’. Clowns.
Not offensive, just gets a :rolleyes:
Agnostic checking in. No, I have no problem with it. I’m not a Christian, but I don’t begrudge them their believes. I would also have no problem with a SHIVA plate, or a GAIA (Have a spelled that right?) plate. Live and let live.
I could have written **Khadaji’s ** post word for word.
I don’t doubt you’re correct in this. I just never heard of this particular interpretation. The explaination for it must be in the Super-Secret Misogynist Fundie Bible, that I don’t read. 
Yeah, I’m atheist and it doesn’t bother me. Just gives me one more reason to laugh at you!
Or how about Genesis 3:16?
Not offended…
(The Bible reference was meaningless to me until I read the story .
…but I am surprised that she got away with painting the colon.
btw I have 666 on my own plate so I may be biased. 
This atheist believes that not only is it not offensive, but it’s a valuable public service. I mean, as long as nobody’s going around tattooing “obnoxious boob” on their foreheads, this is a useful identifier.
Though I’m tempted to look into MAT61-8 as a response…
I’m offended that she gets 7 digits to play with on her license plate. In my state we only get 6.
Seriously, what crawled up the complainer’s butt and died? It’s a license plate. Get over it. It’s not like the vehicle owner came bouncing up to your car at a red light, stuck her head in your driver’s side window, and screamed, “HAVE YOU ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR PERSONAL SAVIOUR??” while smacking you in the face repeatedly with a Gideon Bible. Sheesh.
It wouldn’t offend me, because I don’t know what a John 316 is, and don’t particularly care. Put on your car whatever is legal.