# Mississippi: Let Jesus take the wheel. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017 "2015-02-18T16:50:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/61 "2015-02-21T23:54:06Z")
20 years ago I was rear-ended by a DUI woman’s car while I was driving a company car which had a white rear bumper cover. After I stopped to check out the damage (there was none) and before I saw the cops chase and arrest her, I could read on my rear bumper the reverse imprint of the black text from her front bumper tag - “God Is My Copilot” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/62 "2015-02-22T08:17:32Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > I’m thinking this must be similar to that case recently, where the Southern gentleman wants to remove the regulation about restaurant employees washing their hands before returning to work – but replace it with a regulation requiring restaurants to post a notice advising customers of its policy. The argument was that the free market would take care of it. > > So. This law should require a notice to be conspicuously displayed at the entrance to any bus that is driven by a non-certified driver. Then the prospective passengers could make an informed choice on whether to ride in the bus. Problem solved! > > What? Does the law have any such provision? > [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Except, of course, for releasing multiple tons of metal being controlled by an uncertified driver onto the roads where other drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians are. True, it’s not always easy to get innocent bystanders to quickly sign a waiver as the bus smashes them flat. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/63 "2015-02-22T08:49:49Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Except, of course, for releasing multiple tons of metal being controlled by an uncertified driver onto the roads where other drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians are. So, what they need to do is require that the buses be painted safety orange and that they emit a loud screech while in motion. Everyone benefits then, including the personal injury lawyers, who can add unlicensed church bus-related hearing loss to their ads on the back of the phone book. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/64 "2015-02-22T11:31:43Z")
Boy you atheists are having a good time with this one. The churches I’ve been involved with take this issue very seriously after mistakes were made in the past. Any church that I know of now uses contract vehicles that have their own drivers. Actually very few churches have there own church buses or vans anymore and those that do use them alot for transporting people to jobs who dont have any other access to a car. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/65 "2015-02-22T11:58:12Z")
What’s your point then? That there is no need for this bill at all? ---
**Author:** ![EPoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f6c823/32.png) [@EPoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EPoch)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/66 "2015-02-23T22:14:02Z")
> [@Claverhouse](#): > > I should never suggest lawmakers suffer from\*\* General Paralysis of the Insane\*\* — if that’s still a thing. It was big in later 19th century and early 20th century literature dealing with Syp, a surprising topic — if only because I doubt much difference can be perceived 'twixt the elected afflicted and the elected unafflicted; however recent research indicates social diseases are as popular as religiosity in The Hospitality State. > > - Mississippi took the top spot, with 774 cases of chlamydia, 230.8 cases of gonorrhea, and five cases of syphilis reported per 100,000 residents. In total, 1009.8 STD cases landed the southern state at the top of the list.\* > **[Mississippi Named ‘Sluttiest State In America’](http://www.opposingviews.com/i/social/mississippi-named-sluttiest-state-america-map)** I love how the comments went from being about sex education and free contraceptives to let’s blame Blacks. This does remind of a guy that apparently got fired for putting Jesus as his co-pilot, or co-driver, in his log book. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/67 "2015-02-23T23:58:37Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Is there any evidence this is a real story? I get the strong feeling this is a parody article. Moreover, I can’t find this story on any “reputable” news site. > **[HB0132PS.pdf](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0132PS.pdf)** > > 102.14 KB ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/68 "2015-02-24T00:30:46Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Pop quiz: which state allows 7.1% of its school children to start kindergarten without getting measles shots, and which state doesn’t allow religious or philosophical exemptions: > > Oregon or Mississippi? The same Baptist who authored the “[Let Jesus take the wheel](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0132PS.pdf)” bill (in the hands of God and the Senate) also authored the state’s["The Lord will protect us from vacinations](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0130CS.pdf)" bill (died on the table) and the state’s “[Save the endangered semi-automatics](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0178IN.pdf)” bill (shot down). It’s a race to the bottom among many states. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/69 "2015-02-24T22:31:21Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Actually very few churches have there own church buses or vans anymore and those that do use them alot for transporting people to jobs who dont have any other access to a car. Not sure where you’re from but around here nearly every church, including the one to which I belong, has one or more vans/buses, all emblazoned with the church name, in the parking lot. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/70 "2015-02-25T15:45:14Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > The same Baptist who authored the “[Let Jesus take the wheel](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0132PS.pdf)” bill (in the hands of God and the Senate) also authored the state’s["The Lord will protect us from vacinations](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0130CS.pdf)" bill (died on the table) and the state’s “[Save the endangered semi-automatics](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0178IN.pdf)” bill (shot down). > > It’s a race to the bottom among many states. Next up: God wants us to shoot atheists, muslims, jews, pagans, democrats, hippies, and probably some other people. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/71 "2015-02-25T15:57:20Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > Next up: God wants us to shoot atheists, muslims, jews, pagans, democrats, hippies, and probably some other people. [**Here’s a wrap-up**](http://www.evilbible.com/Murder.htm). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/72 "2015-02-25T16:38:44Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > Next up: God wants us to shoot atheists, muslims, jews, pagans, democrats, hippies, and probably some other people. Great. Just great. They get 3.5 shots at me. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/73 "2015-02-25T23:22:42Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > It should probably be fine to allow Jesus to take the wheel. Being a 2000-year-old Jewish guy, he probably wouldn’t drive over 20 miles an hour. > > The real danger will come from everyone trying to pass him. [Indeed.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18144439&postcount=25) ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/74 "2015-02-26T17:33:28Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Boy you atheists are having a good time with this one. > > The churches I’ve been involved with take this issue very seriously after mistakes were made in the past. Any church that I know of now uses contract vehicles that have their own drivers. Actually very few churches have there own church buses or vans anymore and those that do use them alot for transporting people to jobs who dont have any other access to a car. So why don’t they just tell them to get licenses instead of crafting a special law just for them? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/75 "2015-03-03T03:32:32Z")
Here we just mostly have vans (15 or fewer people), where all you need is a P on your license. A few churches have buses, but they are big enough where there are several licensed drivers. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017/76 "2015-03-30T21:44:08Z")
I have to wonder if god likes Mississippi better than Florida, because this is their probable future. > **['A very difficult day' as Florida church van crash kills eight | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/us/florida-church-van-crash/)** > > Florida authorities can’t yet say why a church van ran through an intersection and plunged into a canal early Monday, killing eight people. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-let-jesus-take-the-wheel/713017.md?page=3)