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http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-b...ont-buy-it.htmlquote:Earlier in the day, Weston Democratic Sen. Nan Rich said she wouldurge Gov. Charlie Crist to veto proposed license plates that depicted Jesus and that depicted a cross in front of a stained-glass window. Time to poke the hornet's nest, as atheists like myself are wont to do. There's not much to discuss in the way of facts here, so I'll just present my own take on this issue then make some popcorn and watch the show. I'm willing to let this go if, AND ONLY IF, Crist and other religious conservatives acknowledge that "if you don't like it don't get one" is the same argument their side of the birth control/abortion debate has been dismissing for decades. Does this mean the argument is now valid? If so, cool. I personally think we'd all be happier if we adopted the novel philosophy of staying out of each other's business when it doesn't directly affect us. I don't think I'm alone in my pessimism that we'll get such an admission. Let the ranting begin!
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I'm ok with it if it is a depiction of Jesus eating a man's face.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:23 |
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mookface posted:I'm ok with it if it is a depiction of Jesus eating a man's face. Or a dog. Puppies for Christ.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:26 |
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quote:What about separation of church and state? I literally just did a  at my desk.Watch the hypocrisy unfold as other religious groups try to do the same.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:26 |
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If someone doesn't want a Jesus license plate, maybe they shouldn't be living in florida 
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:27 |
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This article is from 2009, dude. Crist hasn't been the governor for years. But you're more than welcome to continue the fight I guess.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:27 |
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Is he really citing "In God We Trust" to justify violating the seperation of church and state? Wasn't that added during a time of fear-mongering to try and bring the US together against a common enemy (Communists)? ^^^^ Well, gently caress.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:27 |
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He makes a good point - we should probably stop printing "God" on our currency.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:28 |
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Electric Crayon posted:This article is from 2009, dude. Crist hasn't been the governor for years. But you're more than welcome to continue the fight I guess. This is true. Clearly I need to sleep more before stumbling around the internet.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:29 |
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BaronVonVaderham posted:Crist and other religious conservatives That was just a role he was playing to get elected as a Republican governor; when he switched to independent and ran for Senate in 2010 he miraculously softened on social issues.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:30 |
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Can we petition for a Florida license plate with a depiction of Mohammed? If we are going to piss people off, let's piss them all off.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:31 |
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I would like a license plate of Darwin, myself. Obviously.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:32 |
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Jon Leibowitz posted:That was just a role he was playing to get elected as a Republican governor; when he switched to independent and ran for Senate in 2010 he miraculously softened on social issues. While true, that's typical around election season when trying to win moderate voters. I think his true colors lie somewhere in between, but definitely in the realm of religious conservative.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:33 |
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BaronVonVaderham posted:Time to poke the hornet's nest, as atheists like myself are wont to do. Maybe you should just shut up, since it's nothing anyone should care about ever? Thinking that way is the reason I never tell anyone I'm an atheist, on the off chance I have to start hearing you guffaw about how stupid religious people are.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:33 |
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Can I get a license plate of Bugs Bunny sawing off Florida? Just a shot of Florida floating away with Bugs arms in the arm would do.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:35 |
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I wouldn't care as long as any other religion, or atheism itself, can have a license plate endorsing their own if they want as well, but I doubt that.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:42 |
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Neutrino posted:Can we petition for a Florida license plate with a depiction of Mohammed? If we are going to piss people off, let's piss them all off. How about Jesus eating Mohammed's face?
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:44 |
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No Butt Stuff posted:Maybe you should just shut up, since it's nothing anyone should care about ever? If you don't care, stfu? Commenting like this just to demonstrate that this discussion is below you is kind of a pet peeve of mine. If you don't like it, just move on, no need to be a dick.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:44 |
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ultrafilter posted:How about Jesus eating Mohammed's face? Seconded.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:45 |
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How about Jesus eating Mohammed's rear end in a top hat?
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:47 |
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How about Mohammed's rear end in a top hat eating Jesus?
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:47 |
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Oh good, an excuse to use this again.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:48 |
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Did you hear about that Danish cartoonist that messed with Mohammed? Crazy! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7240481.stm Hope nothing happens to the guy!
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:49 |
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Florida has a bunch of special license plates to choose from if you're willing to pay for it. So you can choose not to buy the Jesus plate and still operate a vehicle in the state of Florida. The whole thing is still kind of dumb but there you go. Edit: You can get a John Lennon "Imagine" plate too.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:54 |
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By-the-by, if you did any research you'd find out that those religious plates didn't pass the Florida legislature. We can now free ourselves from the outrage caused by this three year old news article.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 18:58 |
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AKA Pseudonym posted:Florida has a bunch of special license plates to choose from if you're willing to pay for it. So you can choose not to buy the Jesus plate and still operate a vehicle in the state of Florida. The whole thing is still kind of dumb but there you go. Same with our custom plates in NC. We go this one:  Our plates usually say "First in Flight" across the top instead of "In God We Trust". You pay $30 a year more for these special plates. We got this one too which is kind of weird: 
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 19:03 |
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I like the "Crist strikes again!" part of the thread title. The OP clearly thought it'd prove he's really got an educated read of the current state of Charlie Crist "Florida Governor" offenses.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 19:05 |
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Dude is so evil he's still governing while not being the governor
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 19:10 |
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Charles Crist has been dead for seven months and is in fact governing from beyond the grave. Take that atheists!
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 19:14 |
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I swear these loving xtians am i loving right you guys??? SKY WIZARD
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 19:26 |
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BaronVonVaderham posted:If you don't care, stfu? Commenting like this just to demonstrate that this discussion is below you is kind of a pet peeve of mine. If you don't like it, just move on, no need to be a dick. I don't really give a poo poo about your pet peeves if you're going to try to stir controversy based on something that has absolutely no effect on you, as demonstrated by the fact that this conversation occured 3 years ago. Don't make it sound like because the idea that someone wants Jesus on a license plate you have to go on a moral crusade because you're an atheist and that's what atheists are "wont to do." It's mindless drivel, and I don't think you really presented an argument for someone not to have a picture on their license plate other than "but I don't believe in the fairy god waaa waa." Who gives a poo poo? Separation of Church and State isn't there to make sure that no one ever mentions Jesus on any official government forms, and even if it was being used as intended, there are other moral crusades to go on, i.e. teaching creationism vs evolution in government funding schooling in a mandatory manner. What you've done is skim Google news for some hot button issue that isn't relevant, and amounted to dick. I bet you'd have no issue whatsoever if they were going to let people put the Flying Spaghetti Monster on a license plate.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 19:44 |
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mookface posted:Charles Crist has been dead for seven months and is in fact governing from beyond the grave. Take that atheists! Wikipedia doesn't say anything about him being dead! 
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 19:45 |
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UFOTofuTacoCat posted:got this one too which is kind of weird:
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 19:48 |
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We should ban that SAVE THE MANATEES one too because gently caress manatees.
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| # ? Jun 27, 2012 19:49 |
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AKA Pseudonym posted:Edit: You can get a John Lennon "Imagine" plate too. Time to poke the hornet's nest, as Monkees fans like myself are wont to do.
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Electric Crayon posted:This article is from 2009, dude. Crist hasn't been the governor for years. But you're more than welcome to continue the fight I guess. But man, you're not Dealing With It. It being his extremely angry sort of Atheism where rage against religion transcends such things as the Space-Time Continuum. Surely his feelings that are embodied in this thread will travel back in time to three years ago and put an end to this issue retrospectively!
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