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Atheist sues after Kentucky officials refuse 'IM GOD' license plate because it may distract drivers

  • Bennie Hart of Kentucky applied for a customized license plate that read 'IM GOD'
  • He says he's an atheist who wants to show how anyone can claim he or she is God and it can't be disproved
  • The state turned him down, saying it would be distracting to drivers 

By ASSOCIATED PRESS and KIRI BLAKELEY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 16:15 EST, 22 November 2016 | UPDATED: 19:47 EST, 22 November 2016

 

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A man who wants to proclaim himself God - at least on his license plate - has filed a lawsuit against the person who denied his request.

Bennie Hart is an atheist who says his chosen personalized license plate reading 'IM GOD' was denied by the state of Kentucky, which said it might distract other drivers and that plates can't be 'vulgar or obscene' - which presumably the Kentucky Department of Vehicles thought it was.

Bennie Hart says that by announcing 'IM GOD' on his license plate, he simply wants to show the impossibility of disproving anyone's claim to being 'God.'

Bennie Hart, above, has sued after being turned down for his 'IM God' license plate - while he had it for years in Ohio, Kentucky thought it was vulgar or obscene - or both
 
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Bennie Hart, above, has sued after being turned down for his 'IM God' license plate - while he had it for years in Ohio, Kentucky thought it was vulgar or obscene - or both

Besides, Hart says, he had the same plate for a dozen years when he lived in Ohio, without causing any problems.

Hart sued state Transportation Secretary Greg Thomas on Tuesday on free speech grounds, asking a federal judge in Frankfort to strike down some Kentucky laws and rules for personalized plates.

The Freedom from Religion Foundation is helping Hart with his appeal, saying his denial was unconstitutional.  

Transportation spokesman Ryan Watts says the agency doesn't comment on pending litigation.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that Hart receive his 'IM GOD' plate
 
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that Hart receive his 'IM GOD' plate



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3962278/Ky-man-sues-turned-IM-GOD-license-plate.html#ixzz4QqL9HWEk 
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No, we dont' have to cave to any idiot who wants to put anything on a license plate. There is no "entitlement" or "right" to put whatever you want on a state license plate. Geez.

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What a nut job.

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Now all we need to do is have him visit the temple on the mount, declare it again, and BAM! Jesus comes! WOOHOO!

(j/k)

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God knows Mr. Hart is not God. I say let him have his plate. Let God judge him, not us.

If we want religious freedom to apply to us, we have to let it apply to others as well.

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No. We dont have to kowtow to every idiot who demands something.

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How is granting him what the law already grants him "kowtowing"?

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First, atheism is not a religion.

Second, the state has the right to approve or deny any personalized license plate.

He was told no.

Most learn what no means at a very early age.

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Exactly. But nobody can be told no anymore without an ensuing tantrum. There is no " right" to have whatever u want on a personalized plate.

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Actually, Atheism HAS been deemed a religion. I know right? Shocking!



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Cheerios4606 wrote:

Actually, Atheism HAS been deemed a religion. I know right? Shocking!

 By whom?  Morons in charge?



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WYSIWYG wrote:

God knows Mr. Hart is not God. I say let him have his plate. Let God judge him, not us.

If we want religious freedom to apply to us, we have to let it apply to others as well.

 True.



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Well, license plates are government issued, so allowing someone to say "I'm God" is promoting religion, don't you think?

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That's a good point. Not sure I agree, but a good point never the less.

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Lawyerlady wrote:

Well, license plates are government issued, so allowing someone to say "I'm God" is promoting religion, don't you think?

 but I have heard of cases were religious expressions were aloud but then denied "NO GOD".  It would be interesting to see what other phrases were approved.

 

I find it homurous he chose the One Nation Under God license plate in Ohio.

I wonder if he chose the In God We Trust license plate for KY.



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I've been thinking about Lawyerlady's recent point all day.

Since it's a "personalized plate", I don't think it could be classified as "government promoting religion". It's different from everyone having something on their license plate that's forced upon them, or even being widely offered to everyone for a fee.

I still say let him have his plate. God knows that this guy isn't Him, and Christians know it's not God either. It hurts no one but himself, for when he meets God, God is going to say: "Remember that License plate you had? Still think it was a good idea?" as he leads him to the DOWN elevator.

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License plates are issued by the State, have the State name and logo on them, and you have to pay to use them. You also, technically, in many states, are supposed to surrender them when you stop paying to use them or you move and change your registration.

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I still have my Cali and WV plates. They are up on the walls of our garage.

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License plates are issued by the State, have the State name and logo on them, and you have to pay to use them. You also, technically, in many states, are supposed to surrender them when you stop paying to use them or you move and change your registration.
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Yes. But the State is not forcing this plate on him. He's choosing it, specifically and directly by asking that it be made to his specifications.

We, as individual citizens, are allowed to see the sacrilege in it, but the State is mandated to ignore that based on the 1st Amendment.

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WYSIWYG wrote:

License plates are issued by the State, have the State name and logo on them, and you have to pay to use them. You also, technically, in many states, are supposed to surrender them when you stop paying to use them or you move and change your registration.
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Yes. But the State is not forcing this plate on him. He's choosing it, specifically and directly by asking that it be made to his specifications.

We, as individual citizens, are allowed to see the sacrilege in it, but the State is mandated to ignore that based on the 1st Amendment.

 But you are required to have a plate.  That IS state mandated.  It's like a school uniform - the school requires you to wear one.  If they printed obscenities on it at your request, they would be promoting that.



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I disagree that they would be promoting it. I feel that says that they allow it.

I know he's not God, and God knows this man is not God. That's good enough for me.

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But that's not the point. The state feels it would be promoting religion, and therefore they have the right to say no.

Individual people don't get to dictate that.

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I do see your point, sort of. I just disagree.

Personally I don't like the plate, but he's the only one that would have to stand before God and be judged for it.

If it does make it to court I think the state will lose, because telling him that he's not God, via denial of the plate, could definitely be seen as promoting religion, in a "we know that you are not God, because God is God" way. KWIM?

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