Religious license By Bruce Kluger, David Slavin and Tim Foley June 21, 2008 / Los Angeles TIMES
South Carolina passed a law this month allowing it to become the first state in the nation to offer its citizens specialty license plates that carry a Christian message. Adorned with a stained-glass window, a cross and the words "I Believe," the plates are already inciting protests from, among others, the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Jewish Congress; and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit Thursday. Then there's the matter of equal time ... [to see the alternative license plates, see: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-kluger21-2008jun21,0,7175637.story ] Bruce Kluger and David Slavin write satire for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." They are coauthors of the new book, "Young Dick Cheney: Great American," which is illustrated by Tim Foley. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
