Adelle M. Banks writes on the KC Star’s Prime Buzz site:
The question is no longer, “What Would Jesus Drive?” Now, it’s more likely to be, “What’s on his license plate?” Across the country, the small metal plates affixed to car bumpers have become the latest battleground for church-state disputes and questions of free speech . . .
“I know some may quickly label this as an anti-Christian suit and I don’t think that that’s what is at issue,” explained Suhag Shukla, legal counsel for the Maryland-based Hindu group. “It was more the state endorsement of religion, and such a blatant endorsement of religion.” . . .
“Everybody knows when they’re driving down the road and they see a vanity plate that this person behind the wheel is speaking, not the state,” said Jeremy Tedesco, an attorney with the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, who defended Byrne at a Dec. 8 hearing . . .
