South Carolina, USA - The South Carolina state legislature approved a automobile license plate with the words "I Believe" above a cross in front of a stained glass window in 2008. Several hundred people have currently registered to buy the plates A lawsuit was brought by Americans United on behalf of several individuals and Hindu and American-Arab groups contending the license violated separation of church and state. District judge Cameron Currie agreed ruling it amounted to state endorsement of a particular religion in violation of the First Amendment and ordered the state not to issue the plate.
Lt Governor Andre Bauer had argued that given the state already permitted 103 speciality vehicle plates it was ridiculous Christians couldn't have one too.
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