Leroy N. Soetoro
2019-02-20 08:38:53 UTC
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-democrat-wants-to-ban-in-god-we-
trust-license-plates-for-funding-religious-liberty-group
An Arizona state lawmaker is trying to get rid of "In God We Trust"
specialty license plates because he says an "extremist hate group" is
benefiting from each purchase. The non-profit says it is the victim of a
"misinformation campaign."
Democratic state Sen. Juan Mendez introduced a bill seeking to bar the
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) from selling the plate with
the national motto because proceeds go to the Scottsdale-based religious
freedom law firm, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
MISSISSIPPI UNVEILS NEW STATE LICENSE PLATES WITH 'IN GOD WE TRUST'
Arizona allows non-profit organizations, like ADF and the University of
Arizona, to create specialty plates. A portion of the purchase, no tax
dollars, go to the group.
The Secular Coalition for Arizona, a group that opposes religion in
government, directed Mendez to find out where the money from the plates
was going, AZ Central reported.
Hopefully in the future, we can put in place some commonsense guidelines
that would bar hate groups from earning money through Arizona license
plates, Mendez said in a statement. State dollars should not be funding
an organization that works to strip residents of our state of their human
rights and human dignity."
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ADF, which has won several religious liberty cases at the Supreme Court,
has been labeled a "hate group" by the left-leaning Southern Poverty Law
Center. ADF was involved in a Phoenix case challenging the city's gay
anti-discrimination ordinance and the Hobby Lobby case regarding a
business' right not to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees
for religious purposes.
On ADOT's website, the "In God We Trust" plates state that profits go to
promote "the motto, First Amendment rights, 'and the heritage of this
state and nation.'"
ADF said it should have every right to benefit from the plates it created,
just like every other group in the state that designed a specialty plate
to express its viewpoint. There are about 60 different specialty plates
offered for purchase in the state.
Its disappointing to see elected officials become uncritical pawns in
these ugly propaganda campaigns, Kristen Waggoner, ADF Senior Vice
President of U.S. legal division, said in a statement. "The SPLC did good
work years ago, but theyve been widely discredited for decades by
investigative journalists, charity watchdogs, and commentators as
activist, partisan, and unreliable.
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SCHOOLS
Mendez put forth two bills, one which change the disclosure requirements
of the specialty plate program, but the other would repeal the "In God We
Trust" plates that have been in place since 2008. The latter bill is
opposed by ADF.
Rather than shutting down speech, they should add to the conversation
with their own perspective, Waggoner said. Thats how free speech works
in this country.
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An Arizona state lawmaker is trying to get rid of "In God We Trust"
specialty license plates because he says an "extremist hate group" is
benefiting from each purchase. The non-profit says it is the victim of a
"misinformation campaign."
Democratic state Sen. Juan Mendez introduced a bill seeking to bar the
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) from selling the plate with
the national motto because proceeds go to the Scottsdale-based religious
freedom law firm, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
MISSISSIPPI UNVEILS NEW STATE LICENSE PLATES WITH 'IN GOD WE TRUST'
Arizona allows non-profit organizations, like ADF and the University of
Arizona, to create specialty plates. A portion of the purchase, no tax
dollars, go to the group.
The Secular Coalition for Arizona, a group that opposes religion in
government, directed Mendez to find out where the money from the plates
was going, AZ Central reported.
Hopefully in the future, we can put in place some commonsense guidelines
that would bar hate groups from earning money through Arizona license
plates, Mendez said in a statement. State dollars should not be funding
an organization that works to strip residents of our state of their human
rights and human dignity."
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
ADF, which has won several religious liberty cases at the Supreme Court,
has been labeled a "hate group" by the left-leaning Southern Poverty Law
Center. ADF was involved in a Phoenix case challenging the city's gay
anti-discrimination ordinance and the Hobby Lobby case regarding a
business' right not to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees
for religious purposes.
On ADOT's website, the "In God We Trust" plates state that profits go to
promote "the motto, First Amendment rights, 'and the heritage of this
state and nation.'"
ADF said it should have every right to benefit from the plates it created,
just like every other group in the state that designed a specialty plate
to express its viewpoint. There are about 60 different specialty plates
offered for purchase in the state.
Its disappointing to see elected officials become uncritical pawns in
these ugly propaganda campaigns, Kristen Waggoner, ADF Senior Vice
President of U.S. legal division, said in a statement. "The SPLC did good
work years ago, but theyve been widely discredited for decades by
investigative journalists, charity watchdogs, and commentators as
activist, partisan, and unreliable.
GROWING NUMBER OF STATES PUSHING 'BIBLE LITERACY' CLASSES IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
Mendez put forth two bills, one which change the disclosure requirements
of the specialty plate program, but the other would repeal the "In God We
Trust" plates that have been in place since 2008. The latter bill is
opposed by ADF.
Rather than shutting down speech, they should add to the conversation
with their own perspective, Waggoner said. Thats how free speech works
in this country.
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
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