I see. I guess that might explain their motivation. But as I wrote above, it seems strange to evangelize with your vehicle when the vast majority of other drivers either:
A). Already believe in Jesus, or
B). Are not likely to accept Jesus based on a license plate.
I understand that Christians are commanded to spread their faith. I don't mind when they do as long as the methods are peaceful- which they overwhelmingly are.
I just don't get *this* particular method of trying to spread the Gospel.
I think it’s absolutely as least as valid as putting your alma mater on a license plate and you don’t seem to be questioning that.
Well, the article doesn't mention alumni plates so until now I haven't really had a reason to call them into question.
But since you've mentioned it, I find alumni plates even more perplexing than religious plates. Religion guides how a person lives, but what difference does it really make if you went to State U. versus U. of State?
As a Christian I find a lot of non-Christians always asking “why must ____?” To me, it comes off, and most often is, when you dig beneath the surface, a way to squash and suppress the Gospel. There are many who would try to corral it to just inside four walls of a building. That’s not going to happen.
I'm sorry if I came across that way. I'm not out to suppress the Gospel.
I guess I don’t understand why a license plate is a problem but a bumper sticker isn’t. Nobody is forced to buy a vanity plate. That would be quite another matter.
I don't think either are a problem. It's a voluntary matter and it appears that the plates are paid for only by those who want them.
I just find it perplexing. I find some bumper stickers perplexing (like the Darwin fish, or the little guy peeing on a Chevy/Ford symbol). That doesn't mean I want to ban any of them or sue the makers, I just don't understand why people would display them on their vehicles.