{"id":482,"date":"2019-01-09T17:33:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T22:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=482"},"modified":"2019-01-10T09:41:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T14:41:49","slug":"mississippis-new-license-plates-now-feature-god-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2019\/01\/mississippis-new-license-plates-now-feature-god-trust.html","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi&#8217;s New License Plates Now Feature \u2018In God We Trust\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mississippi will begin issuing license plates featuring the phrase, \u201cIn God We Trust,\u201d starting this month.<\/p>\n<p>The redesigned plates also feature the state\u2019s seal emblazoned with the words: \u201cThe Great Seal of the State of Mississippi.\u201d This will replacing a design which used to feature blues singer B.B. King.<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed the legislation allowing the design on state license plates in May 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I was proud to sign legislation in 2014 that added the United States National Motto, \u201cIn God We Trust,\u201d to the Mississippi State Seal. Today, I am equally delighted to announce that it will adorn our new Mississippi license plates. They will be available starting in January 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VXHZ0q7Qvi\">pic.twitter.com\/VXHZ0q7Qvi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilBryantMS\/status\/994572024101163016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The standard Mississippi license plate is redesigned every few years, partly as a way of catching people who fail to pay the annual renewal fees. Drivers receive the new plate when their old one expires and they pay the fees.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant previously signed a bill in 2014 called the \u201cMississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act,\u201d which initially added the words, \u201cIn God We Trust\u201d to the state\u2019s seal and ensured the state did not pass laws that would \u201cinterfere\u201d with the practice of one\u2019s religion.<\/p>\n<p>The president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, Jon Pritchett, told Fox News that Americans have been \u201cmisinformed and misled by generations of public policy, education, and media leaders on the so-called \u2018separation of church and state.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe concept has been so pervasive that we generally accept the idea that it is inappropriate to bring any faith-based ideas to the public square&#8230;The idea that we should separate religion \u2013 of any faith or denomination \u2013 from politics is not only false, it is virtually impossible,\u201d said Pritchett.<\/p>\n<p>The motto, which is emblazoned on U.S. coins, has been litigated many times and repeatedly found to be constitutional. Other states where drivers can get &#8220;In God We Trust&#8221; as specialty plates, with an additional fee, include Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<h3>Tell us what you think.<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/survey.fm\/0D709ECCBA51ACA2\">Take Our Survey<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mississippi will begin issuing license plates featuring the phrase, \u201cIn God We Trust,\u201d starting this month. The redesigned plates also feature the state\u2019s seal emblazoned with the words: \u201cThe Great Seal of the State of Mississippi.\u201d This will replacing a design which used to feature blues singer B.B. King. Mississippi Gov. 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