State of Mississippi will fight federal lawsuit concerning In God We Trust phrase on license plates
Non-religious groups filed a lawsuit against the state of Mississippi claiming that car owners are forced to promote the religious statement. Author: Rebecca Butcher Updated: 10:21 PM CDT June 29, 2021
SOUTHAVEN, Miss After non-religious groups fought to have the In God We Trust phrase removed from Mississippi license plates, the Magnolia state said they ll fight it. American Atheists, the Mississippi Humanist Association, and three non-religious state residents filed a lawsuit against the state over its “In God We Trust” license plate, saying, “no state may force a person to be a mouthpiece for the government s preferred message.