Yes. I, too, have observed this "overwhelming need to meddle and control the lives of others." It crops up in a variety of ways. Such as: Thou shalt not drink coffee. Thou shalt not wear more than one pair of earrings. Thou shalt not have teased hair. Thou shalt wear a white shirt only. Thou shalt not have long hair if you are a male.... Etc., etc.
The Scarecrow needed a brain. The Tin Man needed a heart. The Cowardly Lion needed courage. Scratch needs a life. Give him that, and most of his posts on this forum will most probably stop.
One day, Loran, I hope that you will have a real answer to my many questions regarding the LDS Church. I will wait patiently for you to enlighten me.
I do not buy the bit about it being political correctness gone wild. Simply because the license plate in question was 10 years old and the policy of the state predates that and much of the hyper sensitivity about Indian named mascots, etc. The policy has been on the books as long as Utah has offered personalized license plates (30 plus years). The fact that it was issued in the first place just shows that those in charge didn't know all the evil things to look out for.
Well I guess it is OK. After all, I'm sure the policy is only to "protect our children." Except that if I had loads of money and time, I'd fight it on first amendment issues and if that didn't work, I'd legally change my last name to Tequila, Whiskey or Boozer and then demand that plate. Or maybe I could call Carlos and ask him to fight it for us and for truth, justice and the American way!
"Political correctness" became a household word during the mid-1980s, long before the license plate was stamped, and its the attitude fostered by the atmosphere of hypersensitivity to offense and by the slightest sign of speech or symbolism with which one disagrees that is important. I think you just want to bash the church, Utah, and Mormons in general regardless of the real sociological issues involved. By your leave...
The personalized license plate and the policies regulating certain words and phrases was first offered in Utah in about 1977, so I still believe it predates "political correctness."
As far as the bashing goes..... well, if they didn't behave in such a silly manner I guess the "bashing" would stop. Utah and many of its residents will go to great lengths to appear and be thought of as normal. They'll do just about anything, except of course, just be normal.
Whining is only allowed if you can't afford to buy a lobbyist to do it for you.
Yes. I, too, have observed this "overwhelming need to meddle and control the lives of others." It crops up in a variety of ways. Such as: Thou shalt not drink coffee. Thou shalt not wear more than one pair of earrings. Thou shalt not have teased hair. Thou shalt wear a white shirt only. Thou shalt not have long hair if you are a male.... Etc., etc.
The Scarecrow needed a brain. The Tin Man needed a heart. The Cowardly Lion needed courage. Scratch needs a life. Give him that, and most of his posts on this forum will most probably stop.
Wow! That is about 5 posts in a row for you and you're telling someone else to get a life?
Whining is only allowed if you can't afford to buy a lobbyist to do it for you.