"Atheist" was "obscene or objectionable". (Worth Noting).* Efforts to get a Gainesville, Florida Gainesville is the largest city and county seat of Alachua County, Florida.GR6 Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, the largest university of the State University System of Florida and the third-largest university in the United States. , atheist to turn in his license plate were thwarted in March. Prompted by complaints that the plate reading "Atheist" was "obscene or objectionable," the Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. had ordered Steven Miles to ship it back. However, the ensuing public outcry--including objections by the ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. , some clergy, as well as an article in the St. Petersburg Times--caused the DMV DMV abbr. Department of Motor Vehicles to reverse its position and establish a committee to review all complaints before arbitrarily yanking a tag. |
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