Texas Approves Christian Themed Specialty License Plate

According to the Austin (TX) American-Statesman, on Thursday the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles governing board, by a vote of 4-3, approved a specialty license plate displaying 3 Christian crosses on a hill and the motto "One State Under God."  A portion of the fees from the specialty plate will go to a Nacogdoches (TX) ministry to support a youth ministry program. In a press release Thursday, the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) criticized the Department's approval of the new "Calvary Hill" specialty plate. Rev. Dr. Larry Bethune, a TFN board member, said that the design trivializes the Christian faith by turning it into "slogans and symbols on the back of a bumper." [Thanks to Alliance Alert for the lead.]