Crist: Don't like Jesus plate? Don't buy it.
Earlier in the day, Weston Democratic Sen. Nan Rich said she wouldurge Gov. Charlie Crist to veto proposed license plates that depicted Jesus and that depicted a cross in front of a stained-glass window.
Asked about whether he'd veto the legislation, Crist said no way.
"I would not veto those .... No, I would not," Crist said.
So you don't have a problem with Jesus on a license plate?
Crist: "I don’t. No."
What about separation of church and state?
Crist: “If they don’t want one they don’t have to buy one.”
Is that state endorsement of religion?
"I think it ... What's it say? 'In God We Trust' on every single piece of monetary, coins and paper we have? I think it’s fine."
Marc Caputo
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