Why isn't a bumper sticker enough?

It's lunch time and I'm not hungry, so I was navigating around the tubes and found this.

In a nutshell:

Unless a federal court intervenes, South Carolina drivers may soon be able to profess their Christian faith with a state-issued license plate.

Now I see the little fish symbols, and the dove symbols, and even a cross here and there, all the time.

Why isn't that enough?

"I think it allows people of faith to profess that they believe in a higher calling, they believe in God," said Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer.

There's something more special, more emphatic, about a license plate? Or is that the only way Christians can profess their faith?

Bauer said allowing Christians to have a specialty license plate is freedom of speech. He said those who oppose are prejudiced against Christians.

"We're not going to back down," Bauer said. "We're going to fight for a change. I'm tired of seeing Christians back down in fear of a lawsuit."

It costs $4000 to put a religious plate into production, money the lieutenant gov is willing to put up himself. That reeks of a lack of constitutionality, in my opinion.

And since I'm not Christian, I can't even put WORDS on my plate, assuming I'd get one at all.

While individuals can ask the DMV to print plates for other faiths -- for a $4,000 fee -- the request would be subject to significant limits and rules not imposed for the Christian plate. Other tags could feature a religious symbol -- such as the Star of David -- but no words would be allowed.

I'm so glad I don't live in South Carolina.