Shannon Morgan requested a vanity license plate reading ` ` 8THEIST '' The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission rejected her request . Leader of the Opposition : State is ` ` favoring religion while disparaging it '' Suit against the State claims Morgan 's First Amendment rights were violated .
Shannon Morgan requested a vanity license plate reading `` 8THEIST '' The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission rejected her request . Leader of atheist group : State is `` favoring religion while disparaging nonbelief '' Suit against the commission claims Morgan 's First Amendment rights were violated .