Morgan requested a vanity license plate reading `` 8THEIST '' State rejected her request . This case is all too familiar to another New Jersey native , David Silverman , who had to petition for a vanity license plate announcing his atheistic views . Leader of atheist group : The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is `` favoring religion while disparaging nonbelief '' Suit against the commission claims Shannon Morgan 's First Amendment rights were violated .
Morgan requested a vanity license plate reading `` 8THEIST '' State rejected her request . Leader of atheist group : The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is `` favoring religion while disparaging nonbelief '' Suit against the commission claims Shannon Morgan 's First Amendment rights were violated .