Shannon Morgan requested a vanity license plate reading `` 8THEIST '' The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission rejected her request . In the case of the atheist group in question, they were denied because their name was too similar to another group. Can atheist churches last ? State is `` favoring religion while disparaging nonbelief '' Suit against the commission 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 . In the case of the atheist group in question, they were denied because their name was too similar to another group. State is `` favoring religion while disparaging nonbelief '' Suit against the commission claims Morgan 's First Amendment rights were violated .