Vote on a Design for Religious Freedom

I agree. The words ‘Religious Freedom’ should stand out more. I like the design with the shield but if I saw it on the back of a car I would assume that it was the name of a school and I wouldn’t look at it more carefully. In fact, the first three designs which feature the words ‘Christ the King’ at the top all strike me that way. I’d go with the fourth design and put the words ‘RELIGIOUS FREEDOM’ above the Chi Rho. Maybe see how that design would look with the Chi Rho within a shield.

I concur with the above recommendations–have “Religious Freedom” in the same font as “Christ the King.”

what I think when I see that on a bumper – “Oh, someone’s child goes to Christ the King Academy.”

what the average Christian thinks when he sees that on a bumper – “King? Crown? Definitely a theocrat. Some lunatic who wants to do away with government.”

what the average Christian would think when he sees that sticker with Religious Freedom in larger, more readable font – “Is this some kind of joke? You know that the driver of that car would want Billy Graham or the Pope or someone to run the government, and then they say ‘religious freedom’? Any freak with a royal crown on his bumper sticker would be the first one to lock you in prison for heresy if he took over. ‘Religious freedom’ my keister.”

Pinky: Jesus Christ was crucified for blasphemy in a theocracy. The First Amendment still applies to atheists, although the atheist does not know what that freedom means. Separation of church and state means that what belongs to the freedom of conscience of the individual extends to all people, who in their immortal soul constitute government. Without the acknowledgement of God, the Supreme Sovereing Being, “their Creator” there is no government, only chaos.

Pinky: Have you ever seen the Seagram’s Seven crown or the Royal Crown
cola crown. The crown is a symbol for sovereignty, the sovereignty of each individual over himself, a sovereignty with which every person constitutes government. Without the crown, no sovereignty, no government. If you believe that there is freedom without the crown, a freedom to practice sovereignty in the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity, plaese know that Obama gained office of President of the USA by hanging onto the virtue of HOPE which he fails to appreciate. The crown of the monarchs rule by the sovereignty of the people. Without a people, a man is still his own sovereign, a nation of one, a majority of one, and gives his voice as you do.

Mary and Edie – I understand the sentiment behind the designs, and I don’t much care for having my faith questioned. Communication requires sending a message in such a way that the recipient can understand it, and with all due respect to Tito, his wife, and their future seminarian friend, these designs won’t be effective. I want to see religious freedom protected, and Christ is my king. The thinking required to reconcile those two statements may be too involved for a bumper sticker. A bumper sticker that reads “Christ the King” with “religious freedom” in small print doesn’t promote religious freedom. A bumper sticker that reads “Christ the King” with “religious freedom” in equal-sized print will be too difficult for the person unfamiliar with the contraception debate to understand. If it is possible to create a design that would promote religious freedom, this isn’t it. May this analysis help steer Tito to a better path.

I’d like to see one like #4, but with a crown above the chi-rho.

Maybe number 4, with Religious Freedom in the spot of Christ the King.

Would you consider making a shirt too with the design placed on the front chest area where a person might wear a badge? Just a thought.