(AP) -- More than 350 people attended a rally at a church in Greer to protest a federal judge's order banning South Carolina from producing a religious license plate that carries the words "I Believe."
The Reverend Arnold Hiette of People's Baptist Church said Tuesday night he's upset by the December 11th ruling by U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie.
She said the plate violates the U.S. Constitution's provision forbidding government from establishing a religion.
The plate includes a stained glass window with a cross.
Hiette told The Greenville News that Christians have lost the right to public prayer, as well as prayer in schools.
Lt. Governor Andre Bauer and Attorney General Henry McMaster were at the rally to support the license plate.
No decision has been made on an appeal.
Information from: The Greenville News, http://www.greenvillenews.com
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