Athiests put up billboard just in time for Holiday season

"You KNOW it's a Myth" "This Season Celebrate REASON" "* American Atheists *Reasonable Since 1963 * atheists.org"

Forgiveness_Man wrote:Wish I had that kind of money to waste on nothing.

Supernova wrote:

Indeeeeeeed, for what it cost them to put up that piece of crap I could probably get the hell out of here and to a warm climate for the winter season.

CeCe wrote:They're certainly entitled to put that up but I fail to see what purpose they think it serves. I don't think anyone is going to be driving down the highway & smack their forehead & say "Oh I get it now!" I think they're just putting it up to insult & offend & that never proves a point. They could have taken that same money & fed several families or provided something useful. They could have even done it in the name of atheism to show they care as much about humanity as they do an agenda.

CeCe wrote:They're certainly entitled to put that up but I fail to see what purpose they think it serves. I don't think anyone is going to be driving down the highway & smack their forehead & say "Oh I get it now!" I think they're just putting it up to insult & offend & that never proves a point. They could have taken that same money & fed several families or provided something useful. They could have even done it in the name of atheism to show they care as much about humanity as they do an agenda.

CeCe wrote:^^^Very true. It's like two kids throwing sand at each other. Neither of them "win" & they just annoy the grown ups who have to listen to it.

Gray, Tennessee: Carletta Sims joined a financial firm in June 2001. Shortly afterward, two Baptist coworkers took offense upon learning that Sims was an atheist. Management granted the coworkers’ request to be assigned workspaces further from Sims. When Sims complained about a picture of Jesus left on her computer, management discharged her. Sims filed suit, seeking $250,000; U.S. District Judge Thomas Hull ruled that “religious discrimination (or preferential treatment of Christians) can be inferred.” In January 2004, the major bank that had since acquired the firm settled with Sims for an undisclosed amount.

Ada, Oklahoma: A Baptist student told a local newspaper she wouldn’t take professor William Zellner’s classes because he was an atheist, triggering a flurry of abuse. Zellner received harassing notes and telephone calls, some threatening. His car was vandalized, for a time on a daily basis. A local church sold “I am praying for Dr. Zellner” buttons. His children experienced shunning and beatings from religious children.

Minneapolis, Minnesota: First-grader Michael Bristor, an atheist, was denied an honor roll certificate when he refused to participate in an unconstitutional “prayer time” at a public school. For three years, administrators ignored the family’s complaints until a lawsuit was filed.

Calgary, Alberta: An eleven-year-old boy (name withheld) experienced daily physical attacks and threats against his life by schoolmates—notably the sons of three local pastors—after protesting intercom readings of the Lord’s Prayer in a public school. He was repeatedly body-checked into hallway walls and attacked in the rest rooms. One pastor’s son stalked him with a butcher knife in an empty portable classroom. Despite the seriousness of this incident, no action was taken. The boy’s parents transferred him to another school for his own safety.

Calgary, Alberta: An eleven-year-old boy (name withheld) experienced daily physical attacks and threats against his life by schoolmates—notably the sons of three local pastors—after protesting intercom readings of the Lord’s Prayer in a public school. He was repeatedly body-checked into hallway walls and attacked in the rest rooms. One pastor’s son stalked him with a butcher knife in an empty portable classroom. Despite the seriousness of this incident, no action was taken. The boy’s parents transferred him to another school for his own safety.