quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:
If such a billboard does go up, with this being the bible belt, I wonder how long it will take for the churches/Christians to demand that it come down?
Vandalism is the more likely outcome. Stay tuned.
quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:
If such a billboard does go up, with this being the bible belt, I wonder how long it will take for the churches/Christians to demand that it come down?
quote:Originally posted by Road Puppy:
Oh how I would LOVE to watch some crazed Christian hanging offa it waging a personal jihad on such a billboard.
I would like to record it and send it to "The Smoking Gun: World's Dumbest Religious Nuts."
quote:Originally posted by A. Robustus:quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:
If such a billboard does go up, with this being the bible belt, I wonder how long it will take for the churches/Christians to demand that it come down?
Vandalism is the more likely outcome. Stay tuned.
quote:Originally posted by b50m:
They are all too busy out-Christianing each other to notice AR.
But I did get a good laugh out of this line from Bill.quote:So, to all of my Forum Friends who want to believe Dwight and his Mormon church -- I do believe a day will come when I will have to say, "I told you I don't trust a man who will not answer a question."
quote:Originally posted by b50m:
You forgot modest and sensitive.
LOL
quote:Originally posted by INVICTUS:quote:Originally posted by A. Robustus:quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:
If such a billboard does go up, with this being the bible belt, I wonder how long it will take for the churches/Christians to demand that it come down?
Vandalism is the more likely outcome. Stay tuned.
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You might be right A.Rob, I just don't see it. It's only a billboard.
Inv
quote:Originally posted by Unobtanium:
better,
they are "preaching" to the atheists and agnostics who still go to church (i used to be one of those), not to all christians. it's a statement letting them know they are not alone and to go ahead and embrace that doubt.
you obviously do not believe that church is a scam despite the evidence to the contrary. the billboard is not for you.
quote:Who knows? Me? Everyone? Who is the target audience here. The atheist?
quote:but it is clear to the closet atheist.
quote:Sez Unob:
vp, yes, the closet atheist is, indeed, the target. those are the people that "know" it's a scam but are afraid to embrace that bothersome fact out of fear of losing their community identity.
i was once one of those people who sat in church rolling my eyes at the silliness that i witnessed every wednesday and sunday. the problem is that i thought i was alone in my doubt. i had no one to reach out to.
this sign is for those people.
quote:Originally posted by _Joy_:
I got the message.
All religions are scams...that's their message.
Also, Atheists apparently tell the truth. I'd have to see that to believe it.
quote:Originally posted by vplee123:
However, it is presumptous to state that "YOU KNOW"....cuz they don't know what I know. Cheers
quote:[uno]i do not necessarily agree with this tactic taken by the atheist organization. i am critical of it because it can be interpreted too many ways. an advertising message should be clear and concise
quote:yeah, i mostly agree with you there. "know" is not a word to be used lightly by a atheist organization.
quote:Originally posted by Unobtanium:quote:Originally posted by _Joy_:
I got the message.
All religions are scams...that's their message.
Also, Atheists apparently tell the truth. I'd have to see that to believe it.
THAT IS NOT THE MESSAGE!
the sign specifically targets atheists who are sitting in the pews!
i would vehemently disagree that all religions are a scam. they most certainly are not,. a scam requires that the perpetrator know he is taking money from gullible people. yes, there is certainly a lot of that going on in most religions by i believe most preachers and church leaders do not know they are swindling their followers.
but for the atheist sitting in the pew who is afraid of letting go of his church community, the billboard speaks volumes. it is simply urging them to embrace that doubt and to stop being a hypocrite,,, and that there are others "out there" who feel the same.
that said, i do not necessarily agree with this tactic taken by the atheist organization. i am critical of it because it can be interpreted too many ways. an advertising message should be clear and concise.
quote:Would y'all have preferred another message such as "Good without god"?
quote:Originally posted by Jennifer:
I don't get upset at christian billboards saying "god is the way" etc. And in that case I'd suspect they are trying to convince non-believers or "backsliders."
quote:Originally posted by A. Robustus:quote:Originally posted by Jennifer:
I don't get upset at christian billboards saying "god is the way" etc. And in that case I'd suspect they are trying to convince non-believers or "backsliders."
Privileged majorities often have a really hard time seeing things on the flip-side.
quote:Isn't that the point of the billboard?
quote:Originally posted by Jennifer:quote:Isn't that the point of the billboard?
"are" in italics. Or tongue in cheek. Or wink wink. Point being that atheists are not recruiting. Who would even think that. What the heck would we do with them after we recruited them?
quote:Any one watch O'Reilly tonight? He had the pres (I think) of the American Atheists group on his show about the billboard.
The guy did not do well. Repeated at 10 central.
Look for about 10:30 give or take.
He made your group look kind of stupid. Sorry.