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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 05/03/2008 : 09:39:55
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We are all familiar with the god-fearing billboards that have been put up around the country. My favorite more recent one was a cartoonish image of Santa Claus on his knees before the baby Jesus, accompanied by some Bible passage.
Probably some of you are familiar with billboard responses from freethought group, such as these:
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20080212205322938
http://gawker.com/386095/floridians-confused-by-fairys-message
My local group, www.hagp.org is involved in PhillyCOR and co-sponsored this new billboard: http://www.phillycor.com/press.html
Well, it isn't totally new since the same design was used by another member group, freethoughtaction.com in NJ. We liked the design so much we used it again.
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"Too much certainty and clarity could lead to cruel intolerance" -Karen Armstrong
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Edited by - marfknox on 05/04/2008 20:10:13
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 05/03/2008 : 13:33:58 [Permalink]
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This billboard war is great -- including the way the opposition exposes themselves as inept propagandists with billboards like "Why do atheists hate America?"
Your group's billboard is great, BTW!
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 05/03/2008 : 15:31:23 [Permalink]
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| Awsome! |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
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"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 05/03/2008 : 16:32:01 [Permalink]
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Eh, I don't know. Bit tame for my tastes. It makes atheism sound like some sort of shameful disease. "Have herpes? You're not alone." I guess it's fine for its purposes, but I prefer to see atheism touted as preferable to religion, not merely an affliction someone need not feel ashamed of.
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
USA
3739 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2008 : 19:21:51 [Permalink]
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| I guess it's fine for its purposes, but I prefer to see atheism touted as preferable to religion, not merely an affliction someone need not feel ashamed of. |
I thought of it as having something to do with raising awareness about existing community and fellowship, not avoiding shame.
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"Too much certainty and clarity could lead to cruel intolerance" -Karen Armstrong
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| Edited by - marfknox on 05/03/2008 19:22:35 |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 05/04/2008 : 00:33:30 [Permalink]
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I think that yes, the billboard could be considered somewhat apologetic, but that's not the way I took it.
I see the "you're not alone" message to be a fundamental point for any minority movement beginning to establish its identity and power base. It simply invites and emboldens atheists to find others who think alike, both among their families and acquaintances, and through the organization that is mentioned.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 05/04/2008 : 07:13:59 [Permalink]
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Mostly, I just tune all of that crap out. Indeed, if it were up to me, billboards wouldn't exist anywhere but in Haiti, where they can really use those revenues along with any & whatever other breaks the poor bastards can get.
But if we must have them, I rather liked the Fairy Tale, although it was a tad 'pastel' for my taste. And here's another from Freedom from Religion:
Why are the deeply religious so upset by this sort of thing? Are they so insecure, so fearful in their faith, that they'd refuse others the opportunity to express an opposing view?
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 05/04/2008 : 08:35:07 [Permalink]
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| I once had a girlfriend named Dogma. She was Austrian. It's a long story but to cut to the chase, it didn't end well. I wish someone had warned me to "Beware of Dogma." |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 05/04/2008 : 12:09:26 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
I once had a girlfriend named Dogma. She was Austrian. It's a long story but to cut to the chase, it didn't end well. I wish someone had warned me to "Beware of Dogma."
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I can't believe that you needed to be warned!
Shudder........
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
USA
3739 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2008 : 16:56:08 [Permalink]
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filthy wrote: | Mostly, I just tune all of that crap out. Indeed, if it were up to me, billboards wouldn't exist anywhere but in Haiti, where they can really use those revenues along with any & whatever other breaks the poor bastards can get. |
Amen!
| Why are the deeply religious so upset by this sort of thing? Are they so insecure, so fearful in their faith, that they'd refuse others the opportunity to express an opposing view? |
Mmmmm yup. |
"Too much certainty and clarity could lead to cruel intolerance" -Karen Armstrong
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Philadelphia groups join the billboard wars
