Wed Jul 11, 2012, 01:45 PM
cbayer (120,011 posts)
'Godless' billboard reaches out to nonbelievers
http://www.omaha.com/article/20120711/NEWS/707119873/1707
By Christopher Burbach WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER A “godless” billboard that appeared recently in Omaha is part of a national campaign with the stated goals of helping local nonreligious groups grow, connecting atheists and agnostics with one another and informing religious believers that nonbelievers are part of their communities. The billboard, near 72nd and Pacific Streets, reads: “Don't believe in God? Join the club.” A new group called the Omaha Coalition of Reason placed the ad with funding from a national organization, the United Coalition of Reason, that has backed similar billboards around the United States. “We're reaching out to nontheists to let them know that there's a local community of reason for them to join,” said William Newman, director of the Omaha Coalition of Reason. “We're using the billboard as a beacon to hold out to them.” The coalition comprises seven local organizations: the Omaha Atheists; Rationalists, Empiricists and Skeptics of Nebraska; UNO Secular Student Alliance; UNO Council for Humanist Thought; Omaha Atheist and Agnostic Parenting Group; Nebraska Secular Home Educators; and Recovering from Religion-Omaha Chapter. more at link
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 'Godless' billboard reaches out to nonbelievers (Original post) |
cbayer | Jul 2012 | OP |
| msongs | Jul 2012 | #1 | |
| cbayer | Jul 2012 | #2 | |
| skepticscott | Jul 2012 | #4 | |
| JoeyT | Jul 2012 | #9 | |
| cbayer | Jul 2012 | #13 | |
| JoeyT | Jul 2012 | #15 | |
| Bradical79 | Jul 2012 | #16 | |
| 2ndAmForComputers | Jul 2012 | #10 | |
| Control-Z | Jul 2012 | #3 | |
| rhett o rick | Jul 2012 | #5 | |
| onager | Jul 2012 | #11 | |
| rhett o rick | Jul 2012 | #14 | |
| RegieRocker | Jul 2012 | #6 | |
| eqfan592 | Jul 2012 | #8 | |
| 2ndAmForComputers | Jul 2012 | #12 | |
| otohara | Jul 2012 | #7 |
Response to cbayer (Original post)
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 01:47 PM
msongs (30,496 posts)
1. make the "g" in that word lower case, it is not the name of a person nt
Response to msongs (Reply #1)
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 01:54 PM
cbayer (120,011 posts)
2. One of the things I really like about this billboard is that it does
Response to cbayer (Reply #2)
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 02:15 PM
skepticscott (7,301 posts)
4. I'm sure they'll be delighted
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Response to cbayer (Reply #2)
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 12:38 AM
JoeyT (4,549 posts)
9. If they're offended by the fact that
Response to JoeyT (Reply #9)
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 12:06 PM
cbayer (120,011 posts)
13. I don't see the harm in making an effort to not offend others.
Response to cbayer (Reply #13)
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 06:46 PM
JoeyT (4,549 posts)
15. Except the people that might be offended by
Response to msongs (Reply #1)
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 12:52 AM
10. In this country, it effectively means one particular fictional character.
Response to cbayer (Original post)
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 01:57 PM
Control-Z (8,285 posts)
3. Fantastic!!!
Response to cbayer (Original post)
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 02:19 PM
rhett o rick (26,702 posts)
5. Here's the test. If the billboard pisses off God, it will be struck by lightening. However,
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Response to rhett o rick (Reply #5)
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 01:58 AM
onager (7,359 posts)
11. I'll help throw 'em off your trail...
Response to onager (Reply #11)
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 02:35 PM
rhett o rick (26,702 posts)
14. Thanks, I am sure that will fool them. It's not like they can see this conversation. nm
Response to RegieRocker (Reply #6)
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 04:22 PM
eqfan592 (5,109 posts)
8. huh?
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Did I miss a "sarcasm" tag here?
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