Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Holiday message: Atheists dub Jesus a 'myth' on Times Square billboard [View all]yawnmaster
(2,812 posts)43. hmmmm....if the myth is dumped as they ask, they have gained a convert!
no problem at all with the freedom of speech.
it is still very ironic.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
335 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Holiday message: Atheists dub Jesus a 'myth' on Times Square billboard [View all]
DaniDubois
Dec 2012
OP
I know what a Horcrux is, I was just wondering what Jesus would use as a Horcrux.
backscatter712
Dec 2012
#255
It makes you wonder doesn't it? I can't wrap my head around it, but know many who do and
DaniDubois
Dec 2012
#5
Just copied and pasted (with light editing) for my FB timeline. Many
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#331
So, if Santa didn''t exist, there wouldn't be a reason to buy presents for lived ones?
brooklynite
Dec 2012
#265
Without Santa Claus mythology, there would be no reason for kids to have unreasonable expectations
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#266
Yes makes you wonder who thought of it. Spiritual is not popular in our society.
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#273
From the posts you have made, it would seem that it is you who are not informed.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#49
Actually, the atheists who put up that sign are not informed that there is an alternative
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#114
The "merry" on their sign is not about family, friends, or giving. It's about Santa Claus, a symbol
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#115
The precursors to the corporate Santa did not require parents to buy tons of gifts in his name
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#287
Someone who is not a theist (an atheist or agnostic) would also be lacking in objectivity
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#211
Christianity pre-existed Santa Claus, and unlike the American Santa, is anti-greed
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#268
Just because corporate entities have co-opted Santa doesn't mean Santa = Corporatism
MessiahRp
Dec 2012
#142
Well, the important thing is that you figured out a way to make yourself feel superior to everyone.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#160
Santa is all about sharing and helping others. Santa is a hippie. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#301
That's sharing or giving and you just didn't hang out with the right hippies, or maybe you
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#309
Don't see how you could get that from the ad unless you were looking for it. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#125
Wow. I think you are projecting here. I'm not angry in the least, but you seem to be rather hostile.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#289
Well, I went back and looked at the OP, then at my reply and I still think it is you
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#291
OK, I never saw those billboards before, but they are just as stupid if not more so.
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#14
Me neither. Atheistic evangelism is obviously a bigger business than I realized (nt)
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#74
the funny thing is, the Christians who whine about the billboard in the first post
Terra Alta
Dec 2012
#20
I spent a good part of 2011 as an Over The Road trucker traveling the lower 48. Never saw a single
cherokeeprogressive
Dec 2012
#101
If God and I are different, then a larger 'understanding' is needed for us to have a relation
sanatanadharma
Dec 2012
#103
And he did the same to Marxists, supporters of Lenin, and Communist Party members.
Ikonoklast
Dec 2012
#252
It is from that single story that has sprung one of the most destructive forces known to humanity.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#51
"With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil..."
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#106
You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wilfully ignorant it may be.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#177
"A cult like devotion where one's family should be cut off if they don't believe."
cherokeeprogressive
Dec 2012
#102
Do we really need to go through the exercise where I rebut you with terrible things from the bible..
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#105
While ignoring the fact that Damascus was invading Europe before the Crusades pulled them back.
ieoeja
Dec 2012
#183
Organized religion, and especially christianity, has brought more death, destruction, and suffering
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#174
Hi. Why are you so persistently contentious, belittling and dismissive in any discussion
pinto
Dec 2012
#86
huh?? your point is not clear. plus what is the spirit energy the contains atoms?? eom
yawnmaster
Dec 2012
#209
you see, evangelism is usually equated with religion, yet this billboard is clearly...
yawnmaster
Dec 2012
#210
True, but the less tools for destruction we have at our disposal, the better.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#55
it won't make any difference. The unintended consequences alone are not worth it. eom
yawnmaster
Dec 2012
#205
We can see that it revealed YOUR hostility, so it really was well thought out, wasn't it.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#165
That hostility already existed. If it did anything, it pulled back the curtain on that hostility.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#164
I don't see how someone who is not hostile toward atheists would suddenly be filled with rage.
Bradical79
Dec 2012
#219
you don't make someone realize there is no God anymore than Christians make people realize
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#294
there is a difference in fighting for you freedoms and trying to eradicate religion
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#295
Anything short of utter silence on the part of atheists leads to pain and defensiveness among theist
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#161
"Their mythology is their business." - If that were the reality of the world, you would have a point
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#168
Of course, how could we have missed it for so long! It's the atheist's fault.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#302
BTW the Obamas have no less than 54 Christmas Trees (not "Holiday Trees") in the White House,
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#73
Well, I guess the 54 Christmas trees could be to throw us off the scent.....
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#313
As a christian I have no problem with this board. The locals complaining should spend their time
hrmjustin
Dec 2012
#78
Few adults base their political opinions on a profound belief in Santa Claus
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#123
The difference is one is a fairy tale people know is made up, the other fairy tale
snooper2
Dec 2012
#144
Everyone has "myths," even atheists. Not polite to rub it in people's faces.
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#138
Here are some links. Mind you, the historical Jesus was just a person, not a god.
mmonk
Dec 2012
#179
I tend to lean towards him existing, but the links are pretty worthless on their own.
Bradical79
Dec 2012
#231
I would challenge any historian that used the bible as a valid source to support an assertion
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#278
So only religious people should advertise their beliefs but atheists should never speak up?
Arugula Latte
Dec 2012
#333
Do they have one for Hanukkah as well? Or are they afraid of Israel?
The Straight Story
Dec 2012
#195
Judah Macabee was arguably a violent extremist, but he likely had an objective historical existence.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#203
There certainly are a lot of people telling me how best to celebrate a holiday...
LanternWaste
Dec 2012
#234
'atheists' who would bother to spend the money for this aren't really atheists. IOW: "Who cares?"
Bill USA
Dec 2012
#253
It would be nice to define one's own beliefs without dumping on someone elses
Matariki
Dec 2012
#270
What about church signs that tell us we're going to burn if we don't believe?
Arugula Latte
Dec 2012
#316
You know what? I'm nearly 50, and I've been hearing neverending noise about how "GOD IS REAL"
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#329
Too bad that can't be said for so many other religions and their practitioners that xtianity
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#307