Here's something that will put a smile on the face of my parenthetical friend in Pennsylvania, and is the best way I can say Happy Birthday (((Billy))).
Used with kind permission, © Jon Worth / British Humanist Association
I'm not going to go into a long explanation of the Atheist Bus Campaign, as much as anything because you should go to their website and in particular read their FAQ which gives you the whole background. Suffice to say, it has done exactly what it aimed to do. Everyone is talking about it. The only people who seem to be really hopping mad about it are one fairly staunch Christian group, Christian Voice. They've complained to the Advertising Standards Agency on the basis of "substantiation and truthfulness".
Good luck to them! And good luck to the ASA being asked to rule on the probable existence of God.
The best quote is from Stephen Green:
Specifically, it's got people saying: if this is supposedly offending the religious, just think about how offensive it for the areligious to see posters telling us that Jesus is risen, that we are saved and that if we don't believe we're going to burn in Hell.
I am returning to work tomorrow, and I am very much looking forward to catching sight of the new tube adverts. I especially like the Douglas Adams quote:
Used with kind permission, © Jon Worth / British Humanist Association
I'm not going to go into a long explanation of the Atheist Bus Campaign, as much as anything because you should go to their website and in particular read their FAQ which gives you the whole background. Suffice to say, it has done exactly what it aimed to do. Everyone is talking about it. The only people who seem to be really hopping mad about it are one fairly staunch Christian group, Christian Voice. They've complained to the Advertising Standards Agency on the basis of "substantiation and truthfulness".
Good luck to them! And good luck to the ASA being asked to rule on the probable existence of God.
The best quote is from Stephen Green:
There is plenty of evidence for God, from people's personal experience, to the complexity, interdependence, beauty and design of the natural world.May I offer this alternative?
There is plenty of evidence against God, from people's personal experience, to the complexity, interdependence, beauty and design of the natural world.The Atheist Bus campaign has been a roaring success. It has had far more publicity from the supposed "outrage" of the religious right than it could have had with press releases alone. And it's got people talking.
Specifically, it's got people saying: if this is supposedly offending the religious, just think about how offensive it for the areligious to see posters telling us that Jesus is risen, that we are saved and that if we don't believe we're going to burn in Hell.
I am returning to work tomorrow, and I am very much looking forward to catching sight of the new tube adverts. I especially like the Douglas Adams quote:
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"Paul, ever the master of rhetoric and of being far better at philosophy and theology than I have ever been, said:
"The garden is beautiful but some of us might like to get to know the gardener."I'll give him that, but I reckon it's a self-sown garden.
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