Atheist bus ads spark free-speech debate in Iowa


	Atheist bus ads spark free-speech debate in Iowa

wiccantexan

8-17-2009 8:55 PM

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atheism, god, advertising, religion, belief

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8-17-2009 11:17 PM

masbury

Burning books still doesn't work.

8-18-2009 1:26 AM

AcesLucky

There's nothing about that ad that is offensive. It disparages nothing and no one.

9-18-2009 9:24 PM

The Infowarrior

Do Christians believe in karma?

http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/E8A85B44-512D-4707-BA64-59C468C57A3C/

And now a drum roll for hypocrisy:

“We’ve never used the word God in any advertising to maintain some autonomy. We’ve had churches advertise but it’s been for their church and not a belief.”

What is a church, but a collective of people who share a common belief?

Also on the flip side of it, atheism is not a belief but rather a pronounced lack of one.

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