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May 22, 2009
This isn't a bad idea or anything...
So, apparently an atheist organization bought some ads on the side of CTA buses:
"In the Beginning, Man Created God."
This provocative twist on the Bible's opening line was plastered on the side of 25 Chicago buses this week as part of an advertising crusade by the Indiana Atheist Bus Campaign.
I'm not a religious person, and would probably best describe myself as an agnostic. But if there's one thing I know, atheists aren't going to win any friends by suggesting their deepest-held beliefs are a sham. I mean, atheist bashing is way in vogue. Non-religious people are accused of being uncaring, unpassionate, and deceitful. Why, a person who doesn't believe in God must be an awful person.
This, of course, is nonsense. Atheists, I imagine, mirror the rest of society - some are great people, some are rotten. Just like you see rotten Jews or rotten Christians. But it seems to me this attitude is still somewhat prevalent. Even associating with atheists in a hot-button political issue.
So, for a group that needs to improve its public image, these kinds of ads are not going to help one bit. In fact, they'll probably be damaging.
entry no. 1380
Posted at May 22, 2009 02:47 PM