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Atheist billboard defaced on N.C.'s Billy Graham Parkway

Unknown vandals unhappy about atheists' billboard in Charlotte, N.C., spray-painted "Under God" on the ad, the city's atheist association discovered Monday. The defaced message will remain in place until after July 4, the group reports, which is the soonest that workers can furnish a fresh billboard image.

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Very typical of those that want this country to become a landscape of strict religious ideology. Effin scumbags..

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ASUG8 wrote:Search FAIL

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"Locker Room"?

FAIL.

mainejeff wrote:

ASUG8 wrote:Search FAIL

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"Locker Room"?

FAIL.

Politics was your spin. Still a FAIL.

ASUG8 wrote:

mainejeff wrote:
"Locker Room"?

FAIL.

Politics was your spin. Still a FAIL.

It's not "spin".

DOUBLE FAIL on your part.

mainejeff wrote:

ASUG8 wrote:
Politics was your spin. Still a FAIL.

It's not "spin".

DOUBLE FAIL on your part.

You showed up 6.5 hrs late ....

And it wasn't my original thread, idiot.

mainejeff wrote:Atheist billboard defaced on N.C.'s Billy Graham Parkway

Unknown vandals unhappy about atheists' billboard in Charlotte, N.C., spray-painted "Under God" on the ad, the city's atheist association discovered Monday. The defaced message will remain in place until after July 4, the group reports, which is the soonest that workers can furnish a fresh billboard image.

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Very typical of those that want this country to become a landscape of strict religious ideology. Effin scumbags..

So do we blame those who want this country to become a landscape of strict atheist ideology for the removal of that cross out in New Mexico?

Probably would be better if people just kept some of their political and religious views to themselves (both pro and anti) and not take out billboard space promoting their's/denigrating other's. But that's just me.

GannonFan wrote:

mainejeff wrote:Atheist billboard defaced on N.C.'s Billy Graham Parkway

Unknown vandals unhappy about atheists' billboard in Charlotte, N.C., spray-painted "Under God" on the ad, the city's atheist association discovered Monday. The defaced message will remain in place until after July 4, the group reports, which is the soonest that workers can furnish a fresh billboard image.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts2936" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Very typical of those that want this country to become a landscape of strict religious ideology. Effin scumbags..

So do we blame those who want this country to become a landscape of strict atheist ideology for the removal of that cross out in New Mexico?

Probably would be better if people just kept some of their political and religious views to themselves (both pro and anti) and not take out billboard space promoting their's/denigrating other's. But that's just me.

Amen; if I believed that dead people come back to life and virgins have babies I sure wouldn't be advertising it.

houndawg wrote:

GannonFan wrote:
So do we blame those who want this country to become a landscape of strict atheist ideology for the removal of that cross out in New Mexico?

Probably would be better if people just kept some of their political and religious views to themselves (both pro and anti) and not take out billboard space promoting their's/denigrating other's. But that's just me.

Amen; if I believed that dead people come back to life and virgins have babies I sure wouldn't be advertising it.

ASUG8 wrote:

mainejeff wrote:
It's not "spin".

DOUBLE FAIL on your part.

You showed up 6.5 hrs late ....

And it wasn't my original thread, idiot.

FU IDIOT.

mainejeff wrote:

ASUG8 wrote:
You showed up 6.5 hrs late ....

And it wasn't my original thread, idiot.

FU IDIOT.

actually he's an Appalachian State fan

What I wonder is why atheists care. Seriously.

If you are an atheist, you believe in a situation in which everything is futile and pointless anyway. You are food for the worms. You live for an instant and die.

So why do they care what anybody believes? Even if the idea is to enjoy yourself as much as possible before you become worm food, what's the point? If you're an atheist you can still attempt to do that. There is no reason to convince other people to be atheists.

That's different that if you are, say, a Christian. If you are a Christian you believe in life after death and you believe that if you can convince others to be Christians you will save them.

If you're an atheist do you think you're going to "save" somebody by convincing them to enjoy themselves before they go into oblivion? Do you think it's "enjoyable" to contemplate the idea of the finality of death?

If atheists are right, nothing really matters anyway. Why some atheists think it's important to convince other people to be atheists is totally beyond me.

JohnStOnge wrote:What I wonder is why atheists care. Seriously.

If you are an atheist, you believe in a situation in which everything is futile and pointless anyway. You are food for the worms. You live for an instant and die.

So why do they care what anybody believes? Even if the idea is to enjoy yourself as much as possible before you become worm food, what's the point? If you're an atheist you can still attempt to do that. There is no reason to convince other people to be atheists.

That's different that if you are, say, a Christian. If you are a Christian you believe in life after death and you believe that if you can convince others to be Christians you will save them.

If you're an atheist do you think you're going to "save" somebody by convincing them to enjoy themselves before they go into oblivion? Do you think it's "enjoyable" to contemplate the idea of the finality of death?

If atheists are right, nothing really matters anyway. Why some atheists think it's important to convince other people to be atheists is totally beyond me.

John, you're missing the point. Atheist care because christians influence, and in many cases, control our government. They've owned the republican party for 30 fucking years, with disastrous consequences for humanity.

People need to get their heads out of the clouds and focus on the the betterment of humanity and not appeasing ghosts. We're bombarded with religious messages every day - I think its a wise move on the part of the atheists to get the message out that religion is complete bullshit.

youngterrier wrote:

mainejeff wrote:
FU IDIOT.

actually he's an Appalachian State fan

YT, that was brilliant.

mainejeff wrote:

ASUG8 wrote:
You showed up 6.5 hrs late ....

And it wasn't my original thread, idiot.

FU IDIOT.

Clever retort.

ASUMountaineer wrote:

youngterrier wrote: actually he's an Appalachian State fan

YT, that was brilliant.

+1

bobbythekidd wrote:

ASUMountaineer wrote:
YT, that was brilliant.

+1

+1,028,658

JohnStOnge wrote:What I wonder is why atheists care. Seriously.

If you are an atheist, you believe in a situation in which everything is futile and pointless anyway. You are food for the worms. You live for an instant and die.

So why do they care what anybody believes? Even if the idea is to enjoy yourself as much as possible before you become worm food, what's the point? If you're an atheist you can still attempt to do that. There is no reason to convince other people to be atheists.

That's different that if you are, say, a Christian. If you are a Christian you believe in life after death and you believe that if you can convince others to be Christians you will save them.

If you're an atheist do you think you're going to "save" somebody by convincing them to enjoy themselves before they go into oblivion? Do you think it's "enjoyable" to contemplate the idea of the finality of death?

If atheists are right, nothing really matters anyway. Why some atheists think it's important to convince other people to be atheists is totally beyond me.

John,
It's odd for you to post such a jumbled mess of ideas in one post...

~Firstly Atheists are humans - and all humans have a built in desire to be understood - so they share their ideas just like EVERY HUMAN does. So the notion that Atheists shouldn't have any desire to discuss their feelings is poorly thought out.. all humans want to share their ideas (BTW: We're on a message board - just another example)
~Secondly the idea that because somebody doesn't believe in God then instantly nothing means anything anymore and all things cease to have value or purpose is very silly and poorly thought out... Evolution and the cycle of Life, Copernican Theory, Calculus, World History, Molecular Science.. all these things are fascinating and are loaded with Atheists - and somehow they have value and contain joy and discovery
~Thirdly I've never met an Atheist (and I've known plenty) who tried to convert me to Atheism - I've had many tell me what I believed was wrong and occasionally even stupid... but none have ever actively attempted a conversion of any kind... I can't say that about the Christians I've met

houndawg wrote:

GannonFan wrote:
So do we blame those who want this country to become a landscape of strict atheist ideology for the removal of that cross out in New Mexico?

Probably would be better if people just kept some of their political and religious views to themselves (both pro and anti) and not take out billboard space promoting their's/denigrating other's. But that's just me.

Amen; if I believed that dead people come back to life and virgins have babies I sure wouldn't be advertising it.

...well played sir..

Isn't this just payback for stealing that cross out in the New Mexico desert?

Chizzang wrote:~Thirdly I've never met an Atheist (and I've known plenty) who tried to convert me to Atheism - I've had many tell me what I believed was wrong and occasionally even stupid... but none have ever actively attempted a conversion of any kind...

Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but that's a lot of leeway you're giving somebody for "not trying to convert you" IMO.

89Hen wrote:

Chizzang wrote:~Thirdly I've never met an Atheist (and I've known plenty) who tried to convert me to Atheism - I've had many tell me what I believed was wrong and occasionally even stupid... but none have ever actively attempted a conversion of any kind...

Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but that's a lot of leeway you're giving somebody for "not trying to convert you" IMO.

Conversion is an "active" process, simply calling me stupid isn't conversion...

Chizzang wrote:

89Hen wrote: Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but that's a lot of leeway you're giving somebody for "not trying to convert you" IMO.

Conversion is an "active" process, simply calling me stupid isn't conversion...

You'll have to excuse 89Hen......CONKS are always big on assumptions and HATE name calling.

mainejeff wrote:

Chizzang wrote:

Conversion is an "active" process, simply calling me stupid isn't conversion...

You'll have to excuse 89Hen......CONKS are always big on assumptions and HATE name calling.

I picked up on your sarcasm there Jeffy...welcome to Conkdom.

mainejeff wrote: FU IDIOT.