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| | ==Billboard and bus sign campaigns== | | ==Billboard and bus sign campaigns== |
| − | In many cities across the nation, the FFRF has sponsored the display of anti-Christian billboards. Some of the slogans on these billboards include: | + | In many cities across the nation, the FFRF has sponsored the display of "thought-provoking,"<ref>http://www.ffrf.org/news/2009/sleep_madison.php</ref> anti-Christian billboards. Some of the slogans on these billboards include: |
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| | *"Beware of Dogma"<ref>http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/jan/10/atheist-organization-lands-billboard-nlr-20090110/</ref> | | *"Beware of Dogma"<ref>http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/jan/10/atheist-organization-lands-billboard-nlr-20090110/</ref> |
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| | *"Praise Darwin. Evolve Beyond Belief."<ref>http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/435401</ref> | | *"Praise Darwin. Evolve Beyond Belief."<ref>http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/435401</ref> |
| | *"Don't believe in God? You are not alone."<ref>http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A63903</ref> | | *"Don't believe in God? You are not alone."<ref>http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A63903</ref> |
| | + | *"Sleep in on Sundays." |
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| | In late 2008, the FFRF began sponsoring the display of anti-Christian signs on and in Madison, Wisconsin, buses. These signs included quotations from famous atheists like Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain and Richard Dawkins.<ref>http://badgerherald.com/news/2009/02/25/new_anti-religion_ad.php</ref> This sign campaign was inspired by a similar campaign begun in Europe. | | In late 2008, the FFRF began sponsoring the display of anti-Christian signs on and in Madison, Wisconsin, buses. These signs included quotations from famous atheists like Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain and Richard Dawkins.<ref>http://badgerherald.com/news/2009/02/25/new_anti-religion_ad.php</ref> This sign campaign was inspired by a similar campaign begun in Europe. |
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| − | A church in Monroe, Wisconsin, responded by sponsoring its own signs, which read (from Psalm 14:1): "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God."<ref>http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/41142042.html</ref> | + | A church in Monroe, Wisconsin, responded by sponsoring its own signs, which read (from Psalms 14:1): "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God."<ref>http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/41142042.html</ref> The Foundation refers to this psalm quotation as a "biblical insult to atheists"<ref>http://www.ffrf.org/news/2009/sleep_madison.php</ref>, yet their slogans, especially "Praise Darwin: Evolve Beyond Belief," contain implicit insults. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |