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Colorado Springs one of two cities targeted by Atheist group for holiday billboard campaign
KRDO.com ^ | 8 Dec, 2015 | Chris Loveless, Angelica Lombardi

Posted on 12/09/2015 9:26:04 AM PST by MtnClimber

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Santa Claus says it's OK to skip church this Christmas, according to a series of billboards paid for by American Atheists.

The billboards have been set up in Colorado Springs and in Raleigh, North Carolina. In Colorado Springs, there's one located near Fountain at Exit 128 and another near a Stratmoor Hills neighborhood.

"We want people to know that going to church has absolutely nothing to do with being a good person, " said David Silverman, president of American Atheists. "The things that are most important during the holiday season—spending time with loved ones, charity, and being merry-have nothing to do with religion."

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TOPICS: Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: athiests; billboards; christians; colorado; coloradosprings; northcarolina; raleigh
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1 posted on 12/09/2015 9:26:04 AM PST by MtnClimber
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To: george76

If they did not hate Christians there would be no need to post billboards.


2 posted on 12/09/2015 9:27:06 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Oh that will surely cause a lot of people to turn their backs on their faith.


3 posted on 12/09/2015 9:28:03 AM PST by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: MtnClimber

Only going after Christians again....cowards.


4 posted on 12/09/2015 9:29:01 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: MtnClimber

You don’t “earn” a spot in Heaven through good behavior. Without faith, you are lost.


5 posted on 12/09/2015 9:29:27 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (I support anything which diminishes the Muslim population.)
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To: MtnClimber
"The things that are most important during the holiday season—spending time with loved ones, charity, and being merry-have nothing to do with religion."

Why would atheists be concerned with the holiday (holy day) season at all?
6 posted on 12/09/2015 9:31:07 AM PST by needmorePaine
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To: MtnClimber

Overwhelmingly, Colorado Springs is a *very* Christian area.


7 posted on 12/09/2015 9:32:19 AM PST by Verbosus (/* No Comment */)
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To: Verbosus
"Overwhelmingly, Colorado Springs is a *very* Christian area."

Exactly the reason for the choice of the two cities.

8 posted on 12/09/2015 9:33:52 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

“We want people to know that going to church has absolutely nothing to do with being a good person, “ said David Silverman, president of American Atheists. “The things that are most important during the holiday season—spending time with loved ones, charity, and being merry-have nothing to do with religion.”

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It defies logic, we are created in the image of God. Jesus is the center of it all and without Him there is no lasting eternal joy. Attending church isn’t about being a good person, it is because I know I need a savior because no matter how much I try to be a good person, I am sinful and need forgiveness and grace.


9 posted on 12/09/2015 9:34:03 AM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: MtnClimber

Also billboards really target children/teenagers this is the audience they seek to provoke, to believe lies. Shameful.


10 posted on 12/09/2015 9:35:27 AM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: MtnClimber

Santa Claus says it's OK to skip church this Christmas, according to a series of billboards paid for by American Atheists.

I saw that opening line and thought "An atheist said the word Christmas instead of holiday?", so I clicked on the link just to see. Nope... as expected the words Christmas was never mentioned.

As for the rest, I am not surprised by anything atheist libtards do... but I admit I would have been surprised if they said "Christmas" like the opening line of the article said they did.

11 posted on 12/09/2015 9:41:27 AM PST by GregoTX (Calling Illegal Aliens "immigrants" is like calling burglars "house residents")
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To: MtnClimber; MileHi; dynachrome; Balata; bboop; Benito Cereno; BulletBobCo; Carley; ColoCowgirl; ...

Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)


12 posted on 12/09/2015 9:46:14 AM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

The athiests are wasting their money on this.


13 posted on 12/09/2015 9:48:23 AM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: MtnClimber

for people who don’t believe in god they sure spend a lot of time and money trying to deny him.


14 posted on 12/09/2015 9:51:59 AM PST by Godzilla (3/7/77)
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To: MtnClimber

So atheists believe in Santa Claus?


15 posted on 12/09/2015 9:58:39 AM PST by onedoug
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To: MtnClimber

Christians already know that going to church does not make them good people. They go to church to worship, hear the word, and fellowship with other Christians. Churches are filled with sinners, the same way that hospitals are filled with sick people!

As usual, atheists totally miss the point.


16 posted on 12/09/2015 10:12:54 AM PST by Nea Wood
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To: Godzilla

I have a Nephew who claims to be Atheist. He constantly posts on Facebook mocking God and Christians. One of these days I’m going to ask him why he spends so much time mocking something he doesn’t believe in. Also he is one of those guys who listens to hardcore something or other that talks about Satan and Hell all the time. Don’t know how you can believe in Hell and the Devil and not believe the opposite is also true.


17 posted on 12/09/2015 10:13:43 AM PST by happilymarriedmom
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To: MtnClimber
"We want people to know that going to church has absolutely nothing to do with being a good person, "

Quick. Someone get some Scafolding and change the word "Church" to "Mosque."

FORCE these bastards to attack Islam. Everybody wins. The Muslims Kill them. The Muslims get noticed for more Killing. We end up getting rid of the atheists and further stir up concern regarding Muslims.

18 posted on 12/09/2015 10:23:52 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: laplata
The athiests are wasting their money on this.

This is an oportunity for us. Conservatives in Colorado should do some preparation. They should get a sheet of paper printed large enough to cover up the word "Church" with the word "Mosque", get some scaffolding, and slap that new word over the existing word.

Make the Atheist organizations attack Islam, and then force them to apologize for NOT attacking Islam. (Cause they will deny they put that word there, and then people will ask them why not?)

19 posted on 12/09/2015 10:27:40 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: MtnClimber; Verbosus

Exactly.

The Athiests aren’t promoting Athieism with this. They’re throwing the middle finger to Christians.


20 posted on 12/09/2015 10:37:09 AM PST by tanknetter
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