“The humanist ad campaign this year, which features smiling people in Santa hats, follows a similar campaign that the Association ran last year in the nation’s capital. Last Christmas season, the ads read, “Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake.”
In response, a Catholic-based organization in Maryland, The Center for Family Development, had countered the atheist campaign with pro-God ads. The pro-God ads read: “Why believe? Because I created you and I love you, for goodness’ sake – GOD.””