Catholics and Atheists Wage Billboard War Over Christmas

DNA Info ^ | November 30, 2010 | Jordan Heller

[antiRepublicrat]

Technically it’s not, but many of them sure act like it is.

As an atheist myself, I have to agree. Around this time I'm always ready to say "not this crap again." I think, honestly, who do these billboards help? All this does is needlessly attack a religion, piss people off, and make the authors look petty.

And they even got it wrong! Christmas isn't a myth, it's a real holiday celebrated every year. Now the origins of it, that's a different matter.

[Salvation]

Merry Christmas to all!

[massgopguy]

Thomas Paine wrote The Age of Reason in 1794. The Cult of Reason then banned the Catholic Mass in France.

[MestaMachine]

I got to tell you that if ANY billboard put up by ANY human being of ANY religious or non-religious persuasion causes anyone to question their OWN faith, then THAT person ain’t got no faith at all.
Happy Chanukah!

[al_c]

I wonder if any billboard company would allow an ad during Ramadan which reads, “You Know Mohammed’s a Myth ...”

[antiRepublicrat]

Thomas Paine wrote The Age of Reason in 1794. The Cult of Reason then banned the Catholic Mass in France.

That's the name of a pamphlet. It's timing does not frame the 17th Century Age of Reason (a.k.a., Age of Rationalism).

Furthermore, you have a false cause and effect. Paine wrote The Age of Reason after the French Revolution, being worried about its decay into immorality. It was first published AFTER the Reign of Terror was underway. In fact, Paine himself was imprisoned and almost executed during the Reign of Terror, so it is not likely he would write anything supportive of it.

[Sergio]

Bookmark.

[TigersEye]

Atheists only exist if God thinks they do!

[TradicalRC]

It's an intolerant message. Where is Barack Obama and the State/Hate Department coming down on the atheist group that seeks to offend a group's religious sensibilities as he did over the koran burning?

No kidding. Imagine if the image were Dachau, circa 1944.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Prompted by a billboard calling Christmas a myth

I propose a Catholic/atheist truce based on something both groups agree on.

Let them pool their resources to put up billboards saying that Genesis 1-11 is a myth. Problem solved!

[a fool in paradise]

I got to tell you that if ANY billboard put up by ANY human being of ANY religious or non-religious persuasion causes anyone to question their OWN faith, then THAT person ain’t got no faith at all.

And I'll say that if any FBI sting can drive a peaceful "moderate" muslim to boast of wanting to commit a terrorist act against hundreds of women and children in the name of Jihad on another religion's celebration, then that muslim ain't moderate at all.

[Aikofan]

The billboard is not offensive in the least. What is offensive is the notion Islam is loved by Liberals or Atheists. We think they are even worse than most American Christians. Unfortunately for all involved, its the American Christians who impact us on a day-to-day basis.

I mean, just because we think you're irrational, it does not mean we think your opposition is sane.

[a fool in paradise]

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