In Cincinnati, an atheist billboard came down due to serious threats from multiple sources. The billboard which read, ““Don’t Believe In God? You are not alone” came down Thursday morning, according to this news source. It sounds so innocent, doesn’t it? There was nothing offensive about the wording and yet people were outraged enough to demand its removal. It’s sad that we live in a society where something so benign can be construed as being malevolent and harmful. I call bigotry. This makes me want to start a fund to put up a billboard here in Beaumont, preferably next to the “Jesus, I trust in you” monstrosities. Anyone with me? Good.
Cuddles,
Kate
I am with you. You know, as we’ve discussed it several times, that I’ve long been of the opinion that many atheists are over-sensitive to anti-atheistic sentiment in this country, that they blow the situation a bit out of proportion. This story is making me seriously reconsider that long held belief. That so innocuous a statement could inspire such vitriol is indicative of a serious problem, one that perhaps I should not be so casually ignoring.
Fortunately, it sounds like it went back up in a different location.