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"Disrespectful to my beliefs." Awww. DavidDvorkin Dec 2015 #1
I bet that resident complains about PC and "everyone always getting offended" arcane1 Dec 2015 #2
+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #3
They aren't really thin skinned, they don't give two squats tech3149 Dec 2015 #10
The answer to the atheist Santa billboard should be to put one up of their own meow2u3 Dec 2015 #36
Why don't they put up their own sign? Seems reasonable instead of complaining. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #29
That's because the Religious Right has no respect for free speech meow2u3 Dec 2015 #37
They want the government (at whatever level) Mariana Dec 2015 #75
Too f'ing bad. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #4
One in Colorado Springs, too. earthside Dec 2015 #5
I have not seen that one yet, where is it? the fundy heads around here must be exploding. niyad Dec 2015 #16
North 25 I believe... TipTok Dec 2015 #23
haven't been on the highway recently. must tell all my friends to look for it! niyad Dec 2015 #43
I like that rockfordfile Dec 2015 #76
Spreading the idea of "being good for goodness' sake" disrespects their deeply-held beliefs ... muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #6
Sometimes people are not comfortable Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #7
This is a burb in the Winston Salem area. ms liberty Dec 2015 #8
it's in the research triangle? tishaLA Dec 2015 #74
No, Winston Salem is not the Research Triangle ms liberty Dec 2015 #83
Butbutbut... SDJay Dec 2015 #9
Kernersville is between Winston-Salem (to the west) and Greensboro (to the east) mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #11
I Love it! truegrit44 Dec 2015 #12
I love it too! peabody Dec 2015 #28
I used to have a conservative friend who'd argue "You don't have a right NOT to be offended" Bucky Dec 2015 #13
Why do Atheists have to insult other people's beliefs to define their own? Matariki Dec 2015 #14
I guess it's because the far right is just so open and loving... jmowreader Dec 2015 #15
umm, possibly because they are reacting to all the hatred and vitriol spewed by the fundie niyad Dec 2015 #17
Where is the insult. Specify. Explain. What the fuck is the problem? whatthehey Dec 2015 #19
Why do religious people put up billboards? Nt Logical Dec 2015 #20
That's EXACTLY what this billboard was doing Nevernose Dec 2015 #22
I think the message "be good for goodness sake" is great Matariki Dec 2015 #73
"Don't go to church" offends you? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #82
No it doesn't offend me. It indicates who the billboard is targeting. Matariki Dec 2015 #99
Why is it okay for Christians to proclaim their beliefs but not for other people? Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #127
Hey, Arugula Latte Matariki Dec 2015 #129
You don't seem to be applying your tsk-tsk-tsking to anyone but atheists. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #155
If you are a Christian, why on Earth would this offend you? Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #131
Good gods, I'm not a farking Christian. I've said that numerous times. Matariki Dec 2015 #135
My apologies. Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #149
How is that any different from "go to our church?" Nevernose Dec 2015 #98
Implying a person will 'go to hell' or whatever if they don't go to church is equally obnoxious. Matariki Dec 2015 #100
Because sometimes that's the only way to get the message across, NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #102
No, it's not. It makes people double down. Matariki Dec 2015 #104
The message that fear and superstition can be overcome. NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #116
How is reassuring people within a marginalized community RedCappedBandit Dec 2015 #120
I think it's because belief is mythology Kalidurga Dec 2015 #26
That's just your opinion. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #118
You should try to be more accepting of people who don't believe in fairy tales Kalidurga Dec 2015 #122
Please. Atheists simply proclaim their existence and certain people take it as an insult. RedCappedBandit Dec 2015 #32
My guess is that everybody's wrong. nt leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #119
Start with no assumptions, then build your case based on evidence, Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #126
I'm a mystic. And a Zen Buddhist. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #133
That makes you refreshingly different from most slightly-zealous-to-rabid religious people. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #154
Not all religious people are angry zealots. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #156
because we are reaching out to the children...ridicule and mockery actually work snooper2 Dec 2015 #42
I'm not a Christian. As I've matured Matariki Dec 2015 #71
I'm not following the "did it first", but tend to disagree on the respect thing... snooper2 Dec 2015 #88
Do you extend your disrespect to Muslims, Jews, Hindus? Matariki Dec 2015 #101
religion = mythology... Some mythology makes for good stories and movies though snooper2 Dec 2015 #105
"Atheist Santa" brooklynite Dec 2015 #54
The difference, of course, is that no one of sound mind really believes in Santa... TipTok Dec 2015 #57
You better watch out - You better not cry - Better not pout brooklynite Dec 2015 #62
Santa Claus is coming to town... TipTok Dec 2015 #79
Why do you speak of atheists as a monolithic bloc? JHB Dec 2015 #89
Because they're fairy tales. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #110
Why do Theists have to insult other people's beliefs to define their own? Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #125
Target of religious bigotry here: callous taoboy Dec 2015 #140
Do you see an insult somewhere on that billboard? Orsino Dec 2015 #147
The problem with atheists justiceischeap Dec 2015 #152
goodness, are there enough fainting couches and pearls for the delicate little dears? niyad Dec 2015 #18
Persecution card played on O'Reilly in 3...2...1... Initech Dec 2015 #21
Atheism is looking more and more like a religion of it's own every day. Egnever Dec 2015 #24
How so? Iggo Dec 2015 #25
Because religions are defined by their use of billboards, silly muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #39
Of course. That makes perfect sense. Iggo Dec 2015 #40
OFFENDED anoNY42 Dec 2015 #45
Prophet Burma Shave dmr Dec 2015 #50
That's the standard plea of religionists desperate to frame the world by their own dogma Orrex Dec 2015 #38
When they insult religion while trying to insult atheism, it goes right over their heads, don't it? Iggo Dec 2015 #41
It's always a surprise to see it again and again and again... Orrex Dec 2015 #48
Creative, though unsupported allegation... like a bumper-sticker sans wit. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #59
I'm always amazed that so many DU "progressives" seem to think that only religious Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #128
What an odd thing to say. Egnever Dec 2015 #130
Hardly odd. ronnie624 Dec 2015 #134
Didn't read the article Egnever Dec 2015 #137
Atheism is the absence of religious beliefs, actually. ronnie624 Dec 2015 #148
The use of Santa is so stupid. JackRiddler Dec 2015 #27
Know your audience anoNY42 Dec 2015 #47
Santa works better in the long game, too. Iggo Dec 2015 #69
Yeah, that might work with pavlov's dogs maybe. JackRiddler Dec 2015 #92
Also works with children. Iggo Dec 2015 #95
So the children living around some North Carolina highway... JackRiddler Dec 2015 #124
It's not their audience at all. JackRiddler Dec 2015 #91
The world, and even North Carolina, is not divided into just atheists and fundamentalists muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #97
I don't start from any assumption about atheists. JackRiddler Dec 2015 #123
It's great rockfordfile Dec 2015 #77
Excuse me? JackRiddler Dec 2015 #93
Because it's ironic that an imaginary Santa is more moral than lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #111
They love playing the victim. Scuba Dec 2015 #30
Just suck it up like everybody else does. There's lots of crap we all put up with every day. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #31
Lousy free speech. I wish I was blind. n/t leeroysphitz Dec 2015 #33
Krampus and Saturnalia are the reasons for the season Facility Inspector Dec 2015 #34
I thought it was the spring KamaAina Dec 2015 #44
The earth's tilt is the real reason for the seasons... anoNY42 Dec 2015 #49
well it sure as fuck ain't Jesus Facility Inspector Dec 2015 #53
Acculturation is the reason... LanternWaste Dec 2015 #60
Zombie Jesus was born in the Spring snooper2 Dec 2015 #144
Whether put up by atheists or not, it makes a good point. Vinca Dec 2015 #35
Too bad they couldn't put up a positive statement about their beliefs KittyWampus Dec 2015 #46
Where's the insult? NightWatcher Dec 2015 #51
Mommy, they did it firssssssssssst. KittyWampus Dec 2015 #56
Is it 'telling', or selection bias? JHB Dec 2015 #90
You may have a point, maybe atheists should actually start going to church! snooper2 Dec 2015 #145
What beliefs? anoNY42 Dec 2015 #52
Pretty much every human on the planet has a world view. KittyWampus Dec 2015 #58
Do you regard "just be good for goodness' sake" as negative, then? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #64
-skip church- is telling people NOT to do something. KittyWampus Dec 2015 #67
"Too bad they couldn't put up a positive statement about their beliefs" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #72
setting aside "skip church" there's "just be good for goodness sake" KittyWampus Dec 2015 #86
I wouldn't say it opposes the religious moral codes muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #96
Kind of like the Ten Commandments, right? hatrack Dec 2015 #94
You did sort of not quote the first part The2ndWheel Dec 2015 #70
I for one could live without the 30+ days of Christmas. Matariki Dec 2015 #107
They're saying it's OK to be an atheist. How is that not a positive statement? nt RedCappedBandit Dec 2015 #121
I honestly don't see the insult either. Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #132
They're just mad because there's one less anti choice billboard in the Carolinas NightWatcher Dec 2015 #55
Apparently, it's "insulting" to tell people to skip church. Mariana Dec 2015 #81
This is why a melting pot/multi-cultural society will always be contentious The2ndWheel Dec 2015 #61
What if the message was: "Go ahead and skip the mosque! Just be good for goodness sake" oberliner Dec 2015 #63
You know, you're right. Christians are at least as persecuted as Muslims. KamaAina Dec 2015 #65
Internationally, much more so oberliner Dec 2015 #66
Well rockfordfile Dec 2015 #78
True oberliner Dec 2015 #80
Sure. Mariana Dec 2015 #84
I certainly think it's reasonable to present that message there oberliner Dec 2015 #141
Sure it would be appropriate. Mariana Dec 2015 #153
Right oberliner Dec 2015 #157
I finally found the one I remember from a few years ago. Mariana Dec 2015 #158
Thanks for sharing that oberliner Dec 2015 #160
I think I already anwered that question in post #153. Mariana Dec 2015 #162
Forgot that was already covered in a previous post oberliner Dec 2015 #164
Pretty terrible analogy. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #85
Santa Claus is the one H2O Man Dec 2015 #87
It's disrespectul. Which apparently isn't a 'satisfactory answer' for you. Matariki Dec 2015 #103
"be good for goodness' sake" is not about what other people believe muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #108
A couple things Muriel Matariki Dec 2015 #109
It's not mocking muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #114
In truth Matariki Dec 2015 #117
No, it's not. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #143
It wasn't just meant to be an analogy oberliner Dec 2015 #139
Considering it seems to be a message for those who don't want to go to Church/Mosque anyways... Humanist_Activist Dec 2015 #138
But don't you think there might be closet atheists among the US Muslim population? oberliner Dec 2015 #142
You really seem to be obsessing about this. Mariana Dec 2015 #161
This is a discussion board oberliner Dec 2015 #163
I'm ok with both but i do agree many who are ok with this JI7 Dec 2015 #159
lolol Solly Mack Dec 2015 #68
The thin skinned are the men who ditch church in favor of Sunday golf Warpy Dec 2015 #106
I read a Facebook thread by religious family members which highlights why this is an "insult". ieoeja Dec 2015 #112
If they don't like the sign... LeftishBrit Dec 2015 #113
LOL, there are so many billboards up already Mariana Dec 2015 #115
Maybe they want others to believe what they believe? Democat Dec 2015 #136
Because it would be lost among the thousands of other billboards that say that. jeff47 Dec 2015 #151
The reason for the season..... Sivart Dec 2015 #146
Ha! You probably believe in evolution, too! KamaAina Dec 2015 #150
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