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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 04/08/2010 : 04:14:41
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I'm not either -- why should I be?
Anyhow, Ken Ham has managed to hustle up enough bread to kick off his billboard campaign starting with Atlanta, a city already hosting a plethora of trite, often smarmy, religious encouragements.
Ever since Answers in Genesis launched the www.iamnotashamed.org campaign, which included a TV spot last Sunday on 60 Minutes nationwide, we have received numerous enquiries across the country from people wanting to sponsor one or more of the “I am not ashamed” billboards in their area. It takes time to line up the billboard, produce and wrap the board, and get it up. But gradually we will be seeing this happen more and more across the country.
We are thrilled to show you a photograph of the first “I am not ashamed” billboard to go up—it is in the Atlanta area (actually, it is in Oakwood, Georgia). It sits on Winder Highway and I-985.
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Well, I am happy for you, and If I get down that way again, I'll be sure to flip it off. I wonder; is the atheist billboard still up near the AiG headquarters?
In all truth though, I'd perfectly content if there were no billboards at all. None of them are anything but eyesores.
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Edited by - filthy on 04/08/2010 12:01:57
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The Rat
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Posted - 04/08/2010 : 05:28:46 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy In all truth though, I'd perfectly content if there were no billboards at all. None of them are anything but eyesores. |
Ditto. A blight on the landscape.
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On fire for Christ
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Norway
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Posted - 04/08/2010 : 11:13:53 [Permalink]
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I think that's a pretty good message to send out to people. |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
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Posted - 04/08/2010 : 11:17:41 [Permalink]
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I saw a billboard while driving through Oregon. It had on it several pictures of a man turning into an ape. The caption read "They Are Trying to Make Monkeys Out of Us." And on the bottom it read "Remember Who Your Creator Is."
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the_ignored
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Posted - 04/08/2010 : 11:29:55 [Permalink]
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At least it's not a bigoted piece of shit trash like their previous billboard. I think they should be ashamed of that.
As for myself, I'm not ahamed of anything. Being ashamed of some things in my life,well, that's different.
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>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm (excerpt follows): > I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget. > Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat. > > **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his > incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007 > much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well > know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred. > > Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop. > Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my > illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of > the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there > and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd > still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 04/08/2010 : 12:01:26 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by the_ignored
At least it's not a bigoted piece of shit trash like their previous billboard. I think they should be ashamed of that.
As for myself, I'm not ahamed of anything. Being ashamed of some things in my life,well, that's different.
| I remember that one! Indeed, I think we might have had a discussion on it, a few years back. And it shows the mind-set that AiG has and will continuie to have, even disguised as a catchy, pious phrase.
The Everlasting Lie lives on.....
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"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
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Kil
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Posted - 04/08/2010 : 12:06:19 [Permalink]
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Oh look. I found it. I got some of the wording wrong, but not wrong enough to edit my post.
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Dave W.
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Posted - 04/08/2010 : 19:22:30 [Permalink]
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Forget the billboards. The whole "I Am Not Ashamed" campaign includes this:We wanted a message that would offer a clear call to Christians around the world to stand unashamedly and uncompromisingly on the Bible. So, Happy Jihad's House of Pancakes and PZ Myers, as a part of last weekend's Blog Against Theocracy, began a campaign of getting atheists to stand unashamedly on Bibles. For example:
Don't miss out on Part II and Part III. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 04/09/2010 : 02:18:30 [Permalink]
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Yes, and what a considerate fellow. He even went so far as to not wear his barn boots as well as change his socks.
I wanted to send in a photo but couldn't find a Bible. It's for the best, I suppose. My sense of balance is such these days that I might have fallen off and gotten hurt.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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and Crypto-Communist!
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Starman
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Posted - 04/09/2010 : 04:06:58 [Permalink]
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I'm not ass-hamed either..... |
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