Atheist group targets Muslims, Jews with ‘myth’ billboards in Arabic and Hebrew

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March 1st, 2012
05:00 AM ET

By Dan Merica, CNN

(CNN) – The billboard wars between atheists and believers have raged for years now, especially around New York City, and a national atheist group is poised to take the battle a step further with billboards in Muslim and Jewish enclaves bearing messages in Arabic and Hebrew.

American Atheists, a national organization, will unveil the billboards Monday on Broadway in heavily Muslim Paterson, New Jersey and in a heavily Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood, immediately after the Williamsburg Bridge.

“You know it’s a myth … and you have a choice,” the billboards say. The Patterson version is in English and Arabic, and the Brooklyn one in English and Hebrew. To the right of the text on the Arabic sign is the word for God, Allah. To the right of the text on the Hebrew sign is the word for God, Yahweh.

Dave Silverman, the president of American Atheists, said the signs are intended to reach atheists in the Muslim and Jewish enclaves who may feel isolated because they are surrounded by believers

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/01/atheist-group-targets-muslims-jews-with-myth-billboards-in-arabic-and-hebrew/

[chaplainM]

1. I'll bet they wouldn't try that against MUSLIMS!

Oh, wait...

[MarkCharles]

2. So this is so wrong because Christians are so "tolerant" compared to...

Just asking...

So who are Christians so proud they are more tolerant than?


Oh wait, yeah, those other intolerant people on the planet!

What a marvelous accomplishment for Christians! They tolerate THIS MUCH abuse and questioning, whereas others do not. Such an advanced consciousness for those Christian folks! They believe in about 1/100th of what is stated in their holy book and yet they then think anyone who questions their views on abortion, gay rights, women's rights to choose, or question men's superiority over the management of their religious thinking... THAT person is "intolerant" of their Christian views!!!

Tell me, when in the history of Christianity did one of their prophets come in the form of the female gender? Just wondering.

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3. Not that it is remotely connected with the OP, google Ann Lee and the Shakers.

[MarkCharles]

6. Why not make your point? Afraid?

I have a great familiarity with the Shakers, having lived around two of their prior communities for over 20 years. I studied and reviewed hundreds of documents from these true-believers, most of whom denied their human bodies, their own reproductive options, their own legacy.

I know more about them than perhaps any OTHER religious group, extremist or otherwise, and, believe me, I have studied dozens of books about all the 'soup to nuts' religions of the last 700 years, which takes me back to the various Catholics and Orthodox religions of the times of Columbus.

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7. Though I struggle with almost overwheming fear to respond, you should know this.

She was considered to be a prophetess.

[MarkCharles]

8. One woman in a kooky religion...that's all u...

have?

Let me try to show you 500 excerpts from the CHRISTIAN Bible where women are treated as less than qualified to hold power equal to or over men.

Or you can Google it, which I doubt you want to do.

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9. No, I reaal don't. Post them.

Thank you.

[Sal316]

10. but..but..but....what about THOSE people over there!

Nice rationalization.

Sounds a lot like "So what if we waterboard...at least we don't cut people's heads off."

Part of being ethical is calling out the douchebaggery in your own crowd. Switching the subject, like this does, by attempting to deflect and pointing elsewhere illustrates an ethical inconsistency.

[DonCoquixote]

4. Allu akhbar!

Or as Hitchens would say "God is NOT great"

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5. That's Allahu Akbar.

I think he'll need more than a billboard.