D.C. group buys billboards to organize atheists near A&M

[rug]

This billboard on Texas 6 near Navasota is one of four in the Bryan-College Station area. It was put up by the new Brazos Valley Coalition of Reason. (Photo By Brazos Valley C of R)

By Carol Christian | September 11, 2013 | Updated: September 11, 2013 9:45pm

It's an unusual question for a billboard, but it can be found on four newly posted ones in the Texas A&M University area.

To those answering "No," the billboard offers this reassurance: "You are not alone."

The only other message on the blue-sky and white-clouds background is a website address for the Brazos Valley Coalition for Reason (brazosvalleycor.org), the organization whose founding led to the billboard project.

The coalition includes four area groups that are atheist or agnostic:

Agnostic and Atheist Student Group of Texas A&M University
Brazos Valley Atheist Vuvuzela Marching Band
Bryan/College Station Atheists and Freethinkers
Secular Humanist Network of Texas A&M

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/D-C-group-buys-billboards-to-organize-atheists-4806393.php

The Brazos Valley Atheist Vuvuzela Marching Band sounds like a fun group.

[cbayer]

1. I've no objection whatsoever to this kind of billboard or the message that it is sending.

I think that non-believers are marginalized and isolated in many parts of the country and a campaign to reach out to them is a positive thing.

Speaking of marching bands, the University of Chicago, a decidedly non-athletic school, had a kazoo marching band back in the day. They were hilarious.

[longship]

2. Indeed! The marching band sounds like a real hoot.

Wonder if they'll get a half-time slot with a nationally known team (hopefully Tim Tebow's next team).


on edit: what the frack is a vuvuzela?

Nevermind! I get it.

[cbayer]

3. GGGOOOAAALLL!!!

Watched the US/Mexico match the other night. Wow! The crowds are insane.

[dimbear]

4. Atheist billboards need to be pretty innocuous to survive very long.

Just sayin'.