[Demotivational poster, solid black background/frame. Image is of a male presenting person of asian descent at a podium giving a speech, text beneath image reads: 'Heresy. Just because you say it doesn't make it true.']
[Not entirely sure these are 'temple garments' - aren't they just the so-called 'magic underwear'? I'm not an expert, maybe an ex-Mormon can tell us.
~Mooglets]
'You don't need God' billboard is posted along U.S. 131 by atheist group
GRAND RAPIDS – An atheist group is proclaiming its message of religious tolerance to West Michigan residents next month by renting a billboard along U.S. 131.
“You don't need God – to hope, to care, to love, to live,” says the billboard near Hall Street SE. The campaign by the Center for Inquiry is being brought to seven U.S. cities.
“We want to let non-religious people in the community know that they’re not alone,” said Jefferson Seaver, Executive Director of CFI–Michigan in a news release. He cited surveys indicating 16 percent of Americans have no religious affiliation and about 10 percent reject belief in God.
“Almost everyone in the United States knows someone who is nonreligious — whether they realize it or not,” Seaver said. “We are your neighbors, co-workers, and family members. We lead meaningful lives filled with hope, joy, love and compassion.”
The billboard campaign has not been without controversy. Seaver said one billboard company in Grand Rapids refused to rent space for their message, saying it conflicted with their religious beliefs.
In Knoxville, Tenn., another company refused to rent to CFI, saying it would offend too many of the community's residents, Seaver said.
“It’s disappointing,” said Jennifer Beahan, Assistant Director of CFI–Michigan. “Having hope, caring, and loving others are values that aren’t exclusive to religious believers.”
Beahan said GR Outdoor Inc. refused to rent them space. CFI will not challenge the decision, Beahan said. “They're a private company. They have the right to decide who they display and who they don't.”
The billboard campaign is funded in part to a $10,000 donation from Todd Stiefel of the Stiefel Freethought Foundation and a $5,000 gift from the Andrew Norman Foundation.
From Mlive
~Mooglets
[Poster image. Image shows large herd of sheep. Text reads: 'Blind Faith. Because thinking is hard.']
[Image of two young girls, they appear to be about three and five years old, both wearing t-shirts with the slogan 'God hates fags.com'. The First block of text reads: Homosexuality, Won't get you through the pearly gates!' The second block of text reads: 'Child Abuse, Programming children to hate people they don't know with words and concepts they don't understand.' Th thid block of text reads: 'Westboro Baptist Church, Giving us an excuse to punch little girls in the face since 1955.']
I don't agree with that last sentiment, at all, but I'm sharing this image anyway.
~Mooglets
[image - many different humanoid skulls on a black background. Red text reads; Gensis. White text reads: Geology shows that fossils are of different ages. Paleontology shows a fossil sequence, the list of species represented changes through time. Taxonomy shows biological relationships among species. Evolution is the explanation that threads it all together. Creationism is the practice of squeezing one's eyes shut and wailing "Does not!"]
[Poster - image is a photograph of a bearded man standing in front of two scrolling black-boards completely covered, every single inch, in scientific equations. Text reads: 'Reality. A bit more complicated than 'God did it.']