The Atheist Bus Campaign

Posted on November 18th, 2008 by martijn.
Categories: Misc. News.

So now we do not only have religious campaigns in the public domain, but also atheist. It is becoming more interesting by the day. In the UK the the atheist bus campaign started by Ariane Sherine who writes columns for the The Guardian Comment Is Free (CIF) site after seeing Christian adverts on buses which featured the URL of a website which said that non-Christians would burn in hell. It has been supported by the British Humanist Association and professor Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion. Interesting in the slogan ‘There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life‘is the degree of uncertainty (probably) in the text.

In the US the American Humanist Association has recently started the campaign ‘Godless Holiday’ witht the ad Why believe in a God? Just be good for goodness’ sake. Earlier this year there was also the campaign Don’t Believe In God? You Are Not Alone. Here the campaign reflect the uncertainty of the British ads, but merely question the belief in a God.

In the Netherlands website Retecool now also tries to start a similar campaign God bestaat niet, stop met mekkeren en geniet van het leven (God doesn’t exist, stop wining and enjoy life). The degree of uncertainty or merely questioning others beliefs has disappeared and the absence of a God is stated as a matter of fact. The Dutch have already been accustomed to religious (Christian) ads at bus stops and train stations by the League Against Blasphemy and Swearing. (more…)

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