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What is the "Atheist Bus Campaign"?
We are advertising a reassuring, "humanised" message. Originally intended for buses in London the message will now appear on buses across the UK... and on other forms of transport. The message reads: There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life The British Humanist Association is one of the atheist bus campaign partners and the slogan is accompanied by links to www.humanism.org.uk, www.richarddawkins.net and www.atheistcampaign.org. How did the Atheist Bus Campaign start? The Atheist Bus Campaign began when comedy writer Ariane Sherine wrote a Comment is Free article in June 2008 about the Christian adverts running on London buses. These ads featured the URL of a website which said non-Christians would burn in hell for all eternity. Ariane suggested that atheists reading her article could each donate £5 to fund a reassuring counter-advert. The Atheist BusPolitical blogger Jon Worth read the article and set up a pledgebank page to which 877 people signed up to pledge £5. The campaign received a boost when the British Humanist Association (BHA) joined the campaign and Richard Dawkins generously agreed to match all donations up to a maximum of £5,500. The BHA set up a Just Giving page where members of the public could donate. The campaign aimed to raise £5,500 but has ended up raising over £136,000 – enough to support buses all across the UK, adverts on the London Underground and two animated screens in Oxford Street. Why say ‘stop worrying’? The Christian ads to which the Atheist Bus Campaign is a response linked to a website that promised non-Christians an eternity of torment in a lake of fire. Pretty worrying. Our ads offer a dissenting view from this and are positive messages, urging that we enjoy our lives. Why say ‘enjoy your life’? People who do not believe in gods or other supernatural things, do not usually believe in life after death. Humanists believe that death is the end of our personal existence, that we have only one life and must make the most of it – as Robert Ingersoll, a nineteenth century American humanist said, "The time to be happy is now!" Isn’t this just atheist preaching – like religions do? This has been an overwhelmingly positive campaign, as evidenced by thousands of warm, good-natured comments at justgiving.com/atheistbus. It isn't, and was never intended to be an attack on religion or an attempt at "proselytising" for atheism. After all, an advert on a bus isn’t going to convert anyone, and whilst a few – but very few – commentators have seen it as "anti-religious", most have recognised it as a simple statement of non-religious beliefs. |
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What is the "Atheist Bus Campaign"? We are advertising a reassuring, "humanised" message. Originally intended for buses in London the message will now appear on buses across the UK... and on other forms of transport. The message reads: There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life The British Humanist Association is one of the atheist bus campaign partners and the slogan is accompanied by links to www.humanism.org.uk, www.richarddawkins.net and www.atheistcampaign.org. How did the Atheist Bus Campaign start? The Atheist Bus Campaign began when comedy writer Ariane Sherine wrote a Comment is Free article in June 2008 about the Christian adverts running on London buses. These ads featured the URL of a website which said non-Christians would burn in hell for all eternity. Ariane suggested that atheists reading her article could each donate £5 to fund a reassuring counter-advert. The Atheist BusPolitical blogger Jon Worth read the article and set up a pledgebank page to which 877 people signed up to pledge £5. The campaign received a boost when the British Humanist Association (BHA) joined the campaign and Richard Dawkins generously agreed to match all donations up to a maximum of £5,500. The BHA set up a Just Giving page where members of the public could donate. The campaign aimed to raise £5,500 but has ended up raising over £136,000 – enough to support buses all across the UK, adverts on the London Underground and two animated screens in Oxford Street. Why say ‘stop worrying’? The Christian ads to which the Atheist Bus Campaign is a response linked to a website that promised non-Christians an eternity of torment in a lake of fire. Pretty worrying. Our ads offer a dissenting view from this and are positive messages, urging that we enjoy our lives. Why say ‘enjoy your life’? People who do not believe in gods or other supernatural things, do not usually believe in life after death. Humanists believe that death is the end of our personal existence, that we have only one life and must make the most of it – as Robert Ingersoll, a nineteenth century American humanist said, "The time to be happy is now!" Isn’t this just atheist preaching – like religions do? This has been an overwhelmingly positive campaign, as evidenced by thousands of warm, good-natured comments at justgiving.com/atheistbus. It isn't, and was never intended to be an attack on religion or an attempt at "proselytising" for atheism. After all, an advert on a bus isn’t going to convert anyone, and whilst a few – but very few – commentators have seen it as "anti-religious", most have recognised it as a simple statement of non-religious beliefs.  I wonder if it will work
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It has been going for a long time, because they raised more money than expected.
Better than being told I was going to burn in someone's imaginary pit! |
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Edited by
Krimsa
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Fri 02/13/09 03:21 PM
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I think its great. I really like the Humanists Organization.
The Christian ads to which the Atheist Bus Campaign is a response linked to a website that promised non-Christians an eternity of torment in a lake of fire.
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What is the "Atheist Bus Campaign"? We are advertising a reassuring, "humanised" message. Originally intended for buses in London the message will now appear on buses across the UK... and on other forms of transport. The message reads: There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life The British Humanist Association is one of the atheist bus campaign partners and the slogan is accompanied by links to www.humanism.org.uk, www.richarddawkins.net and www.atheistcampaign.org. How did the Atheist Bus Campaign start? The Atheist Bus Campaign began when comedy writer Ariane Sherine wrote a Comment is Free article in June 2008 about the Christian adverts running on London buses. These ads featured the URL of a website which said non-Christians would burn in hell for all eternity. Ariane suggested that atheists reading her article could each donate £5 to fund a reassuring counter-advert. The Atheist BusPolitical blogger Jon Worth read the article and set up a pledgebank page to which 877 people signed up to pledge £5. The campaign received a boost when the British Humanist Association (BHA) joined the campaign and Richard Dawkins generously agreed to match all donations up to a maximum of £5,500. The BHA set up a Just Giving page where members of the public could donate. The campaign aimed to raise £5,500 but has ended up raising over £136,000 – enough to support buses all across the UK, adverts on the London Underground and two animated screens in Oxford Street. Why say ‘stop worrying’? The Christian ads to which the Atheist Bus Campaign is a response linked to a website that promised non-Christians an eternity of torment in a lake of fire. Pretty worrying. Our ads offer a dissenting view from this and are positive messages, urging that we enjoy our lives. Why say ‘enjoy your life’? People who do not believe in gods or other supernatural things, do not usually believe in life after death. Humanists believe that death is the end of our personal existence, that we have only one life and must make the most of it – as Robert Ingersoll, a nineteenth century American humanist said, "The time to be happy is now!" Isn’t this just atheist preaching – like religions do? This has been an overwhelmingly positive campaign, as evidenced by thousands of warm, good-natured comments at justgiving.com/atheistbus. It isn't, and was never intended to be an attack on religion or an attempt at "proselytising" for atheism. After all, an advert on a bus isn’t going to convert anyone, and whilst a few – but very few – commentators have seen it as "anti-religious", most have recognised it as a simple statement of non-religious beliefs. Very refreshing concept indeed! What strikes me the most in this whole situation though, is the fact that this perfectly tame intitiative, should still be perceived and sold by TRYANNICAL MAINLINE RELIGIONS as some sort of provocation or attack!!! ... and bought off by media and public as such!!! ... in 2009!!! |
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What is the "Atheist Bus Campaign"? We are advertising a reassuring, "humanised" message. Originally intended for buses in London the message will now appear on buses across the UK... and on other forms of transport. The message reads: There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life The British Humanist Association is one of the atheist bus campaign partners and the slogan is accompanied by links to www.humanism.org.uk, www.richarddawkins.net and www.atheistcampaign.org. How did the Atheist Bus Campaign start? The Atheist Bus Campaign began when comedy writer Ariane Sherine wrote a Comment is Free article in June 2008 about the Christian adverts running on London buses. These ads featured the URL of a website which said non-Christians would burn in hell for all eternity. Ariane suggested that atheists reading her article could each donate £5 to fund a reassuring counter-advert. The Atheist BusPolitical blogger Jon Worth read the article and set up a pledgebank page to which 877 people signed up to pledge £5. The campaign received a boost when the British Humanist Association (BHA) joined the campaign and Richard Dawkins generously agreed to match all donations up to a maximum of £5,500. The BHA set up a Just Giving page where members of the public could donate. The campaign aimed to raise £5,500 but has ended up raising over £136,000 – enough to support buses all across the UK, adverts on the London Underground and two animated screens in Oxford Street. Why say ‘stop worrying’? The Christian ads to which the Atheist Bus Campaign is a response linked to a website that promised non-Christians an eternity of torment in a lake of fire. Pretty worrying. Our ads offer a dissenting view from this and are positive messages, urging that we enjoy our lives. Why say ‘enjoy your life’? People who do not believe in gods or other supernatural things, do not usually believe in life after death. Humanists believe that death is the end of our personal existence, that we have only one life and must make the most of it – as Robert Ingersoll, a nineteenth century American humanist said, "The time to be happy is now!" Isn’t this just atheist preaching – like religions do? This has been an overwhelmingly positive campaign, as evidenced by thousands of warm, good-natured comments at justgiving.com/atheistbus. It isn't, and was never intended to be an attack on religion or an attempt at "proselytising" for atheism. After all, an advert on a bus isn’t going to convert anyone, and whilst a few – but very few – commentators have seen it as "anti-religious", most have recognised it as a simple statement of non-religious beliefs. indeed when the "self professed wisher's of other's demise" taste of their own prophecied licks of flame, they shall quickly change their finite minds!!! indeed as the world marchs with it's boots unto a new dawn of civilization, only the wishers of other's demise shall see or taste of any demise, and the hearts that wish for well and love and peace and unity for all shall taste of bliss!!! |
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It's truly a shame that people seem to think only in terms of either a hateful religion or atheism.
Christians are the ones who spit in the face of Jesus and turned him into a hateful monster. And of course, the God of the original Old Testament, the Torah, and the Koran was already a hateful monster. But the point is that those religions came from a hateful culture. There are actually loving pictures of God. It's not necessary to appease the hatefullness of Christianity. Even Jesus denounced the behavior that Christians are infamous for. Christianity has become the antithesis of Jesus. It has become so hateful that it drives people away. And rightfully so! It's neither of God, nor of Jesus! Christianity spits in the face of Jesus with their relentless proselytizing. Jesus actually denounced that kind of bull crap! So any so-called "Christians" or Christian organizations that proselytizes their judgmental bigotry in the name of Jesus are actually blasphemists. They are slandering the name of Jesus when they preach their hateful crap. What they preach is not what the New testament says at all. They are the ones who turn Jesus into a hateful monster by nailing him to the Old Testament. A testament that he personally denounced for the New Testament tells us so! It's no wonder that people think that God is out to get them when the Christians make God out to be so hateful. What a pity. You'd think someone would be wise enough to recognize just how anti-Jesus Christianity has become. Jesus clearly wasn't the Son of the God of Abraham. He wasn't born of a virgin, he didn't die to pay for the sins of man, and he never rose from the dead. Jesus was a mortal man who denounced the evil ways of the false doctrine that claimed to be the voice of the God of Abraham. According to the New Testament, Jesus said, "Before Abrham was, I AM". And therefore he most certainly wasn't claiming to be the SON of any God! What he was actually preaching was the pantheistic view! We are all spirit and we all exist eternally. Even the New Testament confirms that Jesus taught, "Ye are also Gods!" He wasn't claiming to be unique. Where did they come up with that crap? He was teaching pantheism and totally denounced the ways of the God of Abraham and the Old Testament. He taught precisely the OPPOSITE. Jesus taught precisely the SAME THINGS that Buddha taught and added nothing new! Yet people seem to think that it's either the distorted version of modern Christianity, or Atheism! But it's NEITHER! Pantheism is the TRUTH and that is precisely the the TRUTH that Jesus spoke of before the Christians muddled it all up. What a bunch of smucks! 
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any wise heart that see it cannot figure it out surely and suddenly do find what it seek??? the meek need not seek. |
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Edited by
davidben1
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Sun 02/15/09 03:30 PM
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INDEED, INDEED, INDEED, HE WAS RIGHT ON!!!
more than what it appears in fact!!! all things are a stone, that build upon the next stone, which build on top another stone, until a tower be constructed, and upon the top of that tower, be an eye, and within that eye, be a speck, and within that speck be ALL THINGS. to believe anything be happenstance allow not sight thru the speck, of the eye, that was a tower, that was all stones one on top the next, that came from nothing, which be a o...... all data as one make anything a tower. all data be as all the stones. all data make the eye. all data a speck. the speck 0. the 0. . |
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