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Members of the Secular Student Alliance set up next to the Alpha Omicron Pi fraternity in the Sombrilla area of the University of Texas San Antonio main campus, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. Some are former members of the Atheist Agenda, a group that drew controversy for their, "Smut for Smut" campaign in which student were asked to turn in religious books for pornography. At the Secular Student Alliance table are from left, Jesse Silva, 18, Jacob Schmidt, 20 and Charles Duncan, 24.

By Abe Levy : November 1, 2013 : Updated: November 1, 2013 10:02pm

Since 2005, in-your-face atheism had a platform at the University of Texas at San Antonio in a student organization known for its “Smut for Smut” campaign.

In the campus' free-speech area, Atheist Agenda exchanged free porn for Bibles, Korans and any religious book held dear.

The group's message was that religions are more damaging than Hustler magazine.

The yearly event was low-hanging fruit for news outlets nationwide and abroad. The irreverence sparked lively debate and occasional security. Evangelical Christian groups counter-demonstrated. Muslim students confronted. Not the most flattering publicity — by design.

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