Atheist ads vanish from Kelowna buses

[alp227]

Source: CBC News

Atheists in the Okanagan are looking for answers after two ads questioning the existence of God mysteriously vanished from the side of two Kelowna buses.

The ads were bought by the Centre for Inquiry, a group representing atheists, agnostics and secular humanists and read, "There probably is no god, now stop worrying and enjoy your life."

Guy King, a spokesman for the centre, said the ads were professionally removed while the buses were locked up in the B.C. Transit yard and he's yet to receive an explanation from either the transit company or the advertising agency how that happened.

"This ad has appeared all over the world and as far as I know, there has never been a problem. This is unprecedented. No ad has ever been taken down like this before," said King.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/05/05/bc-kelowna-atheist-bus-ads-missing.html

[RKP5637]

1. I like it! "There probably is no god, now stop worrying and enjoy your life." n/t

[damntexdem]

2. Yikes! It's a miracle!

;-)

[progressoid]

4. Exaclty.

Atheists got pwned by GOD!

[DeSwiss]

16. God works for the bus company?

Well, that explains everything.

[progressoid]

17. He used to. I heard he put in his two weeks notice.

Gotta get ready for the rapture.

[whathehell]

41. Umm...Not to put to fine a point on it but

Why do atheists always equate "religion" with, not only ONE

religion, but one small STRATA of it?

Do you have any IDEA how many non-atheists find

belief in "the rapture" completely ludicrous ?

Apparently not.

Hint: When attempting to wax witty on a subject,

full condescension in view,

it's best to have at

least a passing acquaintance with what

you're talking about.:rofl:

[progressoid]

44. Here's another hint.

it was :sarcasm:

[whathehell]

45. Very good.

[Tesha]

25. He used to work in a steambath but now he's got a job as a bus driver. (NT)

[CBGLuthier]

48. Great reference

I just popped the original to the top of my Netflix queue. I remember the later series better than the original.

[RebelOne]

19. No, supposedly god works in mysterious ways. n/t

[Thor_MN]

32. Naw, he's dating the girl next door. That's what I hear, at least...

[whathehell]

36. You got pwned by

spelling "exaclty", lol!

[Zenlitened]

3. Maybe the ads were raptured?

Indeed, it is a sign!

[localroger]

6. The ads are busy officiating

...the gay marriage of the Gulf oil and the Fukushima radioactive waste.

[whathehell]

5. But, how can this be true because I always hear that..

atheists don't proselytize:eyes:

[snooper2]

7. It's a new thing, we figure since 1000's of years of mythology

have been shoved down people's throats...


It may be good for some of the sheeple to get another point of view

[LanternWaste]

11. we're going to do the same thing, as our actions are now predicated on theirs...

"we figure since 1000's of years of mythology have been shoved down people's throats..." we're going to do the same thing, as our actions are now predicated on theirs... :shrug:

[whathehell]

24. Aww...Defensive much?

New thing my ass...It's OFTEN claimed here

in response to those who rightly complain about the

"Angry atheistic zealots"

who complain about religious prosyltyzing while

doing it themselves.


Like most, I don't care to be "preached" at

by either believers OR non-believers.


As you've demonstrated, the "sheeple" have

atheists within their ranks as well.

[snooper2]

34. new being a relative term

Would you like to come to my seminar next week?

How our solar system was made...special guest, Carrot Top!

[whathehell]

35. I think you're Carrot Top, LOL.

[snooper2]

38. nah, I would never drive a Hummer

[PassingFair]

63. Total baloney.

A FEW bus signs or billboards compared to
being inundated EVERYWHERE....

[sudopod]

8. U mad? nt

[whathehell]

23. No, I'm amused.

[fascisthunter]

12. freedom of speech.... if churches can do it, so can non-church goers

and non-believers. Personally, I don't feel the need to prosyletize, but have no beef with it either since religious fanatics in this country are trying to destroy the separation between church and state, and democracy itself.

[whathehell]

37. I agree....

Just don't bitch about believers trying to "push" their beliefs on you

if you support doing the same.


I don't find the ad threatening, BTW, and I disaprove of the theft.;-)

[Hissyspit]

14. I'VE never said I don't proselytize.

And I don't think I've ever heard anyone else say that either. A lot of atheists don't.

[Bill McBlueState]

15. Who'd you hear that from?

As an atheist, I love to hear people proselytize. I figure if you think you're onto something, you should tell people about it.

[whathehell]

22. Ummm...On this board?...It's been stated by more than one person. n/t

[defendandprotect]

30. If it's "proselytising" to encourage people to free their minds of fear -- then you're right--!!

Proselytism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Christianity|Other religions|Views on...|History of...Proselytizing is the act of attempting to convert people to another opinion and, particularly, another religion.The word proselytize is derived ultimately from the Greek language prefix 'πρός' (toward) and the verb 'ηλυτος'...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proselytism - Cached.

[ronnie624]

42. Proselytize means to promote a doctrine.

Atheists promote critical thinking.

[whathehell]

53. Bullshit.

I'm a critical thinker.

I'm not an atheist.

[ronnie624]

55. Critical thinking

requires evidence and logic to be central to any considered course of action. Unreasoning belief without evidence is not a hallmark of a critical thinker.

[whathehell]

61. Experience

requires no logic

or evidence.


Much of what we consider "evidence" is just personal experience

collectively agreed upon.

I would also argue that most "courses of action"

throughout history and continuing into the present,

are based on emotions like love, hate, greed and other

illogical, mostly "evidence free"

conditions.

[krabigirl]

56. Ugh.......

[whathehell]

62. "Ugh"

what?

If that's your response

to proselytizing

atheism or belief

I agree with you.

[Zorra]

9. Could it be

satan?

[fascisthunter]

13. I Guess Some Religious Person feels Threatened by This

First option of the right wing and fanatical religious nuts is to oppress free speech.

[24601]

27. Just your guess? But my guess is that atheists did it to stir up

controversy - and we both have the same amount of proof, don't we?.

So let's default to constitutional values and presume both groups Innocent until proven guilty.

[whathehell]

29. Good one...My theory is that it's "Deeds not Creeds" which ultimately matter..

If a person's beliefs are not in opposition to progressive values,

Who gives a shit what people believe?


I've always thought of it as a very personal matter.

[whathehell]

33. I don't know what Ignored said,

but that was part of the plan.;)

[fascisthunter]

39. hahahahaha.... okeedokee

like I said... threatened

[ronnie624]

60. Innocent until proven guilty is a concept for the courtroom.

Atheist did what, had the ads professionally removed while the bus was locked in the transit yard?

In the real world, it is the religious who are most likely to stir up controversy through deceit.

My money is on transit authorities having the ads removed because of complaints from insecure religious people.

[defendandprotect]

31. Exactly -- and certainly freedom of thought is a tremendous threat to religion ....

would be nice to get some of those frightened people at least free of the

thought of HELL!! And punishment in afterlife--!!

HELL is just more patriarchal myth -- but it works!!

[Courtesy Flush]

10. LOL

That's no way to defend your religion. There ought to be a commandment against stealing.

[Devil_Fish]

18. Should read: The endless war and suffering through out the world proves 1 of 3 things:

1. There is no god.
2. god is powerless.
3. god dosn't care.

Which is it?

[whathehell]

28. Too bad you've limited to a mere three choices, lol.

I do not, btw, approve of the stealing of this poster

and don't feel at all threatened by it.

[fascisthunter]

40. ask one... they'll pull a reason out of their asses

like a magician

[defendandprotect]

46. Sad -- but love it -- !! Thanks -- !! K/R for your post -- !!

[Kurmudgeon]

51. I see you didn't even bother to read before posting your assumptions.

"By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.” "

What we do, we do to ourselves, don't blame God for our disobedience and willfulness.
We're mortal, get used to it, and try to straighten out your act instead of blaming God for your own problems.
Which is it? The 4th one you left off either intentionally or blindly.
4. God IS.

[Arugula Latte]

57. Here are four options for you:

“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?”

-- Epicurus

I'm glad god doesn't exist, because if it did then it would be the biggest A-hole in the universe.

[daleo]

58. Maybe God likes war and suffering. n/t

[CHIMO]

20. Not Surprising

Atheism is not a religion to the extreme right.

Tories promise to create office for religious freedom draws skepticism

The Conservative campaign platform has injected religion into Canadian foreign policy.

The Tory platform, unveiled Friday, calls for the creation of special office of “Religious Freedom” within the Foreign Affairs Department in Ottawa.

The function of the new office would be to “monitor religious freedom around the world, to promote religious freedom as a key objective of Canadian foreign policy.”

The new office would ensure that Canada protects “vulnerable religious minorities” abroad and would target them in refugee resettlement, or other programs through the Canadian International Development Agency.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-promise-to-create-office-for-religious-freedom-draws-skepticism/article1978720/

[struggle4progress]

21. Officials say .. ads .. were removed prematurely, but they aren’t sure if it was accidental or

an act of vandalism ...
Atheist ads removed prematurely from Kelowna buses
By CHBC News, Kelowna May 5, 2011 1:03 PM
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Atheist+removed+prematurely+from+Kelowna+buses/4734433/story.html

... Officials say whoever managed to get them off the 2 buses was likely a professional ...
Atheist Bus Ads Go Missing
May 5, 2011
http://hqkelowna.com/news/local/news/Local/11/05/5/Atheist-Bus-Ads-Go-Missing/

[Tesha]

26. Doubtless there was an advertising contract...

...so all the bus company has to do is uphold their
end of the contract and see that the ads appear for
the contracted period of time.

Tesha

[ronnie624]

43. There's nothing mysterious about it.

Transit reps had the ads removed because of complaints from religious people.

[defendandprotect]

47. Agree -- it's likely what happened -- but they aren't going to fess up -- !!

[ronnie624]

49. Maybe God performed a miracle,

:eyes:

[defendandprotect]

52. Possibly -- but the world requires some much more urgent miracles, imo -- !!!

25% of our children living in poverty --

The many ill among us denied health care --

Fukushima --

Libya --

MIC -- and nuclear weaposn --

on and on --

[whathehell]

54. Maybe an asshat just stold it.

[JackRiddler]

50. A miracle!

[and-justice-for-all]

59. Any can and does buy ad space for what the hell ever..

and their ads are have as much of a right to be placed as anybody else.