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Florida Christians protest atheist billboard, wait till you see the sign

Your text says the billboard says “Being a good person doesn’t require God. Don’t believe in God, you’re not alone.”

The pic of the billboard says “Being a good person doesn’t require God. Don’t believe in God? You’re not alone.”

One is encouraging people not to believe in God, the other is offering support to those who are already atheists.

Whichever, Christians seem to be easily freaked out by people who don't share their beliefs.

Top Ten Signs that You're a Christian

10 – You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of your god.
9 – You feel insulted and “dehumanized” when scientists say that people evolved from lesser life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.

8 – You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Trinity god.

7 – Your face turns purple when you hear of the “atrocities” attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in “Exodus” and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in “Joshua” — including women, children, and trees!

6 – You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.

5 – You are willing to spend your life looking for little loop-holes in the scientifically established age of the Earth (4.55 billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by pre-historic tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that the Earth is a couple of generations old.

4 – You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs — though excluding those in all rival sects — will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet you consider your religion the most “tolerant” and “loving”.

3 – While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in “tongues” may be all the evidence you need to prove Christianity.

2 – You define 0.01% as a “high success rate” when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.

1 – You actually know a lot less than many Atheists and Agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history — but still call yourself a Christian.

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Wow! I just read the greatest atheist manifesto ever written. Seriously. It's called the Real Messiah:

http://www.amazon.com/Real-Messiah-Throne-Origi…

It's written by a Jewish writer who found proof in a number of ancient sources that Jesus never claimed to be the messiah. It was all made up by later Christians in Rome to distract from the truth that threatened to overtake the whole Empire.

You see there was this Jewish king named Marcus Julius Agrippa. He was the St. Mark who wrote the gospel. He wrote the gospel secretly to have Jesus announce HIM as the messiah. Then the Roman authorities caught wind of what was going on and then cut Agrippa out of the gospel.

Don't you see!!! It's all a big lie – even the biggest lie in history. Jesus never claimed to be what all these people now say he was. They have been fooled by a second century editorial effort that still goes undetected.

How is Huller so sure of this conspiracy? He found an ancient throne in Venice which Italian sailors stole from the most ancient Church of St. Mark in Alexandria in the ninth century. The author proves that the throne goes back much further than that – i.e. all the way to the beginning of Christianity in Egypt.

In any event the throne has Hebrew letters and symbols which prove the real story of Christianity and how the modern Church is one big fake.

The throne is real. Here are pictures of the throne:

http://www.therealmessiahbook.blogspot.com
You can look it up with Google. It's a real object. But now the game is up. Christianity is proved to be a big lie and the world will never be the same again.

It's so great to be on the winning side at last! I've got to tell everyone.

All I got to say is that you got to read this book. This is the straw that breaks the back of the Church.

Onward to victory!

If the atheist sign has to come down, then all religious signs should also be banned. Christian signs discriminate against Muslims, Hindus AND non-believers, so why should they have special treatment.

At last the atheist sign doesn't threaten people with eternal suffering if they don't give up believe in a sky daddy.

Would just like to point out that the billboard says “Don't believe in god?”, not “Don't believe in god.” There is a huge difference…..

To paraphrase most religions: Magic Man done it!

Use your brain, get a life…

What is the difference now, the latest news said that the Vatican bankrupt. Wonder if the Vatican's power disappears, what does this mean for religion in the world?
Perhaps every Christian will for $ 1? interested in what will be the full amount …

Quick, someone pull that sign down before Big Mama's magical, invisible friend gets upset and commits more genocide, like the enlightened deity he is.

atheist are not the new African american. That is a rediculous statement. Gays/Arabs.. Yes they are the new “African american” but not atheist. The difference being, you are born black/gay/arab and cant control that. You CHOOSE to be Christian/Muslim/Jewish/ Atheist. And while the “Christian's” in this area may be hypocrites, their skin color has nothing to do with why they should be more/less open minded. When they get togeather and start lynching atheist then you can make this claim. Bottom line, its their community, and if they want to wine and bitch about the sign, its their right to do so. Just like whomever put up the sign has the right to their free speech. So let the Christians keep wining and the atheist keep picking fights.

I must say however, as someone mentioned earlier, your take on what the sign said is invalid. Don't believe in god? is a question. Don't believe in god. Is an imperative. IE read your own article poster!
And finally, i am so damn sick of Atheist and Christians alike, both groups fell the need to constantly pour their beliefs down everyone's throat. Wont belong now till atheist are knocking on doors! And while such gross need to push off ones beliefs aren't reflected in the sign.. it is in this article.

last thing
Just because jesus/the bible etc isnt real, that doesn't mean there is no god. Just FYI Abrahamic religions arent the be all and end all of faith

I'm ashamed of my fellow Christians who feel like they need to protest against this sign. If they would stop the knee-jerk reaction they would realize that everything in the sign is absolutely TRUE!

Actually, we are all born atheist. We choose to accept a faith. No religion IS the default position given at birth.

I like where you're going with this post, first off. But two things:

In #7 you say that “God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies in Egypt.” That part's not true – it was the first born sons of the Egyptian families that were slaughtered (not any better morally, of course, but just a side note).

And for #1, it is unfair for you to generalize this to every Christian. I have encountered many Christians who are completely obtuse when it comes to the Bible, yet there are many knowledgeable Christians, as well. It's somewhat degrading to those Christians among us who fight against these idiotic, hypocritical Bible-thumpers when you claim that we ALL know less about our religion than the “many Atheists and Agnostics.”

You may be born without a religion, but that is because you are uninformed of anything else. Choosing to be an atheist is different in that you have seen the other options provided and have CHOSEN not to take part in them.

This is one of the great unspoken institutions of the worldwide web: peer review. Keeping each other 'honest' in an open forum and allowing each human being [using the web] to make his/her own decisions.

For better or worse, I lived in Saudi Arabia for 10 years. If you are a Muslim, you MUST go to prayer in a mosque if you are not in your home, i.e., if you are in public. You can be put in jail if you do not comply with the directives of the Muttawa (religious police – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muttawa) who enforce mandatory prayer. There are exceptions (illness, etc.). Think I'm kidding? Look it up. If you aren't Muslim, they pretty much look down their noses at you or try to convert you, but other than that, they leave you alone. Just don't wear crosses/starts of david/etc. in plain view and don't try converting THEM.

At least I still live in a country where it is my religion (or lack of one) is up to me. The polemics surrounding the subject are centuries, even millennia old. I must concur that if we could get everyone to just STFU and mind their own business, they're might be some peace in the world. So what if people do or don't believe in a god (whatever its origin)? If you happen to find someone has similar beliefs and you both want to discuss them, great. If not, leave it out of conversation, and if it becomes obvious you can't do that, part ways and respect each others views, regardless of your opinion.

Actually, you are born a blank slate. Most young children believe in paranormal from the beginning ghosts spirits etc. Some even communicate with these “spirits” whether real or fake. Since no one can have theological conversations with infants (and if you can.. please see a doctor) you assertion has no validity. BUT taking in context the visions and beliefs of those in preconventional reasoning i can say that it appears we are born with the innate feel that the physical realm isnt the be all end all. YOU CHOOSE to have or not have religion… though your choice of religion may have been forcefed to you, you choose to believe or not to believe.

This whole list is bullshit. This is just simple discrimination. If you generalized this bad about black people you'd be labeled a terrible racist and be forced to apologize or lose your job by all of the “black leaders” in the popular news environment. But because you are making fun of “Christians” it's OK.

I frankly could care less. I'm a Catholic (though I don't believe in probably 50% of what a normal Catholic believes in) but shit like what you wrote hardly affects me at all because I know it's terribly untrue.

You're probably just a very small person who has been negatively affected by religion and that's unfortunate because now you will live your life with a welling wrath for all who find inspiration via religion (especially Christians). And frankly, that's a terrible way to live. Hopefully you'll one day stop looking down your nose at people…just like the Christians you so despise do to you.

I'm going to create a “church” for atheists to hang out on Sundays while everyone else is doing their shit. We can hang out and socialize/network while we drink beer and play poker. Hell yeah.

Let's all just realize what all religions are; tools to manipulate the masses. Everyone needs something to believe in even if it is nothing at all. Think about it. Ave Satanas! Rege Satanas! Hail Satan!

I dont agree with the signs statement either. But you know what? We have a little thing called Freedom of Speech in this country and freedom of religion or lack of religion. Im a buddhist, and i see christian/jewish billboards all the time. And while I may not agree with them, i respect that people believe in that and simply ignore the billboard and the people in florida should do the same too.
You people DO understand that not EVERYONE is a godfearing christian right? Perhaps you should be more open minded and learn to respect other peoples belief/lack of beliefs. And while i DO think athiesm is silly (its preposterous for me to even think that there isnt a God), i still respect peoples first amendment rights.

Precisely, many hardcore religious people need to learn to be more accepting and stop worrying about what others believe and are doing and take care of themselves and their families. These are the same people who are offended by something as dumb as South Park and go protesting against it because it is “against their morals” if you dont like it, turn the channel. Same philosophy goes with the billboard, if you dont like it, just ignore it. Not everyone agrees with your beliefs, learn to wake up and live with it.

As someone who is trying to fairly navigate the metaphysical without influence from any particular group, Athiests have been pissing me off more than everyone else. Its just another group of people eager to look down their nose at everyone else because their belief is superior. And that sickens me, I call it intellectual auto-fellatio.

However, then a bunch of morons do this and my balance of irritation is restored, because it seems all these groups have one goal: Being more right than everyone else.

Really, I'm all for a discussion of beliefs, I think that billboard is great, but can we please learn to stop forcing our beliefs on everyone else?

Good for the atheists! This is a country that practices a separation of church and state, as well as a protection of free speech. Christians can put up all the crazy signs they want and gather to protest, so why can't others? Keep up the good work and the sign!

OMG! she pulled the black card and it didnt work… that MUST be a first

Thank you for that well thought out and meaningful contribution to the conversation.

Drawkward: This is not the same as racism. You choose to believe and practice 50% of Catholicism, whereas, most people have no choice regarding race. So…

& speak about small person. You believe 50% of your religion. Where I'm from, you'd be considered a band wagon jumper.

Christians are an oppressive majority in this country. They oppress other religions and the non-religious alike. They are also arrogant narcissists who claim to know that there is a 'god' and an 'afterlife' and a myriad of other silly ideas with no basis in reality.

Maybe we should call it the Theory of Christianity.

A short statement can, and often is as well or better thought out and meaningful than entire collections of books or thousands of years of “acquired knowledge.”

“Magic Man done it!” is in the end the final answer to questions of faith spouted by any religion or system of belief that requires faith in an unprovable all powerful being or beings.

You actually are born Jewish or Muslim depending on your parents' affiliations. If your father is Muslim, you are Muslim. If your mother is Jewish, you are Jewish. You may not be a practicing member of the faith, but you are still technically classified as a member of that group.

Are you completey or just partially retarded? The absence of this phrase in the constitution does not mean that it is an invalid concept or that it cannot be used as a legal or judicial principle. I vote that you are retarded and ingnorant for speaking and not knowing, GET OUT OF THIS COMMENT LIST!

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In some debates There are gray areas like your friend, but when one side declares it as simple as a yes or no question there are only two choices and anybody in the close to the middle leaning to a side are thrusted to their corner. We atheist did not chose this, it was thrusted onto us with the question are you a christion or are you not?

It is true that the list only truly refers to the most ingnorant and exstream of christians but just like the list of african americans their still are in this world people who are black that dance around fires swinging spears and chanting to whatever.

Now who is being retarded – you clearly have not read or even remotely understand what the Constitution says or what the Founding Fathers of this great country intended when they wrote it. Perhaps you should read it before you write and show your complete and total ignorance. On top of that you violate another phrase in the same amendment by trying to stifle someone else's free speech. So you are not only an illiterate, ignorant retard but a hypocrite to boot.

Actually the main reason Christians are getting mad about this is that the Billboard in on land own by a catholic church… forgot to mention that huh?

Asshole christian scum!