Buffalo Boy's Blog

In Indianapolis, Indiana an Atheist organization called the Center for Inquiry has posted a billboard shown above. My question is what is so wrong with this?

First: Its not an untrue statement. You don't need God or religion for any of those things. I don't. Just because people choose not to believe in an all knowing, invisible being and to put any one book up on a pedestal doesn't make them a bad person.

Second: If you do need God or a religion to do those things on that billboard or to do anything for that matter....how weak minded are you? I understand this doesnt apply to all religious people, I get that. There are those who can separate religion and free will, but there are a growing number of those who can't go two sentences without stating: "Its because of God" or "Its Gods will" or throwing religion into the reasons why they are who they are. Thats just not true.

So as you can imagine certain religious groups, namely Christians have gotten their panties in a knot over this thing. Why though? If churches can put up billboards then why can't an atheist group that represents at least 16% of the population? I say at least 16% because 16% of the population actually admits to being atheist, there are countless others who attend church just to appease their families but don't believe a word of it and don't admit it. Whats the bigger wrong there?

I see absolutely nothing wrong with the billboard, nor advertising the fact that you don't need God or religion. Why do we hang onto something that predates the middle ages? This is the year 2011 and we hold something as truth that was written over 2000 years ago and has so many holes in its story its unbelieveable that people aren't smart enough in this day and age to see through it is simply amazing.

I am okay with the Bible itself, hell Im okay with the Koran, and every other "religious" book out there, but whats wrong with viewing them as no more than a book of philosophical and moral stories? Why do we have to take them as literal? Religion is the biggest false advertisement in the world. If anytihng we should be questioning the billboards of churches/religions.

Atheist billboard sparks Christian ire: wivb.com