Atheist subway ads in NYC

[Akka]

I don't like religious proselytism, so I'm not really keen about it.

But well, if others have the right to do it, why would atheists not do it themselves ?

 

[Kraznaya]

I don't like religious proselytism, so I'm not really keen about it.

But well, if others have the right to do it, why would atheists not do it themselves ?

Because atheism isn't a religion.

I think that is exactly what the ad is implying though.

Is it? I interpret it as "fine."

 

[Earthling]

The ads are rasist for insinuating atheists aren't Lawful Good.

 

[Akka]

Because atheism isn't a religion.

No, but it can be described as a religious opinion, so I didn't find a better word

 

[Yared]

From CNN:



Thoughts?

Other than equating a lack of religion with atheism, this seems like a swell idea - they are hoping to reach out to the non-religious, the ads aren't even confrontational.

This is a Swedish ad which says "God probably doesn't exist." And then in a smaller font "yet he still affects you." Also, they've replaced the yellow Cross on the Swedish flag with the Muslim and Jewish logos probably in a way to demonstrate just how deep Christianity is rooted in our history.

Sorry if i hijack your thread now but do you think this kind of text would be considered "appropriate" in the US?

My personal thoughts about it? Well, as an outside observer I think it's good that ads like these exist. I'm aware of the mild discrimination that some atheists face and it's good that they find some place where they belong

 

[Kraznaya]

This is a Swedish ad which says "God probably doesn't exist." And then in a smaller font "yet he still affects you." Also, they've replaced the yellow Cross on the Swedish flag with the Muslim and Jewish logos probably in a way to demonstrate just how deep Christianity is rooted in our history.

Sorry if i hijack your thread now but do you think this kind of text would be considered "appropriate" in the US?

My personal thoughts about it? Well, as an outside observer I think it's good that ads like these exist. I'm aware of the mild discrimination that some atheists face and it's good that they find some place where they belong

Too obnoxiously brash a claim for advertising - guilty as most religions are.

 

[Formaldehyde]

How dare the MTA take a rational approach to this supposed issue:

In a statement to CNN, Metro Transit Authority spokesman Aaron Donovan said, "The MTA maintains basic advertising guidelines with prohibitions on nudity, four-letter words, and the like. Beyond that, to accord with the First Amendment, our advertising guidelines are written so as to not prohibit the free exercise of religion or abridge the freedom of speech."

 

[Winner]

So, whats the story here? I don't see anything particularly interesting about this piece of news. Is it that unusual in the US that it made CNN report about it?

 

[Leonel]

Not the JEWS!

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

@WInner: Well, it made the news (and a thread here) when something similar was done in the UK, so why not the US?

 

[Yared]

@WInner: Well, it made the news (and a thread here) when something similar was done in the UK, so why not the US?

Yeah, and the UK is less 'religious' than the US.

 

[Formaldehyde]

You can't watch Speed TV for more than a half hour without bumping into one of these commercials:

http://www.values.com/tv_spots/87-Truck-Stop

In a similar vein, I think the atheist organizations should start advertising on talk radio and Fox News.

 

[El_Machinae]

They already do!

Almost every single organisation is atheistic. Most businesses too.

 

[Phlegmak]

So, whats the story here? I don't see anything particularly interesting about this piece of news. Is it that unusual in the US that it made CNN report about it?

Yes, it's unusual here.

 

[Winner]

I guess you also have lots of these religious ads. I always laugh at them when I travel home from school...

 

[Phlegmak]

I guess you also have lots of these religious ads. I always laugh at them when I travel home from school...

Yeah, I used to see plenty of Christian ads on the subways in NYC. Christian ads are common.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

I have only seen a few religious ads (mostly Catholic, I think) on the DC Metro system.

 

[warpus]

You can't watch Speed TV for more than a half hour without bumping into one of these commercials:

http://www.values.com/tv_spots/87-Truck-Stop

In a similar vein, I think the atheist organizations should start advertising on talk radio and Fox News.

Heh, what's religious about that?

It's just a commercial saying: "Don't cheat on your wife". It's a public service announcement - "Cheating on your wife is bad, mmkay?"

 

[Yared]

You can't watch Speed TV for more than a half hour without bumping into one of these commercials:

http://www.values.com/tv_spots/87-Truck-Stop

In a similar vein, I think the atheist organizations should start advertising on talk radio and Fox News.

"Values" is not a religious organisation.

 

[El_Machinae]

I quite like the "Foundation for a Better Life" ads that I've seen.