Comments on: Arguing for Atheist Bus Ads

By: Aaron McCarroll Gallegos

Aaron McCarroll Gallegos — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:37:22 +0000

Great advice. When the atheist ad campaign came to Canada in early 2009, The United Church of Canada’s WonderCafe (www.wondercafe.ca) responded by adding our own option to the atheist slogan and inviting people to join in discussion about the existence and character of God on our site. WonderCafe’s alternative response got a lot of attention and brought a lot of people to the site, including many from the atheist community who are still active on WonderCafe. We were also invited to appear at a number of media events with the leader of a local humanist organization, which led to much more public discussion about God than has been seen in the media here in some time.
Here’s a link to our blog posts about the experience if you would like more info:
http://www.emergingspirit.ca/wondercafe_joins_the_dialogue_on_atheist_ads

By: Huw Tyler

Huw Tyler — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:54:22 +0000

This originally was rolled out in the UK. It was quickly picked up by the church who did their own (opposite but very similar) campaign!
It sparked quite a bit of discussion, but mostly mocking such poor advertising! Here are a few links to check out:
Creative Review – a UK design mag:
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2008/october/the-atheist-bus
A funny flickr group:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativereview/sets/72157613565227907/
Create your own bus ad:
http://ruletheweb.co.uk/b3ta/bus/

By: mnplatypus

mnplatypus — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:39:19 +0000

I’m thinking it would be a great opportunity to promote ‘Prayer is the opposite of Worry’ with the same colors and style :)

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:11:44 +0000

Well, there appears to be plenty of space to place a “-Satan” decal following the statement on the billboard. Ah, just kidding. That would be brilliant though.
I do agree that we must be prepared for hard discussions. Most importantly, if you don’t have an informed response for a certain question about the Bible, God, or Christ just say, “I’ll have to get back to you.” Don’t fumble over or fabricate a simplistic or convenient answer. Hit the books and get back to them ASAP. There is always an intelligible answer.
http://www.johnlennox.org
http://www.answersingenesis.org
Lee Strobel’s books: Case for Christ, Case for a Creator