Christian Billboard Compares Atheism to Murder

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Here we go with the shock advertising again. How does this advertisement strike you - as valid or infuriating?

Somewhere in Texas / Photo: Answers in Genesis

Here’s how Answers in Genesis describes themselves:

An apologetics (i.e., Christianity-defending) ministry, dedicated to enabling Christians to defend their faith and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively…we also desire to train others to develop a biblical worldview, and seek to expose the bankruptcy of evolutionary ideas, and its bedfellow, a “millions of years old” earth (and even older universe).

Apparently, AIG doesn’t seem to be the only one sprinkling such wonderful Christian sentiment around the US. Dangerous Talk has compiled, and asks people to continue sending in pictures, of the worst Christian AND Atheist billboards around the country.

Personally, I can’t believe they are implying that non-believers, or to whom God “doesn’t matter,” are going to take a gun and shoot someone in the face.

Striking yes; thoughtful, absolutely not.

Here’s the same kid featured in video campaign:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miULdI-qocg

Although supposedly their beef is with evolution, I don’t see how that point is conveyed with this picture. So, according to them, believing what Darwin had to say means a person is lawless and will go on a killing rampage?

I’m honestly surprised they didn’t put an African-American or Middle Eastern child on there. But I guess they know it would completely show their prejudices. With a white kid, they can get away with “anyone can be lawless and moral-free who doesn’t believe in God.”

Equal opportunity to be a murderer, I guess.

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Lol... silly Christians...

 

[Sebhael]

What bullshit. I hate advertisements like this.

Common scare/shock tactics that should be deemed illegal and punishable.

 

[eerieone]

that´s why that kind of degree of belief is 100% disgusting
it seems that they are none better than nazis, saying their truth is the only one and everyone not living up to their standard is a wrongful being

why do these assholes think they have to defend themselves?
this billboard ain´t a defence, it´s insulting and idiotic

 

[Micnax]

 

[Loc_n_lol]

it seems that they are none better than nazis

Godwin point !


...Yeah, this ad is retarded, but let's not go to extremes there, they haven't started mass murdering people who disagree with them, have they ?

 

[Void]

Not publicly...

 

[Ganonmaster]

Pure gold.

 

[eerieone]

...Yeah, this ad is retarded, but let's not go to extremes there, they haven't started mass murdering people who disagree with them, have they ?

i believe people who make ads like this wouldn´t see a bad thing in a 2nd inquisition or holy wars... it´s a small step from seing someone as not equal to seing his life as not worth being.

 

[Yourself]

What's funny is you'd get a lot more outraged people by putting up a billboard that just said "Atheism" with nothing else on it.

Our society is built on the most wonderfully stupid double standards.

 

[eerieone]

it´s just scary how low the amount of self-reflection is, checking back if what you are doing is not contradicting to what you are teaching,
and if they are aware of how stupid and illogical their adverts are or if they truely believe what they print

 

[FleshGolem]

...and no-one even bats an eye that a little kid has a gun.

Go America.

 

[Ida]

If God doesn't matter to him, do you?

First off, I'm not sure. I've never met the kid with the gun. Chances are I don't matter much to him, but that doesn't mean he'd kill me. Even if he has a gun. And who said no one matters to him just because he doesn't believe in God?

Really, some ads like that have sensible points to make (regardless of how they all treat their beliefs as fact), but this makes no sense at all. Shock campaigns should make good points if they're going to shock anyone.

 

[Randdalf]

An apologetics (i.e., Christianity-defending) ministry, dedicated to enabling Christians to defend their faith and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively…we also desire to train others to develop a biblical worldview, and seek to expose the bankruptcy of evolutionary ideas, and its bedfellow, a “millions of years old” earth (and even older universe).

How can some people be so narrow-minded. Religious beliefs were the old-fashioned explanation for things that couldn't be explained at the time, but now they can, only tradition appears to keep religion alive.

 

[TMP]

Lol, overreaction to Atheism.

 

[The Political Gamer]

This.

 

[DJive]

Just to step in, makes sure to keep it all civil as seems always any "religion" topic on any forum seems to turn to worse.

/carry on.

 

[drp]

Godwin point !


...Yeah, this ad is retarded, but let's not go to extremes there, they haven't started mass murdering people who disagree with them, have they ?

they stopped doing that a thousand years ago.

 

[Drexer]

And of course that something like this:

Is much more offensive![/sarcasm]

...and no-one even bats an eye that a little kid has a gun.

Go America.

Gonna have to agree there.

 

[Bot190]

Why bat an eye at the kid with the gun if its the Christians that gave him the gun?

 

[SiniStarR]

God shouldn't be a commodity...why must they advertise...facepalm.... i dont really believe in the whole religion thing but im glad im not part of something that feels obligated to advertise a faith...even though this kind of thing has been around forever...