Friday, September 21, 2012
Atheists Rebuke Hobby Lobby in ‘Constitution Day’ Newspaper Ad: ‘Trusting in Any God Is Very Risky’
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an atheist activist non-profit, very frequently takes to billboards and newspaper advertisements to tout the value of a “free-thinking” society.
This week, the group decided to take out a full-page, anti-theist ad in The Albuquerque Journal. It’s purpose? To commemorate “Constitution Day,“ while letting New Mexico residents know that ”trusting in any god is very risky.”
The ad, which was overtly intended to offend the faithful, served as the FFRF’s Albuquerque, New Mexico, chapter’s public method of commemorating the anniversary of the U.S. Constitution’s ratification on Sept. 17, 1787. But in addition to celebrating this event of historical significance, the atheist group was also taking the opportunity to directly respond to craft store chain Hobby Lobby’s July 4 ad in the same newspaper.
The ad Herman references was intended to encourage newspaper readers to embrace their faith. It included quotes from past presidents, Congress and the Founding Fathers — statements that reaffirm America’s standing as a nation that was founded upon faith-based sentiment.
The FFRF decided to respond to this message, using “Constitution Day” as a springboard for doing so. Rather that touting faith, the non-believers came up with an ad focused upon “godless” ideals.
“Freethinkers can all celebrate the fact that the founders of our nation were first among nations to adopt a godless and entirely secular Constitution, whose only references to religion are exclusionary,” FFRF co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor commented in a statement posted on the group’s web site.
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Ms Gaylor seems not to have read the 1st Amendment -- JR
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We need freedom from these athiests creeps
Their ad was self contradictory. They call themselves "Freethinkers" and then proceed to tell other people what to believe and what to think.
Well, the reference is exclusionary in the First - it excludes Congress from interfering in the exercise of religion...
It's OK. No harm, no foul. Atheists have every right to express their opinions--after all, it is their Constitutional right--just as Christians have the same Constitutional right to express theirs. And being as a patriotic Christian, I will fight to the death for that right.
Just remember that the Atheist does not want to hear what others believe, because it just reminds them of their chosen un-belief.
They claim "trusting God is risky". But trusting man is not? Taking a secular point of view, religion has aways been used as a social guideline for interpersonal action within a society. More importantly, it also been a defacto limitter on rulers. Without religion, you will get a Darwinian society, that places no bounds on a person and where might is right. This will devolve to a totalitarian dictatorship with an absolute socialpathic ruler. I do see the point on religion become a totalitarian rule, but eventually the populous finds the flaw in the theocrat and they are deposed. This has happened with EVERY religion given time and pressure. Without religion, what is th higher order limitting the strong and the ruler?
Atheists view God as a human construct meant to appease one's fear of death. To the Atheist, the concept of God being real is beyond logic and reason because they cannot accept the idea of something existing that is greater than them. To the Atheist, it's all about empirical observation and proof, and they haven't seen any proof that they will accept of God's existence.
And frankly, I don't have a problem with that. But I DO have a problem with them infringing on MY Constitutional rights to express MY opinions about God.
Wow, well, not ot put anyones personal beliefs down, but I see so many contradictions, not neccesarilly right here, but close to this. One, some are so proud to stand for their religion, yet pst anonymously. Two, a big point that is made in the argument of the US being a Christian founded nation, well two points there... First, ironically, the first settlers came her in part to move away from the Church controled State. Second, at that time, if you were a "blasphemer" or such you were in fear of the Churches retribution, look at the Salem Trials. Third, for all the "Christian" equal rights believers, I would have to argue your "Equal RIghts" Most of you want to take those awayf from others such as the Gay community.
we're all free agents and thus free thinkers.
can't be too risky, Christians have a longer life expectancy than atheists.
Religion wrecks everything. Just say no to make believe.
Communism is totaly athiestic and secular
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