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Do You Find The New "You Don't Need God" Billboards Offensive?
Monika:
Stating the obvious, ain´t it?
delalluvia:
Not offended at all.
Considering how many Christian billboards are up all over the nation pushing their POV, it's quite refreshing and a change of pace.
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on March 09, 2011, 08:09:28 pm ---Not offended at all.
Considering how many Christian billboards are up all over the nation pushing their POV, it's quite refreshing and a change of pace.
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I know what you mean. Those Christian billboards are up all OVER the place around here - mostly advertising churches. And some anti-abortion billboards sprinkled in for good measure. :-\
Marge_Innavera:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on March 07, 2011, 07:51:32 am ---
Technically, the billboards are not refuting the existence of God, just stating that you don't need Him to do the things listed on the billboard.
I'm sure there are many atheists and agnostics who would agree.
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IMO the message that people who don't believe in a god can 'hope, care love and live' exactly like everyone else is a good counterweight to what many people are hearing about the "unsaved." Somewhere every Sunday morning, a sermon is being preached referring to people outside the "one true religion" as being totally miserable and disfunctional. I've often wonder how people who take this seriously can square that with the people they work and interact with; maybe there's just an assumption that everyone whose life doesn't appear to be a train wreck is, at the very least, a 'Christian in their heart.'
Here's an excerpt from a list of the alleged characteristics of the "unsaved". I've heard many lists like this on religious radio and it's different only in its length:
"In summary, Biblically unsaved people are:
in spiritual darkness, under the power of Satan, without hope, enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, being hated and hating others, spiritually harassed and helpless, with many woes, in the trap of the devil, under the dominion of darkness, spiritually dead, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry, sexually immoral, impure, greedy, living an empty way of life, slaves to sin, homosexuals, thieves, drunkards, slanderers, swindlers, wicked."
Well, you get the idea. I'm sure everyone noticed "homosexuals" on the list along with the rest.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on March 10, 2011, 09:25:21 am ---IMO the message that people who don't believe in a god can 'hope, care love and live' exactly like everyone else is a good counterweight to what many people are hearing about the "unsaved." Somewhere every Sunday morning, a sermon is being preached referring to people outside the "one true religion" as being totally miserable and disfunctional. I've often wonder how people who take this seriously can square that with the people they work and interact with; maybe there's just an assumption that everyone whose life doesn't appear to be a train wreck is, at the very least, a 'Christian in their heart.'
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LMAO @ "Christian in their heart".
I know what you mean, regarding the Sunday sermons. I remember hearing things like that when I went to church with my family. I was very fortunate that my parents would tell my brothers and I that everyone has a right to their own religious beliefs, and no matter what they were, we should respect them.
The list of those "unsaved" is not surprising, although I did chuckle at "slaves to sin" description. I pictured a man in shackles, chained to the word "SIN" in big, red letters.
Oh, and off topic, but I love the text under your avatar, Marcia! :laugh:
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