The most neutral one, no offence right?
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We all understand I'm joking with all my slogans right?
By the powers invested in me by tabloid-reading imbeciles, I pronounce you guilty of paedophilia!The point is not that whether or not it offends me, but that people are limiting the freedom of expression of the other side very severely when banners with messages about the fate of a person's soul are allowed but banners that say "Don't believe in god? You are not alone" are not.
Both sides should have equal right to express their position and advertise their organisations or congregations or whatever it is that they're advertising. If the ads are already subject to being checked for discriminating messages and none are found, the ads should be allowed to stay up even if some people take offense.
I'm sure I don't have to explain why that is important - surely you've seen at least one important message advertised in a banner that deserves to be heard even if some take offense? Like "equal pay for equal work" or "say no to racism"? Those are offensive to some people, yet banners with those slogans certainly deserve to be shown.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur."Explicit disbelief would be anti-theism" - Beholderess
Huh? I thought anti-theism referred to the belief that the idea of a god was a terrible thing to believe in, so as to distinguish it from atheism that still considers the idea of a god a good thing to believe in, at least according to Christopher Hitchens.
Antitheism is defined as active opposition to theism or even religion as a whole. It could refer to opposition to specific deities as well. At least this is the definition I know and use.
edited 16th Apr '11 3:49:59 PM by Aondeug
If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan ChahStrong and Weak atheism: Strong atheists disbelieve, and weak atheists simply lack a positive belief one way or the other. Agnosticism really is a separate thing altogether, but has simultaneously etymologically evolved to be synonymous with Weak Atheism.
In any event, there's enough disagreement on the terms that proclaiming, loudly, that someone else is misusing them is probably a mistake.
The last one I promise
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Kind of relevant.
So should be try to establish the definitions in use in this debate?
By the powers invested in me by tabloid-reading imbeciles, I pronounce you guilty of paedophilia!

After reading this thread, I think even a poster that says "Life exists" or "This is a poster" would be pulled for being anti-religion if I were to try to buy space for these ads in the US.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.