AMERICAN ATHEISTS TO FLY ATHEIST BANNER AT SUPER BOWL
American Atheists, Inc. February 3, 2012
AMERICAN ATHEISTS, INC. For more information, please contact:
Dave Silverman, President 732-648-9333
Blair Scott, Communications Director 256-701-6265
An Atheist civil rights group announced today that it will be flying an airplane banner on Super Bowl Sunday around Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The banner will read “Football beats church anytime – atheists.org.” The banner is scheduled to be in the air from 9:30-11:30 AM local time.
Dave Silverman, President of American Atheists, stated, “We took advantage of a unique opportunity to remind many Americans that their religion is not as important as they like to pretend it is. In many cities around the country the running joke is that football is the most popular religion.”
Mr. Silverman continued, “The banner will be seen by thousands of tailgaters, who clearly agree with American Atheists since they chose to sit on a tailgate instead of a pew. They chose to party with friends instead of praying with preachers.”
American Atheists notes that statistically speaking there will be more atheists in Lucas Oil Stadium than Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists combined and doubled.
American Atheists sends a special welcome to the atheists attending the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. The organization also extends an invitation to atheist fans to attend the Reason Rally and American Atheists Convention in Washington, DC this March, both of which will be even more fun than a football game.
Blair Scott, Communications Director for American Atheists, said, “There are thousands of Super Bowl related employees working on the Sabbath, which according to the Bible is a sin worthy of being stoned to death. Our desire to be entertained on Sundays puts a lot of Americans to work, but Christian mythology dictates that these American workers are doomed to hell.”
In addition to the 70,000 fans sitting in the bleachers at Lucas Oil Stadium, it is estimated that 130 million fans will watch the Super Bowl this Sunday. Based on available statistics, 20 million of those viewers will be atheists: enjoying their Sunday without church.
AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a national non-profit 501(c)3 organization that defends civil rights for Atheists and other nonbelievers; works for the total separation of church-mosque-temple and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.
American Atheists, Inc.PO Box 158Cranford, NJ 07016
Could you possibly believe me if I told you that I was REALLY trying to help YOU when I was interacting with your readers regarding “On Homosexuality”?
I left this little taunt like I’m some kind of a badass. Truth is, I’m feeling pretty small now because what happened matters and it was a thing that I know hurt. I’m wanting to actually express that I care, yet these little points I’ve been trying to make on the side to you have ruined that possibility.
You didn’t deserve the reception you received from your readers. But, I’m seeing now that I’ve only made it worse with these unconstructive side items. I am sorry for that and I hope to grow from this.
Thank you for tolerating me as you have. Take care.
A better chance of filling bleachers (whose emptiness is only a matter of conjecture) than filling the heads of theists whose emptiness is a matter of record.
Hopefully the torrent of new recruits flooding out of the Super Bowl advertisement will help to fill the empty bleachers of your current readership.
That is, unless some of your colleagues get to them first.
You DO have tickets to the Super Bowl, yes?
What an articulate, friendly, and supportive post.
Could you possibly believe me if I told you that I was REALLY trying to help YOU when I was interacting with your readers regarding “On Homosexuality”?
I left this little taunt like I’m some kind of a badass. Truth is, I’m feeling pretty small now because what happened matters and it was a thing that I know hurt. I’m wanting to actually express that I care, yet these little points I’ve been trying to make on the side to you have ruined that possibility.
You didn’t deserve the reception you received from your readers. But, I’m seeing now that I’ve only made it worse with these unconstructive side items. I am sorry for that and I hope to grow from this.
Thank you for tolerating me as you have. Take care.
A better chance of filling bleachers (whose emptiness is only a matter of conjecture) than filling the heads of theists whose emptiness is a matter of record.
Bravo! Too bad there is no one else in the stadium to applaud.
(Sorry, Mr. Kagin–Hopefully, you can understand why I had to fire back on this kid.)