Comments on: Atheist Action Items http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/atheist-action-items.html NIGHTTIME IS FOR DREAMING. DAYLIGHT IS FOR ACTION. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:09:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/atheist-action-items.html#comment-45051 Ebonmuse Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:15:21 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=966#comment-45051 Score one for the good guys. :) Thanks to everyone who took part! Score one for the good guys. :) Thanks to everyone who took part!

]]> By: Archimedez http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/atheist-action-items.html#comment-45036 Archimedez Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:10:09 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=966#comment-45036 P.S. Here's a link to a video with some more background on the international bus ad campaign, with the person who came up with the idea, Ariane Sherine. Ariane Sherine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfwwb_3Nu8M P.S. Here's a link to a video with some more background on the international bus ad campaign, with the person who came up with the idea, Ariane Sherine.

Ariane Sherine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfwwb_3Nu8M

]]> By: Archimdedz http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/atheist-action-items.html#comment-45033 Archimdedz Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:05:49 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=966#comment-45033 Here's the link to the bus ad story above http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Atheist+transit+green+light+Ottawa/1379024/story.html Here's the link to the bus ad story above
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Atheist+transit+green+light+Ottawa/1379024/story.html

]]> By: Archimdedz http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/atheist-action-items.html#comment-45032 Archimdedz Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:04:46 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=966#comment-45032 Update: Atheist Bus ad goes ahead in Ottawa Atheist transit ads get green light in Ottawa By Patrick Dare, Ottawa Citizen March 11, 2009 5:24 PM <a>Atheist transit ads get green light in Ottawa <abbr title="Article"></abbr></a> Update: Atheist Bus ad goes ahead in Ottawa

Atheist transit ads get green light in Ottawa
By Patrick Dare, Ottawa Citizen
March 11, 2009 5:24 PM
Atheist transit ads get green light in Ottawa

]]> By: Opethian_days http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/atheist-action-items.html#comment-44842 Opethian_days Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:02:50 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=966#comment-44842 Thank you so much for posting this! i immediately sent off an e-mail to all of the city council, and received this reply from one of the members. "The key parts of this policy include principles in the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards which includes as unacceptable "demean, denigrate or disparage any identifiable person, group of persons, firm, organization, industrial or commercial activity, profession, product or service or attempt to bring it or them into public contempt or ridicule". It also condones any form of discrimination based on religion. Even more direct is article 5 of the OC Transpo Ad Guidelines which states that religious advertising is not permitted "which promotes a specific ideology, ethic, point of view, policy or action, which in the opinion of the City might be deemed prejudicial to other religious groups or offensive to users of the transit system". It then goes on to state that "Religious advertising will be permitted if the information is designed to promote a specific meeting, gathering ore event and the location, date and time of said event." I replied asking what was so "offensive" and "prejudice" about "there is probably no god, so stop worrying and enjoy your life". i await a reply Thank you so much for posting this! i immediately sent off an e-mail to all of the city council, and received this reply from one of the members.

"The key parts of this policy
include principles in the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards which
includes as unacceptable "demean, denigrate or disparage any
identifiable person, group of persons, firm, organization, industrial
or commercial activity, profession, product or service or attempt to
bring it or them into public contempt or ridicule". It also condones
any form of discrimination based on religion.

Even more direct is article 5 of the OC Transpo Ad Guidelines which
states that religious advertising is not permitted "which promotes a
specific ideology, ethic, point of view, policy or action, which in the
opinion of the City might be deemed prejudicial to other religious
groups or offensive to users of the transit system". It then goes on
to state that "Religious advertising will be permitted if the
information is designed to promote a specific meeting, gathering ore
event and the location, date and time of said event."

I replied asking what was so "offensive" and "prejudice" about "there is probably no god, so stop worrying and enjoy your life".

i await a reply

]]> By: LindaJoy http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/atheist-action-items.html#comment-44798 LindaJoy Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:13:27 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=966#comment-44798 Ebon- thank you for posting this. I think it's great to inform your readers about threats to the separation of religion and government whenever possible. We have two bills in the state legislature of Kentucky right now that are being pushed by religionists. One would require all women who are choosing an abortion to have an ultrasound and the doctor is required to show it to them in person before they can have the procedure. (It's KY Senate bill 79 which passed and was sent to the KY House). Also, KY Senate bill #68 that would only allow married hetersexual couples to adopt children in KY. This place drives me crazy! Ebon- thank you for posting this. I think it's great to inform your readers about threats to the separation of religion and government whenever possible. We have two bills in the state legislature of Kentucky right now that are being pushed by religionists. One would require all women who are choosing an abortion to have an ultrasound and the doctor is required to show it to them in person before they can have the procedure. (It's KY Senate bill 79 which passed and was sent to the KY House). Also, KY Senate bill #68 that would only allow married hetersexual couples to adopt children in KY. This place drives me crazy!

]]> By: GDad http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/atheist-action-items.html#comment-44751 GDad Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:19:31 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=966#comment-44751 About a year ago, our governor spoke out against abstinence-only sex education. I wrote him a letter to thank him for his evidence-based approach to reality. Disappointingly, the functionary that answered my letter very much backpedaled and said that the guv had really meant something like, "Abstinence is great, but those pesky facts get in the way, and in order to keep the damned liberals happy, I said what I said." I think the functionary wasn't really expressing the guv's true opinion, based on other observations I've made. It just crisps my noodles to think that our state government is so afraid of the fundies that they can't even accept praise for doing what's right. About a year ago, our governor spoke out against abstinence-only sex education. I wrote him a letter to thank him for his evidence-based approach to reality. Disappointingly, the functionary that answered my letter very much backpedaled and said that the guv had really meant something like, "Abstinence is great, but those pesky facts get in the way, and in order to keep the damned liberals happy, I said what I said."

I think the functionary wasn't really expressing the guv's true opinion, based on other observations I've made. It just crisps my noodles to think that our state government is so afraid of the fundies that they can't even accept praise for doing what's right.

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