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March 10, 2010

Resurrection Bytes, Renaissance Lights--Spreading the Good Words

At 10 a.m on April 4, 2010, a distinguished group of leaders from across the secular movement will be asked to offer, very briefly, a contribution as to how we--all of us, individuals and local, regional, and national organizations in the community of reason--can become more visible, better known for who we really are... [ MORE ]

March 3, 2010

Godless Ads to Appear on Detroit Area Buses Tomorrow

"Don't believe in God? You are not alone."

These words are part of a coordinated multi-organizational advertising campaign designed to raise awareness about people who don't believe in a god. The King and Queen size ads proclaiming this message will appear tomorrow on the outsides of a dozen buses traveling throughout the Detroit area as far north as Pontiac and Auburn Hills, as far west as Walled Lake, as far east as Troy and as far south as downtown Detroit. Their presence will continue for a month... [ MORE ]

March 1, 2010

Two More Godless Billboards Vandalized

With just one week to go in its four-week billboard campaign, the Sacramento Area Coalition of Reason had two more of its ten billboards vandalized over the weekend. The one on the west side of Roseville Road, just north of Longview Drive, visible to southbound traffic passing McClellan Air Force Base, had nearly all of its vinyl torn off by vandals, revealing most of the previous billboard underneath. And the one on the west side of Auburn Blvd., nearby just south of Myrtle, also facing north, had "Christ Loves U" spray painted roughly in the lower right-hand corner... [ MORE ]

February 16, 2010

Godless life can be good, local group says on sign

Nonbelievers, you are not alone.

That's the message the Center for Inquiry of Southern Arizona hopes to convey on a midtown billboard: "Are you good without God? Millions are."... [ MORE ]

February 16, 2010

Godless Billboard Vandalized near Sacramento

One or more vandals used spray paint to deface part of a billboard on Interstate 80 midway between Sacramento and Davis, California, that reads "Are you good without God? Millions are." The words "also lost?" were added below the "Millions are."... [ MORE ]

February 9, 2010

Godless Billboards Spring Up Across Sacramento

"Are you good without God? Millions are."

These words are part of ten billboards (10 ft. 5 in. by 22 ft. 8 in.) that have just gone up around Sacramento. Sponsored by the Sacramento Area Coalition of Reason (Sacramento CoR) with $6,450 in funding from the United Coalition of Reason, the billboards each carry their message superimposed over an image of blue sky and puffy white clouds. Their appearance marks the launch of the Sacramento coalition, which is made up of nine area nontheistic (atheist and agnostic) groups... [ MORE ]

February 9, 2010

Morality Research Sheds Light on the Origins of Religion

ScienceDaily (Feb. 9, 2010) -- The details surrounding the emergence and evolution of religion have not been clearly established and remain a source of much debate among scholars. Now, an article published by Cell Press in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences on February 8 brings a new understanding to this long-standing discussion by exploring the fascinating link between morality and religion... [ MORE ]

January 26, 2010

Godless Billboards Appear around Tampa Bay

"Are you good without God? Millions are."

These words are part of prominent, 14' x 48' billboards that have just gone up on both sides of Tampa Bay. The one on the Tampa side is near the University of South Florida along East Fowler Avenue near 17th Street, visible to westbound traffic. On the St. Petersburg-Clearwater side the billboard is along Ulmerton Road just east of U.S. Hwy. 19, viewable by eastbound traffic heading toward the airport. Sponsored by the Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason with funding from the United Coalition of Reason, the two billboards carry their message superimposed over an image of blue sky and puffy white clouds. The cost of the campaign is $7,600... [ MORE ]

January 12, 2010

Godless Billboard Appears North of Downtown Seattle

"Don't believe in God? You are not alone."

These words are part of prominent, 14' x 48' billboard that has just gone up on Lake City Way NE near 78th Street. It can be seen by motorists traveling southwest to I-5 and Seattle on the commuter route from the Lake Washington area. Sponsored by the Northwest Freethought Coalition with funding from the United Coalition of Reason, the billboard carries its message superimposed over an image of blue sky and puffy white clouds. It cost $6,700... [ MORE ]

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