Godless Billboard Moved After Threats

I cannot imagine any other country than America actually taking the bloody thing down.

There might be a few eyebrows raised here (which is us getting worked up about it) but it would just sit there until the next advert was pasted over it.
 
metzomagic said:
I think the advertising agency, Lamar, are doing the right thing in not making the landowner's name public. A lot of those fundie nut-jobs have guns.

So I don't see at as 'poor journalism' at all. How about applying Occam's razor:

1. Landowner says he received multiple threats concerning the billboard that was posted on his property.
2. Advertising agency discreetly agrees to move billboard to their own property.

Or, what?

1. Atheists threaten landowner to make it look like religious nut-jobs did it.

So... some here think that this is all a hoax (i.e. that the landowner wasn't threatened by religious nut-jobs), because the journalists didn't interview the landowner? That says CT to me. Isn't it much more probable that the landowner and advertising agency are telling the truth? Even if the landowner was interviewed, how is that going to make things clearer? Presumably, the threats were made over the phone.
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You may well be right but where is the evidence? There is nothing but interpretation. Shoddy journalism and you've been 'sold'.
 
While I agree that the story that was posted was pretty sorry both in terms of research and the actual writing of the thing, it wouldn't surprise me if it was true. Believing that a group of people who can look you in the eye and tell you that you're going to be tortured for eternity because you won't flatter their god are capable of a few anonymous threats is not a big step.

Christianity in a nutshell:
We love our enemies, until they die, then **** them.
 
Looks like some folks have gone past threats.
A billboard on U.S. 1 in St. Augustine bearing the message, "Don't Believe in God? You Are Not Alone," has suffered major damage.

The billboard, located about 6 miles north of State Road 16 and visible to southbound traffic, raised controversy when it first appeared March 29. Now those behind that message believe vandalism may have been involved.
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Gosh, "vandalism may have been involved"? Ya think?
 
I suppose I could have been the Old Guy Himself finally taking an interest in the activities of His Earthly creations. ;)

Though, I must admit, that this is a curious place to resume His involvement after all these centuries. :boggled:
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
I suppose I could have been the Old Guy Himself finally taking an interest in the activities of His Earthly creations. ;)

Though, I must admit, that this is a curious place to resume His involvement after all these centuries. :boggled:
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If you read the link it was almost funny. On guy was postulating, "It could have been rock flying off a train.."
 
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