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Donations are pouring in for the controversial atheist bus advertising campaign which is scheduled to start in the new year.
Organisers were initially aiming to raise $10,000 to promote atheism, with slogans such as "There's probably no god, now stop worrying and start enjoying yourself", put on the sides of buses.
"No God" Spokesman Simon Fisher says they have now revised their target as donations have already topped $15,000.
The New Zealand Atheist Bus Campaign was launched on Thursday using the same ads that created a storm when they ran on the London Underground and British buses earlier this year.
Similar ads have run in the United States, Canada, Italy, Spain, Australia, Finland and Germany.
Fisher says they will provoke discussion on religion and take away the stigma of atheism.
Bus operators have provisionally approved the ads but still have
final right of refusal before running them, he says.
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who believe in God or are they just an acceptable and thought
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Post new commentmeadles said on 2010-02-24 @ 08:47 NZDT: Report abusive post
??? What about... "This bus probably isn't here, so get walking!" If The UK is going to be held up as a great example of tolerance for this kind of rant... please look at the outcome! Their country is a mess!! Since when do Kiwis follow..? They lead.
djwray said on 2009-12-24 @ 17:34 NZDT: Report abusive post
These campaigns are an attention-seeking campaign as much as anything else, which indicates a variety of underlying disorders, such as an excessive need for approval. The ads won't convert anybody because nobody who is "worrying" about this issue will suddenly enjoy their life on the basis that there is no God. D J Wray http://www.atotalawareness.com
bmcg61 said on 2009-12-14 @ 00:59 NZDT: Report abusive post
The message is not intended to offend. That much should be obvious. Some people may feel offended but that is only because they are bigots. If the right to free expression doesn't protect offensive speech then what good is it?
lookup1 said on 2009-12-13 @ 08:38 NZDT: Report abusive post
A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. C.S. Lewis
kclaytor said on 2009-12-12 @ 22:03 NZDT: Report abusive post
Some religious people shouldn't stop worrying. Some people need the threat of an all-seeing being to be good people. Of course, there's the problem of religious wars, so perhaps promoting atheism is best.