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ellisonz

(27,711 posts) Wed Jun 17, 2015, 07:58 PM Jun 2015

Massive “God Loves Gays” Billboards Finally Pop Up In Utah

“Perhaps a few Utahan LGBTQ teens struggling with their identity will see the message ‘God Loves Gays’ and feel a little better,” the anonymous organizer told BuzzFeed News.

Posted on Jun. 16, 2015, at 3:16 p.m.
Dominic Holden
BuzzFeed News Reporter

After a failed attempt last year, two giant billboards were posted this month in Utah — including one illuminated by a Salt Lake City highway — that display a smiling, white-haired man in front of a rainbow with the words “God Loves Gays.”

An Imgur user posted a photo of the billboard with the caption: “Saw this driving down the freeway in the heart of SLC UT. Knew it was coming, but thank you God, it was awesome to finally see one of these.”

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The project is run by an anonymous organizer who operates a Facebook account and website called “God.” “God” started a crowd-funding campaign in 2014 to counter religiously backed messages that cast being gay or lesbian as sinful. If enough money could be raised, the organizer told fans, he or she would commission the massive billboard. But Reagan Outdoor Advertising and YESCO — two of the area’s leading billboard companies — rejected the ads because religion and LGBT rights were too sensitive, BuzzFeed News reported in October 2014.

However, the God organizer was persistent. And this month, the billboards were posted in Salt Lake City and Orem.

More!:http://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/massive-god-loves-gays-billboards-finally-pop-up-in-utah?ts_pid=2#.fvKjOk8jK

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Massive “God Loves Gays” Billboards Finally Pop Up In Utah (Original Post) ellisonz Jun 2015 OP

Kick for God ellisonz Jun 2015 #1

The pushback will be as predictable as it is pathetic gratuitous Jun 2015 #2

Kick for the First Amendment! Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #3

Laughter is often the best medicine. n/t ellisonz Jun 2015 #4

But magic underwear billboards are OK in UT central scrutinizer Jun 2015 #5

ellisonz

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1. Kick for God

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Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:53 PM

Jun 2015

gratuitous

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2. The pushback will be as predictable as it is pathetic

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Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:57 PM

Jun 2015

Religious-themed billboards, totally okay with a certain segment of our society, will suddenly become bad, bad, and very bad. There will be high dudgeon and people going bonkers. Fox will just ask questions about whether there's too much politicizing of religion, and strongly suggest that everyone just dial it back, particularly the folks who put up these billboards.

The proper response is that I didn't give a shit what these people thought before the billboards went up, and I give even less of a shit now what they think.