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rug

(82,333 posts) Fri Jan 30, 2015, 03:35 PM Jan 2015

Atheist billboard taken down in Mobile, group says they're owed 2 more weeks

This billboard is one of several unveiled by the Gulf Coast Coalition of Reason and funded by the (Courtesy Greater Mobile Atheists)

By Cassie Fambro | cfambro@al.com
on January 30, 2015 at 12:09 PM, updated January 30, 2015 at 1:01 PM

Four billboards were erected in three southern states in early Jan. in an effort to unite people who do not believe in God.

"Don't believe in a God? You're not alone," the billboards read. It advertised a website, gulfcoastcor.org, with information for people who do not believe in God.

One of those billboards was located in Mobile on the west side of Interstate 10 near Theodore Dawes Road, but was taken down a little over a week ago.

The initial billboard contract was set to begin the week of Christmas but a snag led to a delay, according to Troy Tatum, vice-president of Lamar Advertising in Mobile.

http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2015/01/billboard_erected_to_unite_peo.html

http://unitedcor.org/gulf-coast/page/home

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Atheist billboard taken down in Mobile, group says they're owed 2 more weeks (Original Post) rug Jan 2015 OP

Oops, religion forum...never mind... I just love this billboard though...REASON is right NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #1

Say what? We don't bite! cbayer Jan 2015 #4

It is such an inofffensive message -what is the problem> hollysmom Jan 2015 #2

There shouldn't be one. This is one of their more, er, reasonable billboards. rug Jan 2015 #3

I don't wee any problem at all with this billboard. It's a good message. cbayer Jan 2015 #5

Absolutely innocuous message. okasha Jan 2015 #6

I used to live in Mobile. Mariana Feb 2015 #7

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)

1. Oops, religion forum...never mind... I just love this billboard though...REASON is right

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 03:38 PM

Jan 2015

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

4. Say what? We don't bite!

Reply to NoJusticeNoPeace (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 04:22 PM

Jan 2015

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

2. It is such an inofffensive message -what is the problem>

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 03:41 PM

Jan 2015

rug

(82,333 posts)

3. There shouldn't be one. This is one of their more, er, reasonable billboards.

Reply to hollysmom (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 04:02 PM

Jan 2015

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

5. I don't wee any problem at all with this billboard. It's a good message.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 04:25 PM

Jan 2015

The article doesn't really say why they took it down other than there were some complaints.

okasha

(11,573 posts)

6. Absolutely innocuous message.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 05:00 PM

Jan 2015

The group is owed reimbursement, in time or money.

Mariana

(14,860 posts)

7. I used to live in Mobile.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sun Feb 1, 2015, 03:46 AM

Feb 2015

I remember when one of the large Southern Baptist churches in town decided they didn't like Mardi Gras. They put billboards up on all the main roads to downtown, where most of the festivities take place. "Mardi Gras is not of God" they said. I don't remember that anyone demanded they be taken down. Mostly folks just laughed at them, and went on their merry way to celebrate Mardi Gras.

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