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cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 11:17 AM Sep 2012

Atheist Group Asks You To Worship JesusMuhammadShivaClaus

Every year at the University of Minnesota, student groups are invited to “Paint the Bridge,” a tradition in which the groups paint panels on the side of a bridge with their logo, meeting info, etc.

This year, the Campus Atheists, Skeptics, and Humanists (CASH) went with something potentially controversial:



They argue there’s nothing wrong with this (and I agree):

We created this artwork to raise questions about the legitimacy of religious viewpoints. We wanted to do it in a fun, lighthearted way that would cause people to take a second look at the number of religions out there and the extremely low chance of any particular religion being the correct one. We expect our mural will attract like-minded people who recognise the advantages of rising above religious superstition in order to achieve humanistic goals.


The mural comes on the heels of the group’s celebration of Everybody Draw Muhammad Day, which they’re participating in later tonight.


http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/09/27/atheist-group-asks-you-to-worship-jesusmuhammadshiveclaud/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed


So, does anyone find this offensive? Why?
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Atheist Group Asks You To Worship JesusMuhammadShivaClaus (Original Post) cleanhippie Sep 2012 OP
Not in the least. fleur-de-lisa Sep 2012 #1
No spaghettin monster?? Oregonian Sep 2012 #3
I like it. sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #2

fleur-de-lisa

(14,627 posts)
1. Not in the least.
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 11:23 AM
Sep 2012

I've been worshiping ShivaClaus my entire adult life. I find it distressing, however, that Pegasus and the other flying unicorns were not depicted, showering peyote buttons on all earthly beings from the magic flying carpet.

 

Oregonian

(209 posts)
3. No spaghettin monster??
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 11:37 AM
Sep 2012

Flying or otherwise??

I will be filing a complaint in the Minnesota federal courts about this. I demand recognition of Carl, the Host of Hosts in Pastaroneus.

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