Anti-atheist bus campaign launched in London

By TIMES ONLINE
Added: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 UTC

Thanks to Billy Sands for the link.

Reposted from:
http://timescolumns.typepad.com/gledhill/2009/02/antiatheist-bus-campaign-launched-in-london.html

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Who apart from Transport for London is benefiting from this influx of cash into advertising for or against the existence of God? The churches might not be able to compete individually with Richard Dawkins' Â£150,00 atheist bus campaign running across several cities in the UK but between them they are putting up a pretty good show. I wouldn't cite any of it as proof or otherwise for the existence of God, even given the laws of probability. But if there is a God, He or She must be having quite a laugh.

The latest to hit the streets with pro-God buses are The Christian Party, the Trinitarian Bible Society and the Russian Orthodox Church. The Christian Party is paying for buses to carry the slogan: 'There definitely is a God. So join the Christian Party and enjoy your life.' The Trinitarian Bible Society has chosen a line from Psalm 53: 'The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.'

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