How ONE SINGLE WORD stopped religious advertising!

In 2012 Co-organizer and Spokesperson of the Northeast Pensylvania freethought society Justin Vacula attempted to get an athiest advertisement on the County of Lackawanna transport system. The proposal was rejected as it was considered 'attacking religion' and it could spark public debate.

Oh heaven forbid we have a public debate about anything of consequence.



This year another proposal was rejected by COLTS.

“It’s our aim to be completely neutral on religious issues” said COLTS solicitor Timothy Hinton.

I'm sorry to inflict this on my viewers, but here is the horrible devisive advertisement that COLTs rejected. Look away now if you are at all squeemish.

Horrific, isn't it?

In its refusal letter to Justin Vacula, COLTS states "It is COLTS goal to provide a safe and welcoming environment on its buses for the public at large. The acceptance of ads that promote debate over public issues such as abortion, gun control or the existence of God in a confined space like the inside of a bus detracts from our goal"

This advertising proposal has caused COLTS to revise its advertising policy to protect the general public from anything that might cause them offence.

On the 17th of September the COLTS board meeting adopted a new advertising policy.

Under the new policy ads “that promote the existence or non-existence of a supreme deity, deities, being or beings; that address, promote, criticize or attack a religion or religions, religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs; that directly quote or cite scriptures, religious text or texts involving religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs; or otherwise religious in nature” will not be accepted.

The NEPA are continuing to pursue the matter.

Ideally I'd like to see the advertising open to all points of view but as new policy prohibits it I guess that's not going to happen.

One word managed to get all religious advertising shut down. That's power!

Dinosaurs in Genesis and Contaminated Holy Water!

Now for a story that could leave a bad taste in your mouth.
According to the mail online, most holy water is contaminated with feacal matter and could be harmful to your health.
The report quotes from a study by the Institute of Hygiene and Applied Immunology in Vienna that analysed holy springs and fonts in Austria.
It found that some holy springs had concentrations of nitrates in them from agriculture. It also found that 86% of holy water has feacal matter in it, and every millilitre of water has up to 62 million bacteria in it!
A microbiologist from the Medical University of Vienna recommends that the responsible authorities and priests put up warning signs by the holy springs. He also recommends that salt could be added to holy water in fonts to reduce the chance of bacteria thriving, he also suggests that holy water in churches should be changed regularly. Personally I'd recommend staying away from Church altogether. Holy shit!



Have you ever heard of the Blue Ridge Christian Academy? Perhaps this will jog your memory.

The Blue Ridge Christian Academy was a Christian school in South Carolina at the cutting edge of creationist science education.

Did I say cutting edge ? Sorry, I meant to say it was a steaming pile of horseshit that milked the willfully ignorant in an attempt to indoctrinate their unfortunate offspring into the intellectual desert wasteland that is creationism.

According to "The Christian Post", the Blue Ridge Christian Academy will close down due to a lack of funds, despite an appeal by Mark Looy and Ken Ham on the "Answers in Genesis" website. The school needed $200,000 to remain open and in the end managed to raise $15,000. Answers in Genesis also asked for readers to pray for the school. I guess they didn't pray hard enough.

I'd like to ask you all to ponder this sad loss of academic powerhouse. I know I'm going to be choking back the tears for nanoseconds.

Just think, those kids wont learn about how the world is 6,000 years old or that humans and dinosaurs coexisted. This loss of a vibrant thinktank of creationism will be about as sadly missed as a case of syphilis.

Chained patients found during raid on Church mental health facility!

Just another piece of evidence that religion, or rather those that believe in it, cause real, physical harm.

My thoughts on the eve of Election 2013

It appear that the Liberal party is going to win, but I at least hope the minor parties get to hold the balance of power.

I'm voting for the Secular Party of Australia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZW5wvdvf1c