Canadian atheists certainly have a taste for the absurd when they don’t get their way. Having been turned down by the Ottawa transit authority for their silly bus ad campaign, they staged a photo-op with their mouths taped shut as a protest against the decision. How ironic considering they are the usually the first ones to try and shut down any displays of Christianity in the culture.
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Atheist ads have no place on buses, Ottawa transit rules
The News, New Glasgow (Canada), p. 8.
February 18, 2009
There will be no atheist advertisements on Ottawa city buses.
The national capital’s transit committee voted Wednesday to support OC Transpo’s decision to reject the ads.
Members of the Humanist Association of Ottawa are disappointed with the decision and call the city’s ad policy discriminatory.
Group member David Burton said he and others were shocked when they learned the city refused to allow the ads, sponsored by the Freethought Association of Canada.
The ads, which have been accepted for display on buses in Toronto and Calgary, say, “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.”
