The “Atheists.” bus ad controversy is a free speech issue, not a religious argument

Arguments regarding the truth value of religious claims have entered the controversy surrounding the “Atheists.” bus ad (see comments here) and some atheists in the comments section of the linked Times-Tribune article have taken the bait from some religious commenters who have levied personal attacks against atheists or otherwise have argued that there is good […]

Local news video and article: Advertising Controversy Surrounding COLTS buses (WBRE)

Watch the video here (don’t click the picture). Another local news station, WBRE, released a video concerning the NEPA Freethought Society’s really, really, really inoffensive “Atheists.” bus campaign that was refused because it would spark public debate. As I make very clear in the video, we’re not giving up.

Local news video and article: “No God No ad?” (WNEP)

Watch the video and read the article here. (Don’t click the picture.) WNEP TV 16 recently covered the controversy surrounding the NEPA Freethought Society’s really, really, really inoffensive “Atheist.” bus ad which was rejected by COLTS — an entity which receives county, state, and federal funding — and has previously had “Consider adoption…it works!” ads […]

[Audio] COLTS removes “God Bless America” from buses

No more of this nonsense… Dave Kaczmarek, vice president of the Amalgamated Transit Union 168 representing COLTS, appeared on the Corbett show earlier today [click for audio] with some really interesting breaking news. The “God Bless America” message which previously appeared on COLTS buses has been removed in the heat of the controversy surrounding COLTS’ […]

ALCU’s MaryCatherine Roper on bus ad controversy

(Design update 4/4/12) Mary Catherine Roper — senior staff attorney for the ACLU of Pennsylvania and a frequent guest on Steve Corbett’s radio show — appeared on WILK Newsradio today at the request of the host to discuss legal issues surrounding COLTS’ refusal of the NEPA Freethought Society’s really, really, really inoffensive bus advertisments. Here are some highlights of the ten […]