Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Hemant Mehta, the “Friendly Atheist,” has launched a year-end poll in which readers can select their favorite ‘atheist billboard’ of the year. Making the final cut of 18 billboards is a billboard I submitted to the County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) in early 2012, on behalf of the NEPA Freethought Society, which was slated […]
Supportive e-mail from local resident Last night, I received a supportive e-mail from a resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania (presumably from Scranton) who would like to see the “Atheists” bus ad I proposed back in January [this is the prototype/mockup] on Lackawanna County buses. For those who may have missed the story, I proposed a very simple bus […]
Above is the final version of the advertisement that the County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) won’t allow on their buses. Many readers of this blog likely know that I, months ago — as a representative of the NEPA Freethought Society — submitted a very simple ad containing the word “Atheists.” that was rejected by COLTS. — Here’s […]
Above is an image of the newest design of the bus ad the NEPA Freethought Society wishes to advertise on County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) buses in Scranton, PA. This post contains a recap (see under Recap) of many events thus far pertaining to why COLTS denied a bus ad that prominently features the […]
The message of “God Bless America,” quite loud and proud, was displayed on COLTS’ buses for years, but the “Atheists.” ad isn’t allowed. A bus driver, writing a letter to the editor of a local newspaper, complains about the removal of “God Bless America,” but he voices no support for atheists. Shouldn’t we be allowed […]
