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WTG Dems! Brilliant move
Despite receiving multiple death threats, American Atheists will move forward with plans to erect billboards proclaiming, You know its a myth and you have a choice one in the heart of a predominantly Orthodox Jewish community in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, N.Y. on Tuesday, and another on Wednesday two blocks from a mosque in Paterson, N.J., which is home to a large Muslim population.
The Arabic word for Allah will appear on the billboard in Paterson while the Hebrew translation of God will be printed on the one in Williamsburg.
American Atheists, based in Cranford, N.J., is a civil liberties group that advocates for the total, absolute separation of government and religion and equality for atheists.
David Silverman, president of American Atheists, told The Daily Caller that he contacted the police on Monday after receiving threatening phone calls and faxes from disgruntled individuals angry with the decision to put up the signs.
Threats made against Silvermans life, which he described as anti-Marxist and anti-Semitic, are currently being investigated by the Cranford Police Department.
I am not overly concerned, Silverman told TheDC. Overall, the response has been civil.
Silverman argues that the billboards are not meant to offend or convert anyone to Atheism and are intended only to reach closet atheists in highly-religious communities.
A billboard cant convert anyone, he said. No one is going to leave their religion because of something they saw on a billboard.
Read more: American Atheists | Billboards | New Jersey | The Daily Caller
Despite receiving multiple death threats, American Atheists will move forward with plans to erect billboards proclaiming, You know its a myth and you have a choice one in the heart of a predominantly Orthodox Jewish community in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, N.Y. on Tuesday, and another on Wednesday two blocks from a mosque in Paterson, N.J., which is home to a large Muslim population.
The Arabic word for Allah will appear on the billboard in Paterson while the Hebrew translation of God will be printed on the one in Williamsburg.
American Atheists, based in Cranford, N.J., is a civil liberties group that advocates for the total, absolute separation of government and religion and equality for atheists.
David Silverman, president of American Atheists, told The Daily Caller that he contacted the police on Monday after receiving threatening phone calls and faxes from disgruntled individuals angry with the decision to put up the signs.
Threats made against Silvermans life, which he described as anti-Marxist and anti-Semitic, are currently being investigated by the Cranford Police Department.
I am not overly concerned, Silverman told TheDC. Overall, the response has been civil.
Silverman argues that the billboards are not meant to offend or convert anyone to Atheism and are intended only to reach closet atheists in highly-religious communities.
A billboard cant convert anyone, he said. No one is going to leave their religion because of something they saw on a billboard.
Read more: American Atheists | Billboards | New Jersey | The Daily Caller