The tables have turned on a bigoted anti-Christian organization. American Atheist paid $15,000 to display their message of hate and intolerance during the DNC convention in Charlotte, NC only to have it shoved back in their face.American Atheists and Adams Outdoor Advertising are removing two Charlotte billboards slamming Christianity and Mormonism after the national atheists’ group said it received an outpouring of public anger and threats.
The billboards, targeting the faiths of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, went up about two weeks ago on Wilkinson Boulevard and the Brookshire Freeway. They were supposed to be present for the duration of the national conventions, though the billboards were in Charlotte only, and not in Tampa, Fla.
Amanda Knief, the managing director of American Atheists, said a report from Fox News about the billboards Wednesday incited a national outpouring of “vitriol, threats and hate speech against our staff, volunteers and Adams Outdoor Advertising.”
Knief said if Adams had not been involved, American Atheists would have kept the billboards in place.
“It was a mutual decision between us and Adams Advertising for the safety and interests of both organizations that the billboards come down,” Knief said.
So, now these anti-Christian bigots know what it’s like to be harassed and silenced. I wonder if this lesson will soften their pillory-them-all mentality. I doubt it. Organizations like American Atheist and The Freedom from Religion Foundation make a living trampling on the First Amendment rights of others. There’s a lot of money to be made fleecing the Jesus freaks.
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