[Vision2020] vandals strike again

[Wayne Price]

Once the Humanists  get the sign redone, and I really hope they do,  
would it be that hard to REMOVE the ladder leading up to the platform?
Carrying a can of paint at night is one thing, but paint and a  
ladder?  Perhaps  the creeps could be caught that way.
Or, perhaps  a camera, so the creeps could be identified and prosecuted?



On Nov 5, 2009, at 7:47 AM, Joe Campbell wrote:

> This is against free speech, against property rights, and against  
> religious freedom.
>
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>
> On Nov 4, 2009, at 2:38 PM, keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:
>
>> I wish whoever is doing this would knock it off.  If the most  
>> courageous stand you can make for your faith in God is to deface a  
>> billboard, you've really got some spiritual inventory to examine.
>>
>> Keely
>> www.keely-prevailingwinds.com
>>
>>
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>>
>> From: london at moscow.com
>> To: vision2020 at secure.fsr.com
>> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:55 -0800
>> Subject: [Vision2020] vandals strike again
>>
>> Humanist Billboard Vandalized in Moscow, Idaho…Again
>>
>> (Washington, D.C, November 4, 2009) An individual or individuals have
>> defaced a billboard in Moscow, Idaho… again. The billboard originally
>> read "Millions are good without God" but was partially obscured with
>> blue paint to now read “Millions are good with God”. It's the second
>> time the American Humanist Association (AHA)-sponsored billboard has
>> been vandalized in two weeks. In the first instance the word  
>> "without"
>> was completely blacked out, after which the AHA quickly replaced the
>> billboard. The advertisement, which was originally placed
>> mid-September, is part of an American Humanist Association  
>> advertising
>> campaign to spread awareness about being good without God. It's the
>> third billboard advertisement the organization has displayed in the
>> Moscow area and similar ads have been put up around the country.
>>
>> A picture of the vandalized billboard can be found here:
>> http://www.americanhumanist.org/system/storage/29/1225/Picture_002.jpg 
>> .
>> The billboard can be found on Highway 95, just south of Moscow near
>> the Sweet Avenue cross street, facing northbound traffic.
>>
>> "The irony here is worth noting," said David Niose, president of the
>> American Humanist Association. "Some individuals are committing
>> criminal acts while apparently claiming that their religious view of
>> the world leads to good behavior. It's not a very convincing argument
>> on their part."
>>
>> "This is not just vandalism, it is religiously motivated vandalism
>> which attempts to silence a minority viewpoint," added Niose.
>> "Everyone, not just humanists, should be concerned about such acts."
>>
>> The Moscow Police Department notified the AHA this morning. They
>> believe the ad defaced between 1 and 3 am. The AHA has alerted the
>> billboard company who leased the space, Lamar Outdoor, who said they
>> will start leaving the lights on round the clock. The AHA will be
>> replacing the billboard but hasn't yet decided whether to go with the
>> same design.
>>
>> "I’m disturbed that this happened again," said Roy Speckhardt,
>> executive director of the American Humanist Association. "Two
>> consecutive crimes in a town where the last incidence of billboard
>> vandalism was years ago makes it obvious that humanists and our
>> message are being targeted.”
>>
>> The American Humanist Association (www.americanhumanist.org)  
>> advocates
>> for the rights and viewpoints of humanists. Founded in 1941 and
>> headquartered in Washington, D.C., its work is extended through more
>> than 100 local chapters and affiliates across the United States.
>>
>> Humanism is the idea that you can be good without a belief in God.
>>
>> ###
>>
>> Contact:
>> Karen Frantz
>> 202-238-9088
>> cell: 703-725-4112
>> kfrantz at americanhumanist.org
>>
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