[Vision2020] “Millions are Good Without God,” Moscow, ID Billboard Declares

[Ted Moffett]

When I saw this sign today, my first thought was that Tom Hansen would post
a picture of this actual sign in Moscow, Idaho, to Vision2020, given Hansen
also posted a picture of another previous sign, on this same billboard, with
a "humanist" message, to Vision2020.

Thanks.  Now I can forward this picture to friends living far away, who
might doubt this sign is really in Moscow, Idaho.

Ted Moffett

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Thanks for reminding me, Bill.
>
> I dang near forgot.
>
> April 28, 2009
> http://www.tomandrodna.com/Photos/Moscow_Sign_04280901.jpg
>
> September 16, 2009
> http://www.tomandrodna.com/Photos/Moscow_Sign_09160901.jpg
>
> I perty darn near let this'n slip by.
>
> I figger by next summer people be collecking these pictures like baseball
> cards.
>
> How much ya figger I can get fer these photos at the next Trinity Fest
> (if'n there is a next Trinity Fest)?
>
> Tom "who believes in Christmas and other Pagan rituals" Hansen
> Moscow (up in these here parts), Idaho
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   “Millions are Good Without God,” Moscow, ID Billboard Declares
> >
> >   For Immediate Release
> >
> >   (Washington, D.C., September 16, 2009) “Millions are Good Without God,”
> > said the American Humanist Association (AHA) on a new billboard put up
> > in Moscow, Idaho yesterday. The billboard is one of several that have
> > gone up in the Moscow area, part of an advertising campaign to spread
> > awareness about being good without God. An image of the display can be
> > found here: http://www.americanhumanist.org/2009/moscow/billboard .
> >
> >   “We want people to know that you can be good without God,” said Roy
> > Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association.
> > “Too many think that morality is the exclusive domain of the
> > religious—we’re here to prove that assumption wrong.”
> >
> >   “We also want to reach out to other nontheists to let them know there
> is
> > a community out there for them and that they’re not alone,”
> >   said Speckhardt.
> >
> >   The billboard will run on Highway 95, just south of Moscow near the
> > Sweet Avenue cross street, facing northbound traffic. It will be
> > displayed through January.
> >
> >   The “Millions are Good Without God” ad is the third billboard to appear
> > in the Moscow area. This past spring the American Humanist Association
> > ran an ad in the area that read "Don’t believe in God? You are not
> > alone," and in the fall the American Humanist Association ran an ad that
> > said “Want a Better World? Prayer not Required.”
> >
> >   “We’ve had great success with this advertising campaign,” said
> > Speckhardt. “We’ve heard from nontheists who have been very enthusiastic
> > about it and are excited to be part of this community, and we’ve heard
> > from theists who have voiced their support of us speaking out.”
> >
> >   “Even though we still have a long way to go to overcome prejudice
> > against us, it’s becoming less controversial to say you don’t need to
> > believe in God in order to be a good person,” concluded Speckhardt.
> >
> >   The American Humanist Association billboard campaign is part of a
> larger
> > effort to spread awareness about nontheism. Other like-minded
> > organizations such as the United Coalition of Reason have placed
> > billboards in Phoenix, AZ; Philadelphia, PA and Charleston, SC. In
> > addition, the AHA ran bus ads that read "Why Believe in a God? Just be
> > Good for Goodness' Sake" in Washington, D.C. during the 2008 winter
> > holiday season.
> >
> >   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 a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism,
> > affirms our responsibility to lead ethical lives of value to self and
> > humanity.
> >
> >   ###
> >
> >   For more information contact:
> >
> >   Karen Frantz, Communications and Policy Manager
> >   American Humanist Association
> >   202-238-9088
> >   703-725-4112 (c)
> >   kfrantz at americanhumanist.org
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> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
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