How to donate to the Atheist Bus Campaign by Absnasm

"Gleeful and life-affirming."

How I did it: I spotted an article about the Atheist Bus on the Guardian website, hopped on over to their JustGiving page and donated.

The Atheist Bus Campaign is a response to the aggressively marketed Alpha Course, a hardcore "introduction to Christianity" course which has been advertising on buses and bus shelters in the UK for a couple of years now, without really expressly spelling out in their ads what it's all about. The British Humanist Association and the Guardian's Comment is Free readers have joined together to provide a publicly visible counter - big adverts on buses stating "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life". I'm all for it.

Lessons & tips: Get thee over to the JustGiving site and... just give. Don't forget to claim GiftAid if you're in the UK!

Resources: Atheist Campaign, JustGiving, Comment Is Free.


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Oct 21, 2008, 05:52AM PDT | 21 comments | 28 cheers


Comments:

<'))){

This is great!

Now, say for example I
tried to do this in certain
parts of my country…

I’d get shot. By several
people at once within 5 minutes
too. Probably. Then they’d have
a pig roast and slap each other
on the back. Happy ending. Now
pass that full magazine with the
high-powered rounds to me,
Bubba. I gots to reload.

))){

Oct 23, 2008, 07:05PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 4 cheers

Absnasm is falling to pieces

Well, quite.

And what a Christian attitude that is. I have to say that I am extremely grateful to live in a country where religion isn’t a major – or even minor – deal-breaker in terms of politics, relationships, employment and so on.

I mentioned to a friend last night that I’ve lost a few subscribers recently, and they suggested that this post may have something to do with it. There’s no way to prove that, but if it’s true, fine, I don’t really want subscribers who’d decide they don’t want to associate with me the second I reveal my ungodly colours. On the other hand, I have been touting my rebellious witch-whoriness around for quite some time now, so perhaps it’s something else.

Oct 24, 2008, 08:03AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 3 cheers

<'))){

LOL!

That reminds me when I
had a spate of subscribers
after I picked my <))){ symbol
and (I guess) they associated
that with the Christian fish.

How surprised they were and
how quickly I lost a bunch of
subscribers!

Oh well. It sucks being polytheistic
in a monotheistic country.

))){

Oct 24, 2008, 05:09PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 3 cheers

SG

...

that’s funny…

Oct 24, 2008, 05:34PM PDT | Respond to this 2 cheers

trancegeek spreading Mojo!

Subscribers

I don’t have that many subscribers – But I defiantly lose the odd one now and again when I go one one of my Atheist rants, or at least that could be the case.

Who knows though.

Oct 25, 2008, 04:28PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Absnasm is falling to pieces

Really?

Interesting. It’s really hard to tell if that is the reason. It could be pure coincidence. Of course, the fact that they’re gone means we can’t really ask for confirmation. Meh.

Oct 25, 2008, 05:01PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

calypte floaty light

I suspect it's true

I know I once – aaaages ago – unsubscribed from someone whose posts started having strong religious slants. I just don’t really want to read anyone’s views on “growing in christ” or whatever. So I’d guess the reverse also held true – if your posts sit uncomfortably with someone’s beliefs, they probably don’t want to find them in their subscription feed.

Oct 26, 2008, 02:19AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 3 cheers

I guess. - Absnasm
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Oct 26, 2008, 06:03AM PDT

Wow... - Absnasm
Exactly. - Jessy

loveinthecure is...

did you say

“Now stop worrying and enjoy your life” – sweet – I am so glad I saw this. I am going to go share it with a ton of those I know…....that statement applies to EVERYONE no matter one’s beliefs. Worry is about as worthless as the idea that there is need.

Oct 23, 2008, 10:13PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

Absnasm is falling to pieces

Absolutely.

Now will you please call my mum and explain that to her?

Oct 24, 2008, 08:04AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

loveinthecure is...

If it was that EASY

I’d be in seventh heaven – “HEY, GET OFF THE WORRY TRAIN!” and then they’d do it – wow – we’d have so many healthy people in this world we wouldn’t even know what to do with them all! I know worry creeps in for me every once in a while but I sure know its value and that allows me to turn that fountain of ooze off ASAP!

I for one like it when users of 43Ters are fearless in being themselves. Cheers.

Oct 24, 2008, 08:24PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Absnasm is falling to pieces

That's great.

A lot of people don’t have that ability. Maybe you should teach it to people. I quite often see Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Stop Worrying book and consider buying it for my parents. But they’re such cynics that I think they’d just laugh. Worrying’s served them well so far… in that it’s kept them exactly where they are.

Oct 25, 2008, 05:10AM PDT | Respond to this

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Oct 25, 2008, 01:44PM PDT

Absnasm is falling to pieces

Just out of interest, which comments bother you?

I agree that such hatred towards religion isn’t necessarily the ideal result of such a campaign, but it may well be an automatic one. For centuries atheists have been suppressed, ignored and persecuted, so it’s hardly surprising that the second there’s a movement that unites them and gives them a voice, the frustration spills out in strong words. It’s a classic reaction. And in comparison with the violence religion has historically been responsible for (and still is), it’s nothing, really.

Oct 25, 2008, 02:10PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

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Oct 25, 2008, 02:59PM PDT

Absnasm is falling to pieces

Yes, they could.

I’m tempted to say, well, tough, taste of their own medicine!

The “probably” is apparently there because, legally, the advert isn’t allowed to say that there isn’t a god. There’s no actual proof there isn’t, just as there’s no actual proof there is. It’s like the “Probably the best lager in the world adverts”.

Having said that, if there are adverts going around saying “If you don’t believe in God you’ll burn in a lake of fire for all eternity”, they should be in serious trouble. It being written in the bible isn’t proof enough for it to be legally binding.

Oct 25, 2008, 03:30PM PDT | Respond to this 2 cheers

Maggie the cat has been on 43T for 6.5 yrs!

Cool bus.

Too bad it’d get stoned ‘round these parts!! That makes me want to get stoned.

Dec 03, 2008, 04:17PM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer

KellietheWhat is gonna be a grandma!!!

Ho my god....

I love it… I’m really sick of Christians. I was on Facebook (aka virtual tent revival) and some dude I used to party-it-up with back in the day posted this: “What would you do if you knew Jesus was coming in the next couple of hours?” I said, “Look busy.”

(I stole it from a bumper-sticker)

Nov 22, 2009, 10:27AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Absnasm is falling to pieces

"What would Jesus do?"

Nothing. He’s dead.

I have never heard the expression “tent revival” before. Madness. I’m fairly sure we don’t have anything like that here, or if we do it’s marginalised enough not to get in my face.

Nov 22, 2009, 03:53PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

KellietheWhat is gonna be a grandma!!!

Whaaat?!

Never heard of a tent revival?! Why you can find ‘em on most any empty lot around here! Of course, the closer you get to poverty the easier they are to spot…

(A tent revival is nothing more than a bastardization of the tambourine, just so ya know….)

Nov 22, 2009, 04:11PM PST | Respond to this 2 cheers


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