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Atheist Advertising -- or Evangelizing? The Holiday Ad Blitz Starts Early
By David Gibson - Politics DailyIt's two weeks before Thanksgiving and atheists who have tried to counter the religious reasons for the season with good tidings of godlessness have outdone themselves this year: They've launched publicity campaigns with a bigger ad buy than ever. The largest is a $200,000 effort by the American Humanist Association (AHA) that includes a television spot that aired on NBC's "Dateline" Friday evening as well as other television commercials -- a first for such an organization -- plus advertisements in national and regional print media. This year's AHA campaign differs from last season's more ...
Ho, Ho . . . Whoa! Secularists Get the Holiday Spirit
By David Gibson - Politics DailyPerhaps the moral to this story is, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." After years of waging the so-called "Christmas wars" -- on the side opposing religious displays in public spaces -- it seems non-believers are getting into the spirit of the season. The American Humanist Association unveiled its holiday ads on Monday, and they feature a bunch of smiling revelers wearing Santa caps in a pitch that looks like just about every other holiday come-on, complete with red-and-green color scheme. But the giveaway is the jolly message broadcast in capital letters: "NO GOD?. . . NO PROBLEM!" The ...
Humanists Push for Godless Holidays
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Nov. 23) -- As Americans gear up for the holiday season, they're fine-tuning wish lists, digging out unfortunate Christmas sweaters and bracing for the onslaught of holiday advertising campaigns. This year adds a new contender to the long list of groups vying for attention, and it comes with a twist. The American Humanist Association today launched its first nationwide "godless holiday campaign." Its slogan: "No God? ... No Problem!" The ads, which show smiling people in Santa hats, will appear first on Washington, D.C., buses and subway trains over Thanksgiving weekend. In early December ...
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