Finally, a christian who ‘gets’ the “atheist bus”
And the winner is…
*drumroll*
But the atheist bus poster still seems an odd thing to make such a fuss about. For a start it doesn’t say anything nasty about God, just that he probably doesn’t exist. Many people have said much ruder things about him, and he always seems to take it pretty well.
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It also happens to be a statement of the basic religious beliefs of a lot of British people. Considering the number of religious groups who advertise on public transport, if all drivers took Heather’s stance, the result would be pretty chaotic. No Christians, Muslims or other believers could drive an atheist bus. And if a bus had a poster with a verse form the Bible about Jesus dying for our sins, no atheist or Muslim could drive it. If it advertised the Qu’ran – you get the picture.
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Most of us, I think it’s fair to say, don’t want a religiously segregated public transport system. Perhaps there’s enough room on the buses for all religions to have their say without anyone walking out.
And here come the money quotes:
In fact, speaking as one myself, I think it shows quite a cheek for Christians to make a fuss about this. We’ve spent decades covering public places with verses from the Bible, and posters promising that if you let Jesus into your life everything will be all right for ever.
Then as soon as the opposition get the money together to do the same thing we’re outraged, and think that God is as cross as we are.
Personally, I think that if God is anything like as big and clever as we claim he is, he can probably take it.
I think we should give Tomkins a window seat. He’s earned it.
/hattip The Friendly Atheist
The Guardian CIF: Contemplating God-free zones
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