Sock it to 'em, guys. The religious freaks have had it all their own way for far too long.

Dec 5, 2008 at 10:54 AM
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http://livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/12/05/Atheists_sue_over_billboard_removal

Atheists sue over billboard removal

A Wisconsin group has sued the city of Rancho Cucamonga, California, for its alleged role in the removal of a billboard promoting atheism.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed the lawsuit against the city and the director of its redevelopment agency, Linda Daniels.

The group had paid for a billboard that said "Imagine No Religion" in large letters on a stained-glass background. General Outdoor Advertising took down the billboard on November 20, less than a week after the company put it up.

Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the group that represents atheists and agnostics, said the city violated the First Amendment by contacting General Outdoor to relay complaints from city residents about the billboard.

That illustrated a violation of free-speech rights and an unconstitutional city endorsement of religion, the suit says.

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big surprise - they can put a great bloody "Jesus Saves" signs up every where you drive, and no one gives a crap, but the second atheists/agnostics do the same, it's down in less than a week - gee, i wonder who whinged

A Sarah Palin wannabe probably.

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I think they have a very legitimate right to sue, and I hope they win.

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Looks like John Lennon is going to get banned then. It's his lyrics. And this barely a week after the Vatican has forgiven him for saying the Beatles were more popular than God.

For once the Vatican looks almost contemporary.