Atheistic billboards send ripples of dissent across God-fearing America
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/17/american-atheists-nationwide-campaign
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The billboards are the work of a national group of atheists – or nontheists, as they call themselves – called United Coalition of Reason that seeks to encourage nonbelievers throughout America by bringing them together.
Through their website, they set themselves up in the mould of a religious community, outlining their "mission" , which they define as raising the visibility and sense of unity of the "community of reason".
The idea for the billboard campaign emerged after a Christian businessman in Tampa spent $50,000 (£32,000) of his own money putting up posters denouncing the separation of church and state . The coalition decided to take him on directly by spending twice as much on its own campaign.
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It's funny to me to think that no single religion is followed by a majority of the people on the planet. The Christians lead with 33%, Islam 21% and Hindu 14%. So, the odds are, that no matter what you believe, YOU ARE WRONG.
•1.Christianity: 2.1 billion2.Islam: 1.5 billion
3.Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
4.Hinduism: 900 million
5.Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
6.Buddhism: 376 million
7.primal-indigenous: 300 million
8.African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
9.Sikhism: 23 million
10.Juche: 19 million
11.Spiritism: 15 million
12.Judaism: 14 million
13.Baha'i: 7 million
14.Jainism: 4.2 million
15.Shinto: 4 million
16.Cao Dai: 4 million
17.Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
18.Tenrikyo: 2 million
19.Neo-Paganism: 1 million
20.Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
21.Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
22.Scientology: 500 thousand
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