Humanists Launch ‘Godless Holiday’ Ads

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
By Josiah Ryan, Staff Writer

(CNSNews.com) - The American Humanist Association (AHA) announced the launch of a $40,000 “godless holiday” ad campaign in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday in which more than 200 placards will be placed in and on the city’s metro buses.

The ads ask commuters, “Why believe in a god?” and encourages them to “Just be good for goodness sake.”

Some experts from religious groups criticized the AHA’s campaign, saying that morality and the intention to do good is based on belief in God.

“We don’t want atheists to be left alone in their convictions over the holidays,” said Roy Speckhardt, the AHA’s executive director, who announced the ad campaign at the National Press Club. the rest