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Atheist billboard causes stir in Broward

Ken
Posted Jul 5, 2009 7:54 PM
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Hollywood, FL
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Community residents are protesting a billboard they call offensive to Christians.
The recruitment billboard put up by the Florida Atheist and Secular
Humanist Society stands just east of Interstate 95 on Sunrise Boulevard
and 27th Avenue, next to a business owned by an African-American
preacher.
The members of the community cite two main problems: born-again
Christians own the business right next to the sign, and the billboard
is located right in the middle of an African-American community.
Neighboring businesses have called to try to get the sign removed.
"Muslim, Jew, Hindu, Christian, whoever you are, we all believe in a
spiritual higher being. When you have something like this here, people
don't want to come and patronize us anymore," said Theodore Hamilton,
an employee at a nearby business. "We don't agree with this. We don't
like this here in our community, and this is a spiritual based
community."
The sign states: "Being a good person doesn't require God. Don't believe in God? You're not alone. www.FreeThoughtFlorida.com."
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