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Afternoon Show   →   New Atheist Billboard Drawing Stares and Complaints in Times Square

Tags: Christmas, times square billboard, Culture, Interviews, US, David Silverman, American Atheists, Inc.
Jamila Bey
Dec 12, 2012 18:48
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A billboard in Times Square has caused controversy for its anti-religious take on Christmas. Photo Credit: altrendo travel/Stockbyte/Thinkstock.
A billboard in Times Square has caused controversy for its anti-religious take on Christmas. Photo Credit: altrendo travel/Stockbyte/Thinkstock.
WASHINGTON – A billboard in Times Square is causing a ruckus after American Atheists put up a billboard with a picture of Santa Claus above a picture of Jesus on the Cross with the caption, “Keep the Merry, Dump the Myth.”

Host Jamila Bey talked with the David Silverman, president of the American Atheists, to discuss the billboard and its reaction.


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