[Photo by Lynn Fellman]
Ah, more billboard-based controversy. I suspect that this will likely be the most unheeded as well as the most resented atheist billboard to come down the pike in a long while, and that illustrates what's severely wrong with religion. Religion has such an emotional choke hold on the faithful. People are afraid of hell enough as it is, but when they consider the eternal fate of their kids and the chance they might wind up burning in hell, well, who wants to think of such a thing? They feel they must indoctrinate their children because no one wants to think of their own children trapped in the torment of hellfire for eternity. Having children think for themselves and make up their own minds is way too dangerous. The religious justify their actions by arguing that they are "just teaching their children what's right," but there's a reason most Christians converted before the age of 18.
If Christians actually respected the individuality of these children and waited till they were old enough to understand and think for themselves, I suspect Christianity today would be nothing more than a fringe cult group with a handful of members - assuming it would survive at all.
What do I think of this billboard? Well, I count myself among the ranks of those who hate Comic Sans font, so that's one strike against it. I'm not crazy about the "talking baby" thing either, but that's a personal preference issue. The message, however, is spot on. On another personal note, seeing this billboard reminds me of all the reasons why I hate children's ministry.
Dead-Logic.com
