Yes, atheist ads are still in the news and they are still getting a lot of attention. I think they might also be getting better, too, as more organizations are getting involved and people are getting more creative. Whatever you think of them, they definitely create conversation. But which one was your favorite atheist ad last year?
Readers nominated a lot of different atheist ads and now we have the five finalists for you to vote on.
Any print ad that appeared in 2011 is eligible so long as it's possible for readers to see the ad online when it comes time to vote for the winner (and preferably a large image, too, so it's easier to see).
Here are links to more information about each of the ads that are finalists for the Favorite Agnostic / Atheist Advertisement of 2011:
- "Don't believe in God? Join the club" from the United Coalition of Reason
- "Reason's Greetings - Solstice Tribute" from the Freedom From Religion Foundation
- "You don't need God-to hope, to care, to love, to live" from the Center for Inquiry
- "I see beauty in the universe without God, - Ashley Paramore" from the Freedom From Religion Foundation
- Favorite Agnostic / Atheist Book of 2011
- Favorite Agnostic / Atheist to Follow on Twitter of 2011
- Favorite Agnostic / Atheist Website of 2011
- Favorite Agnostic / Atheist Podcast of 2011
- Favorite Agnostic / Atheist Blog of 2011
- Favorite Agnostic / Atheist Facebook Page of 2011
- Favorite Agnostic / Atheist Community of 2011
Previous Favorite Agnostic / Atheist Ad Winner:
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I appreciate the intentions of all of the Agnostic/Atheist advertisements and applaud their creativity. However, I have a problem voting for the two:
1. You don’t need God-to hope, to care, to love, to live
2. I see beauty in the universe without God
In place of God, it should say “belief in a god”. To me, the way it is currently phrased implies that (1) God, as an entity rather than a concept, actually exists… and (2) the capitalizing of the word indicates the god of a specific religion. I eschew any god short of Mother Nature and Science, which are not gods, but disciplines. Not all doctrines capitalize God as do the Christians.
I would rather to see:
1. You don’t need to believe in a god to hope, to care, to love, to live.
Of course each of these advertisements are better than no representation… and that is why I applaud them and thank their creators all.