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		Christians hire professional drivers to stalk atheists around town as tensions rise between the two groups in Fort Worth, Texas (nerve.com)		611
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Ennuipoet		2010-12-15 05:14:04 PM

Both of you...and I mean BOTH of you, stop wasting money on these stupid farking signs. Maybe, just maybe, you take the money you are shiating down the toilet with these idiotic billboard wars and do something like help poor people. Honestly, I expect more from my fellow atheists.

SphericalTime		2010-12-15 05:14:52 PM

It's true, I've checked and Mr. McDonald's right, no one owns December. Who would have thought?

Diogenes		2010-12-15 05:15:52 PM

SphericalTime: It's true, I've checked and Mr. McDonald's right, no one owns December. Who would have thought?

However, we did put it up for collateral for another loan from China.

LordZorch		2010-12-15 05:15:56 PM

Most christians don't act like it...

Diogenes		2010-12-15 05:17:04 PM

"I'm stalkin' for Jesus!"

Dancin_In_Anson		2010-12-15 05:17:38 PM

When in Ft Worth.

what_now		2010-12-15 05:22:19 PM

Dancin_In_Anson: When in Ft Worth.

oh dear lord I am so hungry right now.......

SphericalTime		2010-12-15 05:23:22 PM

Diogenes: SphericalTime: It's true, I've checked and Mr. McDonald's right, no one owns December. Who would have thought?

However, we did put it up for collateral for another loan from China.

Right. I should have known that. Next time I'll ask around a bit more before I go spouting my head off.

Sudo_Make_Me_A_Sandwich		2010-12-15 05:25:05 PM

Does the article say how much they are paying? I mean, nothing against my atheist friends, but jobs are kinda tough to find right now...

unyon		2010-12-15 05:29:30 PM

Dancin_In_Anson: When in Ft Worth.

fark. Now I'm hungry. It surprises me how much the staples of the Mexican menu differs in the US (and in NE Mexico) from where I go for part of the year on the Pacific coast. We see very little mole-based stuff, but Chili Relleno and Pasole are on the menu of every restaurant.

TheHighlandHowler		2010-12-15 05:31:29 PM

Meh, I've never been in Texas (except at GHB airort), but if I lived there and had an issue with fundies, I'd move to Austin (which I understand is more free-thinking).

UNC_Samurai		2010-12-15 05:32:16 PM

what_now: Dancin_In_Anson: When in Ft Worth.

oh dear lord I am so hungry right now.......

I'm also a fan of Spring Creek

/granted, that's technically in Keller

FloydA		2010-12-15 05:32:59 PM

If my ex-girlfriend followed me around telling me she still loved me,
I'd eventually have to call the cops.

Lumpmoose		2010-12-15 05:41:59 PM

Besides the needless pollution and persecution complex, I have to say that's a farking brilliant response by the Christians.

muck4doo		2010-12-15 05:47:43 PM

Lumpmoose: Besides the needless pollution and persecution complex, I have to say that's a farking brilliant response by the Christians.

Looks to me like both parties have a persecution complex. I say send all involved to Saudi Arabia for a year so they can learn some real persecution.

/Detroit will work too.

Dancin_In_Anson		2010-12-15 05:49:04 PM

what_now: oh dear lord I am so hungry right now.......

unyon: fark. Now I'm hungry.

They have the best Goddamn Mezzcan foodz around. Really.

Quasar		2010-12-15 05:50:08 PM

At least their creating jobs, which is more then I can say for 0bama.

AdolfOliverPanties		2010-12-15 05:53:24 PM

Dancin_In_Anson: When in Ft Worth.

Do as the Ft Worthians do?

poonesfarm		2010-12-15 06:06:16 PM

Dancin_In_Anson: When in Ft Worth.

Good call. That's probably the best Mexican restaurant in the city.

ninjakirby		2010-12-15 06:12:52 PM

Eh. Weird, but whatever. Not like either are offensive.

serial_crusher		2010-12-15 06:13:20 PM

if by "stalk atheists", you mean "drive along public bus routes", then yes. Atheists should file for a restraining order immediately.

Also, what Ennuipoet said.

FloydA		2010-12-15 06:18:28 PM

Quasar: At least their creating jobs, which is more then I can say for 0bama.

Their what?

Somaticasual		2010-12-15 06:19:44 PM

Whatever. At least they're supporting workers, I guess.

//and, since they can't legally discriminate against hiring atheists..

Lumpmoose		2010-12-15 06:23:48 PM

muck4doo: Lumpmoose: Besides the needless pollution and persecution complex, I have to say that's a farking brilliant response by the Christians.

Looks to me like both parties have a persecution complex. I say send all involved to Saudi Arabia for a year so they can learn some real persecution.

/Detroit will work too.

The atheists seem to be clear on exactly how persecuted--and not-persecuted--they are: "It can be pretty lonely for a nonbeliever at Christmastime around here. There is so much religion. We thought, 'What the heck? Nobody owns December.'" and "We want to tell people they are not alone. People don't realize there are other atheists. All you hear around here is, 'Where do you go to church?'"

I would love to see a statement of purpose from the buyers of the counter-billboard for comparison.

House of Tards		2010-12-15 06:31:46 PM

Nabb1		2010-12-15 06:39:57 PM

Again?

Pastor of Muppets		2010-12-15 06:41:39 PM

Dancin_In_Anson: When in Ft Worth.

Oh so very much THIS!

FloydA		2010-12-15 06:45:28 PM

Nabb1: Again?

Pocket Ninja		2010-12-15 06:57:53 PM

It's like stupid and dumb having an argument over whose rock is rockier.

Moonbat		2010-12-15 07:58:10 PM

Add a few vehicles with Zoroaster and Buddha and we can has a parade!

Lionel Mandrake		2010-12-15 08:05:51 PM

The paper then surveyed non-Fort Worth places with experience in the matter. Vandals destroyed similar ads in Detroit, Sacramento, and Tampa, FL, while Des Moines, IA, outright banned atheist ads... for four days, after which they reversed their position.

Hmm...where are the atheist vandals? Why didn't atheists try to ban Christian ads?

Both sides are bad, so worship Jesus.

muck4doo		2010-12-15 08:15:55 PM

Lionel Mandrake: The paper then surveyed non-Fort Worth places with experience in the matter. Vandals destroyed similar ads in Detroit, Sacramento, and Tampa, FL, while Des Moines, IA, outright banned atheist ads... for four days, after which they reversed their position.

Hmm...where are the atheist vandals? Why didn't atheists try to ban Christian ads?

Both sides are bad, so worship Jesus.

They were too busy removing historical crosses in the desert.

Man On Pink Corner		2010-12-15 08:18:37 PM

HawgWild		2010-12-15 08:19:32 PM

Moonbat: Add a few vehicles with Zoroaster and Buddha and we can has a parade!

Oh! I call Shiva!

Gyrfalcon		2010-12-15 08:23:15 PM

Somaticasual: Whatever. At least they're supporting workers, I guess.

//and, since they can't legally discriminate against hiring atheists..

Oh, great. Now you're supporting the hiring of suicide bombers!

Minus1Kelvin		2010-12-15 08:23:23 PM

Lionel Mandrake		2010-12-15 08:23:59 PM

muck4doo: Lionel Mandrake: The paper then surveyed non-Fort Worth places with experience in the matter. Vandals destroyed similar ads in Detroit, Sacramento, and Tampa, FL, while Des Moines, IA, outright banned atheist ads... for four days, after which they reversed their position.

Hmm...where are the atheist vandals? Why didn't atheists try to ban Christian ads?

Both sides are bad, so worship Jesus.

They were too busy removing historical crosses ~~in the desert.~~ on federal land.

Let some guy who lives in the desert build one on his own property.

Braindeath		2010-12-15 08:24:06 PM

HawgWild: Moonbat: Add a few vehicles with Zoroaster and Buddha and we can has a parade!

Oh! I call Shiva!

I call Thor and I will totally dress like Jack Kirby if I have to.

ultraholland		2010-12-15 08:24:07 PM

Can we get a FSM food cart to stalk them both?

frostcrow		2010-12-15 08:24:20 PM

Christians Morans- " *cry* We are being repressed by the evil atheists !"
Atheists Morans - " *cry* We are being repressed by the ignorant Christians !"

Everyone else " How about both of you DIAF "

There was a time when the religious camp got the lion's share of truly stupid people but now days they seem to be splitting them down the middle with the Atheist camp.

SpinStopper		2010-12-15 08:24:21 PM

Dancin_In_Anson: When in Ft Worth.

I'm going to have to try that next time I'm up there. It took me a while to get used to what they call "Tex Mex" here in Houston. I lived for years on Mexican fare in Arizona and Southern California. What you just posted looks more like what I used to enjoy.

Oh, and the rabid atheists and Christians need to chill the f*ck out ;)

Fuller		2010-12-15 08:24:38 PM

Ennuipoet: Both of you...and I mean BOTH of you, stop wasting money on these stupid farking signs. Maybe, just maybe, you take the money you are shiating down the toilet with these idiotic billboard wars and do something like help poor people. Honestly, I expect more from my fellow atheists.

As usual I will have to explain why the two groups are not at all equivalent.

The purposes of the atheist billboard/bus campaigns are as follows:

- To reach out to atheists who are fearful of, or unable to come out as non-believers for fear of losing family and friends (a very real fear for many non-believers), and remind them they are not alone.

- To remind believers they do not have a monopoly on goodness, morality and so forth. Too many believers do not understand or simply choose to forget this.

- To promote organisations that do good work in promoting science education, critical thinking, separation of church and state, and so on.

The claim that this is somehow equivalent to the proselytising of a single faith requires a whole lot of explaining. Explaining that is, unsurprisingly, never forthcoming.

Either build up your explanation, or step aside while we try and do some good work.

Man On Pink Corner		2010-12-15 08:24:39 PM

Minus1Kelvin: Yeah, how DARE atheists let other atheists know that in a state OVERWHELMINGLY Christian that they are not alone and can be apart of a community that accepts them and their godlessness.

As XKCD pointed out, the important thing is that Ennuipoet and PocketNinja have found a way to feel superior to both.

Degenz		2010-12-15 08:24:45 PM

Thank God, I didn't get enough of this story when it was greenlit a few days ago.

dstrick44		2010-12-15 08:25:29 PM

Ennuipoet 2010-12-15 05:14:04 PM
Both of you...and I mean BOTH of you, stop wasting money on these stupid farking signs. Maybe, just maybe, you take the money you are shiating down the toilet with these idiotic billboard wars and do something like help poor people. Honestly, I expect more from my fellow atheists.

And what about the poor sign painters & professional drivers? How are they supposed to feed their kids?

Ryker's Peninsula		2010-12-15 08:26:54 PM

That does sound like something Christ would do.

buckler		2010-12-15 08:28:57 PM

House of Tards: Ennuipoet: Both of you...and I mean BOTH of you, stop wasting money on these stupid farking signs. Maybe, just maybe, you take the money you are shiating down the toilet with these idiotic billboard wars and do something like help poor people. Honestly, I expect more from my fellow atheists.

Have you thought of purchasing a sign?

I could see this easily balloon into a parade of about twenty sign-bearing vehicles following the bus in a "You", "No You" parade. Like a travelling FARK thread.