Believers: Would you be offended by this ad?

"Don't believe in God? You are not alone."

What exactly is offensive about that? It's stating a fact. I would like the people who say it is offensive to explain why they think that. If someone paid for an ad that said "Believe in God? You are not alone" would that be found offensive by the same people who find the atheist ad offensive? If not then why not?

I can't see how that's anymore offensive than any other ad that is targeted towards one particular group. Men do not get pissed off about tampon commercials.Whites do not get offended over ads for products aimed at african americans (for the most part). People need to realize that America has religious freedom as one of its most important rights, which means that we are all free to practice, or not practice, any religion we like. Atheists are commonly looked down upon, and this is just another example of a vast majority oppressing the minority. Would they be just as offended if there was an ad targeting islam-curious people, or Buddhist-curious people?

Considering it's government funding there should be no God related ads on it. However, it should be no more offensive to religious people than religious ads being offensive to Atheists. We are the nation of offended people, you can't say anything, you can't show anything that in any way can be construed as offensive. What ever happened to the line of thought, "Sticks and stones?"

Who cares if they're offended or not?

I have to go around all day seeing "Jesus: I trust in you" billboards all down the highway, and the occasional "Life: It's the christian answer" anti-abortion billboard too.

If 1 bus puts up an ad for a freethinkers group and a bunch of christians get up and cry "OFFENSIVE" all I have to do it point my finger down the Missouri highway to all their signs.

I don't call in and complain about their signs. I just drive past them. Why can't they do the same?

it's advertising. your tax dollars do not fund it, the organization doing the advertising pays for it.

as far as being offensive, maybe it is. but the rest of us are offended when we get religion shoved in our faces by people like the Jehovah's Witnesses, and we see ads that promote religion all the time. those stay up, why shouldn't the opposing view be ok too?

religion is a matter of opinion, and don't we all have the right to one?

I know you didn't ask nonbelievers' opinions, but if I may contribute anyways, I find it encouraging. If someone's faith is so tenuous that the only response they have to something that questions their faith is to silence the questioner, there may be hope for them to come around eventually. The truly faithful need not be threatened by questions because they have the strength of their convictions. Only someone who is uncertain of his viewpoint needs to quash all others. Let's hope their uncertainty leads to them asking genuine questions and seeking their answers.

And as for the offensive part, I find it offensive to have to look at miniature replicas of ancient torture devices--that's what a cross is, after all--and I'm particularly offended by the ones that actually have a little dying guy hanging from them, but I wouldn't dream of trying to stop people from wearing them.

If the Atheist's were paying completely for the ad and the company agreed with them and posted it, fine, but Dart is government sponsored. If the government will not pay for Christian adds, it should not pay for other religions, (Atheist's being their own religion). The response about Christian billboards, well the Christian organization pays for it themselves. No government money.

Freedom of the press. Freedom of speech. People are going to do things that they want to do. It was for a company, was it not. The company wanted to make money? Yes. People are offended every day. It's the same with animal rights. Stop throwing a fit for nothing.

I just smile.

No, this country the right to express your opinions is the key to its success. Also long as you are not being offensive, anyone who has a different opinion should just shake their heads and walk on.

Now, if the ad said "You STUPID Morons, How can you believe all the ******* about a ******* god and his lazy ******* son!!", then expect a big yell of pain!!

That's kind of ironic... seeing that I've seen pro-Christian adverts before. Such as the "from god" bulletins, church advertisements, advertisements such as "something missing? Maybe it's god". Some of these I've seen on highway bulletins, others on buses and the metro train.