Atheist billboards show Santa Claus saying it’s OK to skip church this Christmas
Two new billboards around Colorado Springs show Santa Claus saying it's OK to skip church this holiday season. The billboards are paid for by the American Atheists organization.
The signs appear in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Here’s more on the story from KMGH - Denver, Colo.
Sign hits Twitter
Of, course social media weighed in.
This disgusts me on so many levels Atheist billboard in Triad urges drivers to skip church on Christmas https://t.co/Xtu34skuPI via myfox8
— Brittany Puza (@winniethepuza) December 9, 2015
People really are mad at an atheist billboard saying to be nice to people when there are very threatening christian billboards out there?
— Séan (@theartofglitter) December 9, 2015
Great billboard ad by atheists on #Christmas. I'll still be going to church though. #atheism #WarOnChristmas https://t.co/GG0szNNUjQ
— Oak Park Atheist (@OakParkAtheist) December 9, 2015
The passive-aggressive agenda of atheist organizations are slowing creeping to a not-so-passive agenda. The... https://t.co/YWU5Mbu8DK
— Scotty Gay (@scottyintulsa) December 9, 2015