http://sbufreethinkers.org/blog A blog for the Atheists, Freethinkers, Humanists, Rationalists, and Skeptics at Stony Brook University Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:14:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://sbufreethinkers.org/blog/2009/10/monday-october-19-2009/ http://sbufreethinkers.org/blog/2009/10/monday-october-19-2009/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:14:23 +0000 alicia http://sbufreethinkers.org/blog/?p=74 Topic: Atheist Ad Campaigns
Positive or Negative?
Based on area, they can be either.
•    $25,000 (donation) spent on subway campaign in NYC
•    Campaign in Indiana – Similar message
How might that money be better spent?
•    Youth programs
•    Education
What do these achieve?
•    In a major metropolitan area, these may not serve much purpose other than awareness.
•    In smaller areas, these may bring people out of the woodwork.
•    Is it worth the cost to bring these people out into the open?  A small minority is still a sizable group – can assist in political means, social activism, etc.
•    In the US, where religion almost seems inherent, it can help to raise awareness of our existence and our political weight.
•    Do these campaigns help to enhance the sense of group identity?

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