A new controversial billboard referencing God has been put up along I-540 in Springdale.
The billboard says, "Are you good without God? Millions are." It's located on I-540 North just before the Wagon Wheel exit. It's an advertisement directing readers to a web site for the Northwest Arkansas Coalition of Reason. It's an atheist organization that reaches out to individuals who may feel ostracized by the surrounding religious community.
"We want people to know in our community that may be religious skeptics that they are not alone and there are thousands of people in Northwest Arkansas that may want to find out about our groups and go to our meetings and our lectures and associate with people with a like mind," said Darrel Henschell, of NWA Coalition of Reason.
Billboards just like the one in Springdale are popping up in dozens of cities across the country. Religious based people in Arkansas are already talking about it.
"I personally believe the Lord Jesus Christ is my savior, but I understand that he would give you a choice too, in fact he has given us a choice to believe in him or not believe in him, so I think they should be allowed to do this," said Denise McCroddan.
Another man said he feels society as a whole is trying to distance itself from God, and this billboard is another example. "We as Christians have been suppressed the last 15 to 20 years especially when it comes to the name of Jesus encouraging us not to use it or push it forward," said Bucky Atkinson.
The new advertising campaign will also feature signs on Ozark Regional Transit Buses.
The billboard says, "Are you good without God? Millions are." It's located on I-540 North just before the Wagon Wheel exit. It's an advertisement directing readers to a web site for the Northwest Arkansas Coalition of Reason. It's an atheist organization that reaches out to individuals who may feel ostracized by the surrounding religious community.
"We want people to know in our community that may be religious skeptics that they are not alone and there are thousands of people in Northwest Arkansas that may want to find out about our groups and go to our meetings and our lectures and associate with people with a like mind," said Darrel Henschell, of NWA Coalition of Reason.
Billboards just like the one in Springdale are popping up in dozens of cities across the country. Religious based people in Arkansas are already talking about it.
"I personally believe the Lord Jesus Christ is my savior, but I understand that he would give you a choice too, in fact he has given us a choice to believe in him or not believe in him, so I think they should be allowed to do this," said Denise McCroddan.
Another man said he feels society as a whole is trying to distance itself from God, and this billboard is another example. "We as Christians have been suppressed the last 15 to 20 years especially when it comes to the name of Jesus encouraging us not to use it or push it forward," said Bucky Atkinson.
The new advertising campaign will also feature signs on Ozark Regional Transit Buses.
