(April 29, 2015 at 3:32 pm)alpha male Wrote:(April 29, 2015 at 9:48 am)TRJF Wrote: - The local Freethinkers Group, led by a fellow named Justin Vacula (more on this in a bit), wanted to run ads on the sides of the buses too, but all ads including the word "atheist" were turned down because 1) they could offend the Transit Authority's riders and 2) they could hurt the Transit Authority's business.
- About 2 years ago, the Transit Authority decided, rather than run the "atheist ads," to forbid all "religious advertising."
Seems reasonable. The TA is likely operating at a big deficit already, and can't afford to offend paying customers. As long as they also deny religious ads, what's the problem?
Take another look at the opening post. And pay attention to this part:
(April 29, 2015 at 9:48 am)TRJF Wrote: ...
- Lackawanna County, where Scranton is located, has a public transit service that has run Christian (and even, according to the lawsuit, fringy, Holocaust-denial-type religious) ads on the sides of its busses.
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And then this part:
(April 29, 2015 at 9:48 am)TRJF Wrote: ...
- About 2 years ago, the Transit Authority decided, rather than run the "atheist ads," to forbid all "religious advertising."
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In other words, the change of policy was because they did not want to run the atheist ads. So they are actively wanting to prevent atheist messages, rather than having had a policy of having no ads about religion.
They are not treating the atheist group the same as they have treated religious groups. They had no problem with running religious ads for years, and only now want to discontinue the practice because they don't want atheist advertising. So they are discriminating against atheists.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
