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But for the latter to happen, you need to have enough people complaining. Maybe the problem is that it's difficult to get enough atheists to file complaints against religious ads?
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 09:27:53 AM EST
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Huh, you only need 40 people to complain, apparently.

Also, once the precendent is establishes that an ad is pulled because metaphysical claims cannot be substantiated, it becomes easier to challenge future ads.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 11:44:12 AM EST
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Indeed. They will launch an atheist complaints bank.

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The 'it offends my sensibilities' claim is more effective. However, this is an organisation uttering its viewpoint, not a company trying to sell some product off the back of controversy slash offended sensibilities. Probably their freedom of no religion / freedom of speech will weigh heavier.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 05:28:20 PM EST
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