“Godless” Billboard Goes Up In Austin

A prominent billboard went up Monday (June 28, 2010) in Austin, Texas, on the east side of I-35, north of Grand Avenue Parkway, facing north.

It was placed by the Austin Coalition of Reason (Austin CoR), with $7,344 in funding from the United Coalition of Reason (United CoR), the 14′ x 48′ billboard features the words “Don’t Believe in God? Join the Club” superimposed over the image of a bright sunrise. This billboard also marks the public launch of Austin CoR, which is made up of six area groups that welcome nontheistic (atheist and agnostic) individuals.

The Austin billboard is part of a national effort. Already this year there have been similar billboards, or bus ads, in Des Moines, Detroit, Fayetteville (Arkansas), New Orleans, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Tucson, Sacramento and Seattle. Last year, there were United CoR-sponsored billboard, bus, and subway ads in 20 cities, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Tulsa, Phoenix and San Diego.

For a hi-res images of the billboard CLICK HERE, or for a hi-res image of the image used CLICK HERE. A link to a 700MB hi-res video of the billboard advertisement going up is HERE, a smaller streaming one will be up later tonight.

Source: Austin Coalition of Reason Press Release

Tip of the hat to Chuck E. Jesus