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Andrews Dadeboe Atheist billboards target the faithful; Video 3/29/12 HA. PD3 Religion The number of Atheists in this country continues to rise. As the number of atheists’ rises, the tension between those who have a faith, and those who do not tightens. Atheists argue that there is an abundant amount of expression from those who have a certain type of faith in this country. People with faith express their beliefs through billboards and advertisements. Those people are mostly Christians, and Catholics that freely express their faith. Atheists do not appreciate this type of expression, even though it is part of the Bill of Rights with Freedom of Religion, and Expression. Atheists than react by making their own billboards expressing their beliefs, that there is no God. Atheists may be trying to actually offend people than just trying to express themselves. Most of their billboards are purposely put in Muslim and Jewish neighborhoods offending large amounts of people. People claim that those billboards should be taken down. The Atheists just argue that they have the rights to express themselves in that way. During World War II there was a major separation between two groups in the United States. There was a gap between the Japanese Americans and the Regular White Americans. White Americans wanted people who looked Japanese to have nothing to do with our country. They felt that America’s national security would be at a high risk having the Japanese roaming around. The national government got involved sending all Japanese looking Americans to camps, isolated from the rest of the nation. This was not fair to do at all to Japanese American’s. They were just like the White Americans; they were born in America, they had national pride and patriotism, and were willing to help America. The only difference between them and White Americans was the look of them from the outside. Atheists and the faithful could be related to this American subject. Both those who worship a religion and those who do not, are both Americans. They both love their country with the highest regard. There is no reason they should disagree because of their beliefs. There is one argument Atheists can make is with the Muslim Americans. Atheists could most likely persuade the government to get rid of Muslim Americans to protect national security, (Like what the White Americans did to Japanese Americans) if it were not for the right of Freedom of Religion. The conclusion with these two topics is that all American Citizens are American Citizens and should be created equally. Americans are Americans no matter the religion they follow. It is most likely that Atheists and people with faith are just wasting there times arguing about their own beliefs. If someone sees something that they do not agree with, then they must just ignore it. No one is forcing someone to take the beliefs of those from a billboard. Everyone has a right to express themselves. If someone is offend by the expressions or beliefs someone is making, it is the job of the offended to ignore it. Religion is optional in this country; if a person does or does not have a religion that does or does not make them an American Citizen. All Americans are equal and should not be looked down upon because of their beliefs.   Works Cited About.com. "Why Do Atheists DebateÂ Theists?" //About.com Agnosticism / Atheism//. About.com. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. .
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 * 1) 1. How high is the impact of billboards in converting people to beliefs?
 * 2) 2. How much violence has occurred from the disagreements of those with faith and atheists?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Which group of beliefs has the highest average salary per year?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Which group attracts those who are in poverty?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. Which group is the government most annoyed with?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. How many political figures are atheists? How many practice a religion?

CNN. "CNN Video on Facebook - CNN.com Video." //CNN//. Cable News Network, 29 Mar. 2012. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/video/>.

Schaeffer, Frank. "The Atheist vs. Religion "Debate" Misses the Point." //The Huffington Post//. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 25 May 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/the-atheist-vs-religion-d_b_830708.html>. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">