Business Owners, Customers Upset Over Controversial Billboard
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It looked harmless enough, but the words on a billboard un-nerved so many people that a popular restaurant nearby actually lost business.
The billboard was on Colonial Drive near the Old Cheney Highway. Although the popular Straub’s Seafood restaurant often advertises on it, this wasn’t their billboard. The sign was taken down after Channel 9 started asking questions.
The billboard came down around 4:00 Friday afternoon and nearby business owners are relieved. Straub’s restaurant can replace the sign with the night’s specials.
Why are people so amazingly insecure in their religion that they feel “insulted” when somebody questions it?
March 29th, 2008 at 12:12
Well, religious people feel insulted for this sign.
And scientist cry outrage when “Evolution is a fairytale” posters are put up. Or when you joke with probability science. Or with gravity. Or anything that is their area of specialty. They get real loud and can throw quite a long rant.
People do not like when things they feel strongly about are mocked or questioned.
March 29th, 2008 at 12:16
And scientist cry outrage when “Evolution is a fairytale” posters are put up.
They do? Would you consider this an outrage?
March 29th, 2008 at 12:25
No, I would consider outrage the books thrown at my head when I said it jokingly.
Big book. Hard cover.
Seriously, scientists can get really, really angry and well, a lot of them are just bigot believers in what they were told at university.
Funny, but they are people too.
And incidently, I know a few scientists who would just laugh, and a few religious people who would not throw a fit from that board, but smile.
Isn’t it funny, that people are people first and whatever else second?
March 29th, 2008 at 12:25
True, that.
March 30th, 2008 at 20:55
Compare & contrast two items on ‘Irrelevant’ today:
Item 1:
“I’ve had the same thing happen with anti-gay slurs as well. Unlike most people, I don’t just nod and smile when someone calls people faggot or other such slurs. While I will gladly fight for their legal right to say such things, I won’t let it go unanswered and I certainly won’t allow it in my house. And the reaction is the same every time.
Well done, Ed!”
Item 2:
“The billboard came down around 4:00 Friday afternoon and nearby business owners are relieved. Straub’s restaurant can replace the sign with the night’s specials.
Why are people so amazingly insecure in their religion that they feel “insulted” when somebody questions it?”
I’m sure that there are other differences, but they are probably much subtler than the question of whether our friend’s ox or our enemy’s ox is getting gored.
March 30th, 2008 at 23:43
gyob.
March 31st, 2008 at 7:22
Straubs got involved because people thought they owned the sign. Hey put up whatever you want. But who is responsible for the countless hours i had to waste defending myself, being accused/blamed for the billboard. If you have the kahuna’s to put it up, have the kahuna’s to take responsibility. have an opinion but know all the facts.