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3. This billboard controversy has been brewing for months now:

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 04:42 PM

Jul 2015

This billboard controversy has been brewing for months now:

http://www.local8now.com/home/headlines/A-billboard-that-drew-criticism-is-back-up-in-a-new-location-in-Knoxville--299638251.html

Larry Rhodes (not Rhoades), who is a personal friend of mine, founded ASK (Atheist Society of Knoxville) in the early 2000's. http://www.knoxvilleatheists.org/index2.html

I'm an ASK member and also a R.E.T. member by default.

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atheist billboard taken down in East Tennessee [View all] RussBLib Jul 2015 OP

Good job ... GeorgeGist Jul 2015 #1

There are some folks, even on DU... trotsky Jul 2015 #2

Well, for east Tennessee it is an in-your-face billboard. Duppers Jul 2015 #5

Oh my god!!! That is so fucking offensive! Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #8

This billboard controversy has been brewing for months now: Duppers Jul 2015 #3

thanks RussBLib Jul 2015 #4

Yep. Duppers Jul 2015 #6

I honestly don't think I could live in an almost pure red state mountain grammy Jul 2015 #7

I've voiced strong objections Duppers Jul 2015 #10

I haven't been to the Smoky Mtns. in years.. mountain grammy Jul 2015 #11

billboards we'd like to see. Duppers Jul 2015 #9