Atheist ads on side of DART buses (WHO)
Des Moines Area Regional Transit officials may be softening their stance on those controversial atheist ads on the sides of DART busses.
DART officials took the ads down this week after what they said there were numerous complaints about the ads, which read "Don't believe in God? You are not alone."
The ads also display the website for Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers.
Thursday morning Governor Culver also weighed in on the debate. "I was disturbed personally by the advertisement and I can understand why other Iowans were also disturbed by the message," said Culver.
Thursday the chair of DART's Board of Directors, Angela Connolly, told Channel 13 that DART has now actually received more calls supporting the ads than against them.
DART has asked the atheist group to submit a new advertisement for consideration. Connolly says she has been told the atheist group will meet Friday to discuss the offer.
The American Civil Liberties Union has requested DART provide them with their policy for accepting and denying advertisers.
DART officials took the ads down this week after what they said there were numerous complaints about the ads, which read "Don't believe in God? You are not alone."
The ads also display the website for Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers.
Thursday morning Governor Culver also weighed in on the debate. "I was disturbed personally by the advertisement and I can understand why other Iowans were also disturbed by the message," said Culver.
Thursday the chair of DART's Board of Directors, Angela Connolly, told Channel 13 that DART has now actually received more calls supporting the ads than against them.
DART has asked the atheist group to submit a new advertisement for consideration. Connolly says she has been told the atheist group will meet Friday to discuss the offer.
The American Civil Liberties Union has requested DART provide them with their policy for accepting and denying advertisers.
