British Bus Ads

A friend of ours from England recently addressed this on his own blog, but I felt compelled to share it here as well. There is a relatively new ad campaign on the double decker buses running throughout London. Here is what the ad looks like:

Richard Dawkins, the head of the organization who funded these ads, wanted the text to read "There is no God." Fearing that it would be too controversial, they've added the word "probably." I'm reminded of John 19, when Jesus is being crucified:

"Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, 'Do not write "The King of the Jews," but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.' Pilate answered, 'What I have written, I have written.'

It seems Solomon was right, "there is nothing new under the sun." Indeed, check out this compelling interview from the recent movie Expelled: