Posterbearer: London & Theology

'When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.'

- Samuel Johnson

While I wouldn't go as far as Mr Johnson in his quote above, I agree with it's sentiment; London is awesome!

Whilst I imagine living there for a long period of time would strip away the veneer of excitement that i've applied to London, for an occasional visit it is amazing. So it was with great excitement that I set off for the Capital on Wednesday. Not even the heaviest snowfall in decades could dampen my spirits! My mission; to visit the Imperial War Museum and the Tate Britain. Both were very informative and interesting, some useful research for some of my college work and fulfilling in a personal sense. (I went to the Tate to see two paintings by Whistler, one of my favourite painters. I'll have to post why I like his work another time)

I also saw some of the infamous Atheist bus adverts and Tube cards! A small thing to see, but it made me smile no end! Quite how people find these shocking or offensive i do not know. I'm not the most impartial observer of these adverts but come on! Where's the offensive bit in the ads? they seem so friendly and lighthearted. More so when you compare it to the counter-adverts that have appeared asserting:

'The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God -Psalm 53:1'

Questioning the existence of deities and displaying some uplifting quotes is considered offensive (The atheist ads don't even say there is 'definitely' no God, it says 'probably'. It could be true or not, and it leaves room for discussion) but calling non-believers 'fools' is quite ok and not at all offensive. Hypocritical much?
I was annoyed that they put up those rather clunky counter-ad's, but that's what happens in a free society, you hear views contrary to your own. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from offense.