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Reverend Everett Francis Briggs, atheists, and HATE
So on to Rev. E. F. Briggs.
He’s the one responsible for the billboard that Lamar Advertising *will* allow.
Well, here he is. Meet Reverend E.F. Francis Briggs.
This 96 year old Reverend is responsible for such a disgusting, hateful billboard.
You can learn more than you ever wanted to know about him here.
“Associate Briggs has remained Steadfast for God and Country.”
Father Everett Briggs
Near Martyr and a Most Unforgettable Priest
(They forgot hate-monger)
“He has designed and financed billboards attacking the anti-Christian leanings of our social institutions…”
His billboards have been mentioned in The Catalyst (go to this link and scroll to the next heading) -
“GO FATHER BRIGGS!
Kudos to Father Everett F. Briggs of West Virginia.
Father Briggs is so upset about Catholic bashing that he has taken things into his own hands. Like putting up billboards along the highways in his home state. Here’s what one of them says:
CATHOLIC BASHING
is as unacceptable as
anti-Semitism and racism
Hate Will Destroy America
&
AWAKE, AMERICA:
Your Governments, Courts,
Communications, Schools
are ANTI-CHRISTIAN:
ANYONE INTERESTED?
Congratulations Father Briggs. You’re our kind of guy.”
Apparently, he’s a poet too.
He’s now a resident of St. Barbara’s Nursing Home.
Yuck. What an ass.
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Reverend Everett Francis Briggs, Lamar Advertising, and Pure HATE
While on my daily visit to Meet an Atheist, I read one of his most recent posts about Lamar Advertising. You know who that is, right? They do a lot of the billboards that you see on the interstates.
Well, let’s start with one of the billboards that is in Monongah, West Virginia.
This deserves a whole different post. So I’ll address this Reverend Briggs guy later.
But just keep in mind that the above billboard is OK!! It is up and running.
The ones below, however, are not. Why? Because “It’s not in line with community standards.”
From Meet an Atheist -
“And in Georgia, they have refused to run ads for Georgia Equality, a GLBT support group. The ads which depicted doctors, firemen and professionals with the slogan, We are Gay and We are your Neighbors, was refused because it violated local community standards.”
In Wisconsin, Lamar Advertising refused an Environment2004 ad that states “Mercury. It’s what’s for dinner. Served up by the Bush Administration.”
“The primary billboard company in Sioux Falls & Rapid City (in fact the only company in SF), LAMAR, has refused to allow us to put the billboards up. The general manager thinks it is “offensiveâ€Â? and a bad business decision. He doesn’t want to have to put up with a bunch of calls from people who oppose Planned Parenthood. When Kate Looby asked him if he would continue to display abstinence only billboards in SF, he told her he would because nobody has a problem with the abstinence only message.”
Rejected by Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Bressler Outdoor Advertising, Star Outdoor and Outdoor Network Media in Crawford, Texas (near President Bush’s ranch).
“Executives at a major outdoor advertising company refusing to run billboard ads criticizing state legislative leaders for voting themselves 16- to 34-percent raises, have been a steady source of campaign donations for some of those same lawmakers.”
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/12459870.htm
Lamar Advertising also pulled billboards advertising The Headliners Club thanks to pressure from The AFA of Pennsylvania (who is working with The Citizens for Community Values on removing offensive billboards). I tried to find a picture of a billboard but couldn’t.
I agree with Alan and many others who have said that we need to write letters and be heard about this.
Here is the information you need:
Mr. Kevin P. Reilly, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Lamar Advertising Co.
5551 Corporate Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Call: (225) 926-1000.
Fax: (225) 926-1005.
Lamar Pres and CFO and CEO contacts:
kreilly@lamarhq.com
sreilly@lamarhq.com
kistre@lamarhq.com
Here’s a link to the Executive officers of Lamar Advertising
Thanks to:
Meet an Atheist
The Democratic Party Blog
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yup, ‘nobody has a problem with the abstinence only message.’ That’s why we gotta write. Thanks for the post!
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BTW, I have a reply posted in the comments of my Lamar post. It is strange to say the least.
on December 12th, 2005 at 9:37 am
They’ll be fine with this sign, but I bet they’ll go up in arms over a similiar sign geared towards them. I can see it now.
Dear Lunatic Christians
Stop hijacking America
Some of us don’t want your values
You are being anti-American
There. They’d hate that one.
on December 23rd, 2008 at 5:55 pm
I was absolutely sickened when I saw this billboard. That’s all we need is for stupid people to start believing untrue things. I’m an atheist mom as well and try to raise my kids to be tolerant of other people’s religions. But we need to stand up against these fanatical and irresponsible ‘christians’ who would rather witch burn than live together peacefully. It’s a shame that such people’s beliefs should get billboarded and kept when a simple atheist billboard gets torn down due to complaints. I wonder how many complaints this billboard has received, and why they do nothing about it?