We’re On “Thought For The Day” (Well, A Reaction To Us At Least…)

It’s the bastion of the religious establishment: Thought for the Day on the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4. The problem is that atheists and humanists are barred from making presentations on the two and a half minute slot, but that didn’t stop Rosemary Lain-Priestley criticising the atheist bus campaign on today’s Thought for the Day. Click here to get to the recording of the progamme - 1:50:50 in. If you think we should be able to state our case then you can contact the Today Programme here.

Tags: ABC, BBC, Censorship, Radio, Radio 4, Rosemary Lain-Priestley, Thought For The Day, Today Programme

32 comments 23.10.08

Thanks To The Bloggers

Thanks to the research of Rebecca Giles who gave up some time voluntarily to help us today we can give you a roundup of all of the blogs that have been writing about our campaign… In no particular order. If you want us to add your blog to this list, add your blog to the sidebar, or remove a blog from the sidebar then please contact us.

Harry’s Place
http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/10/21/the-atheist-bus-campaign-theres-probably-no-god-now-stop-worrying-and-enjoy-your-life/
UK Blog – comment

News:Lite
http://newslite.tv/2008/10/22/atheist-buses-in-london-to-hav.html
UK Blog – comment

CR Blog
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/the-atheist-bus/
UK Blog – comment

Liberal Conspiracy
http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/22/the-atheist-bus-campaign-takes-off/
UK Blog – comment

De-conversion
http://de-conversion.com/2008/10/21/atheist-bus-campaign/
US (?)Blog – link

Nother to do with Arbroath
http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2008/10/all-aboard-atheist-bus-campaign.html
UK Blog – comment

Media Watch Watch
http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2008/10/21/atheist-bus-ad-draws-xian-fire/
UK Blog – comment

Coffee Shop Philosophy
http://kstrump.blogspot.com/2008/10/atheist-bus-initiative.html
US Blog – comment

Amused Cynicism
http://cabalamat.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/atheist-bus-campaign-reaches-28000/
UK(?)Blog – comment

The Secret Person
http://secretperson.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/all-aboard-the-atheist-bus/
UK (England) Blog – comment

Purplephreak
http://purplephreak.vox.com/library/post/smashing-records-on-the-atheist-bus.html?_c=feed-atom
US Blog – comment

Alejandro@Oxford
http://people.oii.ox.ac.uk/aribo/2008/10/21/the-atheist-bus-is-back-again/
UK Blog – comment

Geoff Coupe
http://gcoupe.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!6AA39937A982345B!5672.entry
UK/ NetherlandsBlog – comment

Rangelife
http://rangelife.typepad.com/rangelife/2008/10/all-aboard-the-atheist-bus.html
US Blog – comment

Friendly Atheist
http://friendlyatheist.com/5240/help-put-a-pro-atheist-message-on-british-buses/
US Blog – comment

Grooymother
http://groovymother.com/2008/week/42/#campaign-atheist-bus
US (?)Blog – comment

Eideard
http://eideard.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/climb-aboard-the-atheist-bus-campaign/
US Blog – comment

Peter Crump
http://peter-crump.livejournal.com/143886.html
UK Blog – comment

The Hip & The Square
http://hipsquare.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/join-the-atheist-bus-campaign/
UK Blog – comment

(not to be confused with) The Truth
http://stupc.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/the-atheist-bus-campaign/
UK Blog – comment

The Freethinker
http://www.freethinker.co.uk/2008/10/21/its-a-miracle-resurrected-atheist-bus-campaign-takes-off-like-a-rocket/
UK Blog – comment

The Devil’s Kitchen
http://devilskitchen.me.uk/2008/10/atheist-bus.html
UK Blog – comment

Hannibal Cash Esq
http://onefootinthegrave.tumblr.com/post/55649261/astheist-bus-campaign
US Blog

HattieHattie
http://hattiehattie.blogspot.com/2008/10/ariane-and-atheist-bus-campaign.html
UK Blog – comment

Hassers
http://hassers.blogspot.com/2008/10/support-atheistcampaignorg-atheist-bus.html
UK Blog

TJ’s Place
http://tj-place.blogspot.com/2008/10/atheist-bus.html
Blog – comment

Jamonation
http://jamonation.com/node/849
US Blog – comment

Right to Think
http://yunshui.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/all-aboard-the-atheist-bus/
Blog – comment

Greyarea
http://depesando.blogspot.com/2008/10/atheist-bus-campaign.html
UK Blog – comment

This is Not the News
http://jb73.blogspot.com/2008/10/atheist-bus-campaign.html
UK Blog – comment

Pink Triangle
http://ptt-blog.blogspot.com/2008/10/on-buses.html
UK Blog – comment

Six Degrees of Obfuscation
http://philwardblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/atheist-bus-is-due.html
UK Blog – comment

Liberal Democrat Voice
http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-atheist-bus-campaign-4825.html
UK Blog – comment

Diaphanitas
http://diaphanus.livejournal.com/1281623.html
Blog – comment

Counterknowledge
http://counterknowledge.com/?p=281
UK Blog – comment

Virtual Economics
http://virtualeconomics.typepad.com/virtualeconomics/2008/10/bye-bye-imaginary-childhood-friend.html
UK Blog – comment

The Bleeding Heart Show
http://bleedingheartshow.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/atheists-on-the-bus/
Blog – comment

Kaya Burgess
http://kayaburgess.blogspot.com/2008/10/theres-probably-no-god.html
UK Blog – comment

Bayou Renaissance Man
http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2008/10/atheism-is-bus-ting-out.html
US Blog – comment

Lemelon
http://lemelon.com/free-entertainment/2008/10/support-the-atheist-advert-campaign-on-london-buses-donate/
Blog – comment

Wouldn’t it be Scarier
http://mindrobber.blogspot.com/2008/10/agnostic-bus-campaign.html
UK Blog – comment

Surind
http://surind.blogspot.com/2008/10/atheist-bus-campaign.html
Malaysia Blog – copied from Justgiving

Wongablog
http://wongablog.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-atheist-bus/
Blog – comment

Defiantly
http://definatalie.tumblr.com/post/55579616/donate-to-the-atheist-bus-campaign-and-richard
Blog – comment

Intelligent Giving
http://www.intelligentgiving.com/the_buzz/the_blog/how_you_re_subsidizing_the_atheist_bus_campaign
UK Blog on tax implications

The Daily Rabble
http://dailyrabble.blogspot.com/2008/10/atheist-bus-campaign.html
UK (Scotland)Blog – comment

Justgiving Blog
http://justgiving.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/atheist-bus-campaign/
UK Blog from the donation system provider

Depression Knowledge
http://depressionknowledge.porcaous.com/2008/10/depression-religion-and-the-atheist-bus/
Blog – comment

The Denver Egotist
http://thedenveregotist.com/article/2905/atheist-bus-campaign
US Blog – comment

The Grove is on Fire
http://thegroveisonfire.com/2008/10/all-aboard-the-atheist-bus-cam.php
Blog – comment

Fairsay
http://fairsay.com/blog/donating-is-a-campaigning-action
Blog – comment

Masks of Eris
http://masksoferis.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/atheist-bus/
Blog – Finland

Tags: ABC, Bloggers, Blogs, Coverage, Hits, Journalists, News, Writers

2 comments 22.10.08

News Round-Up

It has been a manic first day for the atheist bus campaign – we surged past the £5500 donation target a little after 10am and the more money that gets donated the more buses with atheist adverts we’ll be able to pay for. Thanks to all that have donated, and please keep on donating!

As well as Ariane’s Comment is Free article we’ve also received some decent press coverage of our efforts:

• ‘No God’ slogans for city’s buses – BBC News Online (we were even ‘Most E-mailed Story’!)
• Heaven-sent ad opportunity – The Times
• Prof Richard Dawkins drives support for London’s first atheist bus advert – Daily Telegraph

Online we’ve been covered by The Register, politics.co.uk, The First Post, Brand Republic and tens of bloggers.

Tags: ABC, Atheist Bus, BBC, Comment Is Free, Donations, Justgiving, Press, Richard Dawkins, Telegraph, The Guardian

13 comments 21.10.08