I just read an article on BBC news about a ‘No God’ campaign backed by the British Humanist Association which has posters on 800 buses in England, Scotland and Wales with the slogan ‘There’s Probably No God. Now Stop Worrying And Enjoy Your Life.’
I seriously don’t get why do atheists, agnostics or any other non-Christians in a generalised way think and believe that faith in God is about rules, regulations, worry, intimidation and suppression. Have they even attempted to read the Bible in context and try to understand the beauty, relevancy and usefulness of it? To see it from an open mindset and learn that it is possible to apply the teachings of the Bibles to day to day life? To see how relevant it is to modern day society as the human nature has not changed over the past two millennia but yes, the mode of transportation has, from donkeys to cars.
The human nature is still full of pride, lust, deceit, greed and anger. This does not and will not change over time. And you know what? The Bible addresses all of them.
Anyways, back to the campaign slogan. First of all, let’s break down the slogan into three parts.
- There’s probably no God.
- Believing in God will make you worry.
- Believing in God will make you not enjoy your life.
I won’t be addressing point 1 as that’s a big topic and it’ll take forever to address it. However, I’d like to point out point 2 and 3.
I’m glad the atheist’s agree that we should stop worrying. Even Jesus said so, but much earlier.
25″Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28″And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. - Matthew 6:25-34
The second point that the atheist’s encourage you to do is to enjoy your life. Well, Jesus said that too! Surprise surprise!
10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. – John 10:10
Well, some might argue that the advertising campaign is just for laughs and Christians should just chill and laugh with it. So what if we rephrased the slogan to ‘God probably exists. Now Stop Worrying And Enjoy Your Life’?
I wonder what and how the atheists might respond to that.
