2010-07-20 ABC News Airs Segment About North Carolina Atheist Billboard

2010-07-20 Hemant Mehta Friendly Atheist \ABC\atheism\US/NC http://friendlyatheist.com/2010/07/20/abc-news-airs-segment-about-north-carolina-atheist-billboard/ ABC News Airs Segment About North Carolina Atheist Billboard ABC News Airs Segment About North Carolina Atheist Billboard  In a matter of days, there were two different segments on ABC about atheism.

First, we had the horrible, embarrassing, people-should-be-fired-if-they-think-this-is-journalism piece on Nightline.

And last night, Diane Sawyer discussed the "One Nation Indivisible" billboards in Asheville, North Carolina.

Strangely, there was no mention of the billboard vandalism. Or (not that it's closely related) the fact that one of Asheville's city council members, Cecil Bothwell, is an open "post-theist" — though Bothwell was mentioned in the article posted on ABC's website.

But this was at least a fair piece. There was good background about the fact that "Under God" was never originally in the Pledge of Allegiance.

&ldquo;In a matter of days, there were two different segments on ABC about atheism. .. First, we had the horrible, embarrassing, people-should-be-fired-if-they-think-this-is-journalism piece on Nightline. .. And last night, Diane Sawyer discussed the "One Nation Indivisible" billboards in Asheville, North Carolina.&rdquo;   