Christian bus driver walks out over atheist advertisement

Jan 17 2009
A CHRISTIAN bus driver refused to take out his vehicle because it sported an atheist advert.
Ron Heather, 62, walked out of the depot in protest at the words "There's probably no God" written on his bus.
The First Bus vehicle was one of 800 across the UK to feature the first-ever atheist ad campaign, run by the British Humanist Association
Now bosses have agreed to accommodate Ron's beliefs by trying to put him on buses which don't carry the advert.
Dad-of-three Ron, from Southampton, said: "I was just about to board and there it was staring me in the face. My first reaction was horror.
"I'd heard about this silly campaign but I had no idea it was coming to Southampton.
"I felt strongly I couldn't drive that bus, so I went up to my inspectors and told them.
"To be fair, the company have been very good and have agreed to do everything they can to keep me off those buses.
"However, if it goes on any longer, then I will consider giving up my job." more

Changing name to fight atheism

Man asks court to change his name to 'In God We Trust'
May 4 05:52 AM US/Eastern

ZION, Ill. (AP) - Steve Kreuscher wants a judge to allow him to legally change his name. He wants to be known as "In God We Trust."

Kreuscher (CROY'-shir) says the new name would symbolize the help God gave him through tough times.

The 57-year-old man also told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald he's worried that atheists may succeed in removing the phrase "In God We Trust" from U.S. currency.

He recalls that the phrase "God Reigns" was removed from the Zion city seal in 1992 after courts deemed it unconstitutional. Zion was founded as a theocracy—by a sect that believed the Earth was flat.

The school bus driver and amateur artist in the northern Chicago suburb says he has filed a petition to change his name in Lake County Circuit Court.