Atheist's Truck Vandalised by God-fearing Neighbours

Being open about nonbelief is a really important step in normalising atheism, especially in the US. When atheists get harangued for, well, being atheist, it's pretty annoying. As CBS Minnesota reports:

An atheist in northern Minnesota says his truck was vandalized over the Easter weekend with messages telling him that if he “doesn’t like God” he should pack up and leave.

Jeff Carter woke up Saturday morning to find his pickup covered with raw egg, dashes of flour and graffitied statements such as “God is great” and “Jesus is life.” His atheist bumper stickers were torn off.

Still, he says that he gets on well with most of his religious neighbors.

“I’m not trying to offend people,” he said. “I just want to make it socially acceptable for someone to be open about their disbelief and religion.”

Carter says the paint and egg washed off his truck and that now it looks “brand new.” He plans to replace his atheist bumper stickers by the end of the week.

Carter's own facebook page has a piece from him as follows:

I don't want anyone to think that i feel persecuted by Christians . I do not. Many of my best friends are Christians (and many other faiths) ...i am treated very well despite my open atheism. This was just a handful of idiots that did this and it was only a minor inconvenience. I have received hundreds of messages from absolute strangers offering to pay for damage to my truck.. and apologizing for what happened. Nobody owes me an apology for this except the people that did it. It really is no big deal.. We have washed it all off from the truck and it looks brand new.. I will order a new bumper stickers and they will be put on by the end of the week.

Pictures he posted:

I guess I'll have to be careful with my humanist sticker!