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Denying deity: Atheists unveil billboards in religious areas

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    American Atheists creating controversy

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A national organization and is American APS placing billboards questioning -- six existence of god and heavily religious neighborhoods around new York and New Jersey.

We're not trying to inflame -- enrage anybody but we do.

Reserve the right to advertise to atheists as we see fit.

And as you can imagine is creating quite controversial.

Reaction in those neighborhoods joining us now with more on the story is Fox Business reporter Diana say hi Diane.

Okay and -- onlookers waited around yesterday for those billboards to -- up at that big reveal.

Never came now this all started jamming up controversy on Friday when the American -- came out.

Announcing a plan to erect these billboards one was to be aimed at Patterson's Muslim community saying.

I'll you know let's admit and you have a choice and another was to be aimed at Williamsburg Jewish communities saying the same but using the word yahweh instead.

But for those critics thinking their prayers have been answered.

B -- organization's president Dave Silverman says think again.

And he told the Wall Street Journal yesterday that the billboards didn't go up purely because -- sign company made an error that there will be corrected and he says the billboard in Brooklyn will be going up first thing today.

And the one in Paterson will be going up first thing tomorrow.

All right thanks Diane --