An atheist advertising campaign claiming “There’s probably no God” has been reported to the regulator.

Buses in York are among 600 buses across England, Scotland and Wales due to carry the slogan in the four-week campaign.

Stephen Green, national director of the fundamentalist Christian Voice ministry, complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) yesterday, saying the adverts break the ASA’s codes on substantiation and truthfulness.

“It is given as a statement of fact and that means it must be capable of substantiation if it is not to break the rules,” he said.

“There is plenty of evidence for God, from people’s personal experience, to the complexity, interdependence, beauty and design of the natural world.

“But there is scant evidence on the other side, so I think the advertisers are really going to struggle to show their claim is not an exaggeration or inaccurate, as the ASA code puts it.”

• Full story at the Yorkshire Post.

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