# Religion is...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 29, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058 "2011-09-29T20:07:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058/1 "2011-09-29T20:07:05Z")

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[Nice Billboard](http://dianevacca.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/religionpenis-e1317237849442.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058/2 "2011-09-29T20:09:06Z")

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Funny, but I doubt it’s real.

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**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058/3 "2011-09-29T20:15:52Z")

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I don’t see why it wouldn’t be real. And it’s not exactly a fullsize billboard, it’s more like a selfmade sign.

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**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058/4 "2011-09-29T20:43:47Z")

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also both are used to justify bad behavior.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058/5 "2011-09-29T20:59:36Z")

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> [@B.Serum](#):
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> also both are used to justify bad behavior.

Yeah, but both help you probe the deeper mysteries.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058/6 "2011-09-29T21:33:56Z")

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So becoming an atheist is like having your penis cut off? Takes circumcision to a whole new level.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058/7 "2011-09-29T21:40:37Z")

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The sign is fake; the pixel anomalies near the text give it away. …but it is funny. 🙂

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**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-is/598058/8 "2011-09-29T21:59:47Z")

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I object. Penises are both useful and fun.