December 8, 2011

Atheists and Christians at Salisbury U. Chalk Up Points in Debate Over Scripture

Atheists and Christians at Salisbury U. Chalk Up Points in Debate Over Scripture 1

Atheist Society of Salisbury

Sidewalks are the canvas for a Scripture-infused debate between atheist and Christian students at Maryland's Salisbury U.

By Don Troop

John Tully is a junior and an atheist at Salisbury University, and he has walked across plenty of Bible verses chalked onto the sidewalks of the 8,600-student state campus on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Last Friday he spotted one that rubbed him the wrong way:

"Only fools say in their hearts, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! —Psalm 53:1"

Mr. Tully says he was personally offended by the passage and mentioned it to