Seth Wenig/AP
The billboard sponsored by American Atheists near the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel in North Bergen, N.J.
For the last three weeks, New Jersey commuters entering the tunnel have had to sit in traffic and contemplate the sight of a billboard with a picture of a nativity scene, a star and three wise men. Its message: "You know it's a myth," courtesy of a group called American Atheists. Drivers can mull over this challenge for the few minutes of purgatory it takes to cross under the Hudson River. Once they make it through the tunnel into New York, however, they'll encounter another billboard, this one from the Catholic League. It's the same nativity scene, but this time with a retort: "You know it's real." npr
