Set against a colorful stained-glass window background, the John Lennonesque message is part of a national campaign to raise awareness about the views of nonbelievers. The Madison, Wis.-based state/church watchdog is the largest national association of atheists and agnostics, with 13,600 members, and more than 2,000 in California.

The Foundation has placed billboards in about 15 states since launching its campaign in late 2007. It debuted "Praise Darwin: Evolve Beyond Belief" billboards in Dayton, Tenn., and Dover, Penn., this month to observe Charles Darwin's birthday bicentennial.

"We're delighted to be working with Freethinkers and Other Atheists in Sacramento, who helped find a site and raise funds, to get a freethinking message placed in California's capital city," said Foundation copresident Annie Laurie Gaylor.

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