By Joanna Heath

The battle between atheism and religion is breaching some unlikely ground in Britain: the iconic London bus. On October 21, the Atheist Bus Campaign announced a drive to raise funds for two weeks of advertisements on the capital's red buses, bearing the slogan: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." The campaign was conceived as a response to advertisements on London transport by jesussaid.org, which reminds that non-believers will "spend all eternity in torment in hell."

The Campaign has the support of Richard Dawkins, best-selling author of the controversial book "The God Delusion," which, when it was published in 2006, sparked fierce debate in Britain, where only a minority of political party leaders are committed churchgoers, and 20 percent of the population do not believe in God. If the bus advertisements are successfully rolled out in January, the argument is likely to heat up again. For now, the religious community is mixed in its response. The Methodist church thanked Dawkins for encouraging a "continued interest in God." Fundamentalist lobby group Christian Voice knowingly suggested that the ads would be "just the right height" for graffiti.