The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada is fighting fire with fire.
It says plans are in the works to buy bus advertising space promoting an all faith approach to religion.
The move comes after an atheist group announced it had purchased bus advertising space questioning the existence of God.
The council says the side of a bus is an unusual place to debate religion. "It's not an appropriate place but the other group decided to take this path. We would love to have them in our places of worship and in our community centres so we can sit down and talk," says Imam Syed Sohawardy.
The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada says it already has the funding to place ads on five buses and it's hoping to raise more money to buy more advertising space.
Because the campaign is in its early stages, the council is asking Calgarians to help figure out a slogan. "Should be some slogan like, God is merciful, God is with you and enjoyr your life. We're asking Calgarians if they have any neat ideas to share them with us," says Sohawardy.
Anyone with advertising suggestions can email them to contact@islamicsupremecouncil.com
The council is hoping to have their ads ready so they can run at the same time as those paid for by the atheist group.
