ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. โ A billboard in St. Augustine Beach is drawing attention from all across the world for a message some people have called โdiscriminatory.โThe billboard along A1A reads โIslam Bloody Islam, Doomed by its Doctrine,โ and more than 9,300 people had signed a petition by Tuesday afternoon that called on the owner to take it down.
โYou can tell the community is not really behind that kind of fear.โAt the shopping center across the street, News4Jax discovered he isnโt the only St. Augustine resident unhappy with the sign.
An online petition asks St. Johns Outdoor Advertising, the company that owns the sign, to take it down.
And while he believes in free speech, Benjelloun said the sign could lead to violence.
It's just not appropriate for St. Augustine,โ Poage said.