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Your Thoughts on This Religious Ad in Local Newspaper?

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headinhands · 29/03/2013 09:58

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Its pretty much on the front cover apart from an advertising sleve promoting a new local superstore. Isn't it a bit dodgy that there is nothing to suggest it's an advertisement by way of no info at the bottom to state as such. Doesn't it appear to be merely an endorsement of the newspaper? Would the newspaper have been as happy to have run a similar ad for a different religion or indeed a rejection of religion? I dunno I just find it irritating that in 2013 we still have this.

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hiddenhome · 29/03/2013 10:56

Spreading the Christian message? Shocking isn't it?

infamouspoo · 29/03/2013 10:59

how would people react if it was for islam or wicca?

headinhands · 29/03/2013 11:09

Hidden you don't think there's a problem with it not having any further details attached? That people can advertise things without it being clear who has paid for the ad. I think in most other circumstances the newspaper would want it to be clear that it was a third party. How would you feel if there was a similar anonymous ad endorsing a different religion or anything else for that matter. Would you be happy about that?

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hiddenhome · 29/03/2013 11:11

If it didn't interest me, I'd just ignore it naturally.

headinhands · 29/03/2013 11:16

Fairness does interest me and it appears the rules are different for certain groups.

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headinhands · 29/03/2013 11:17

It's the fact that it tries to not look like an ad that bothers me. It's misleading.

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LynetteScavo · 29/03/2013 11:18

I'd think "whatever", and briefly wonder who thought depicting Jesus with that hairstyle was a good idea. It's a bit Barry Manilow.

LynetteScavo · 29/03/2013 11:20

How to you consider it misleading, headinhands?

It doesn't look like a news article to me.

headinhands · 29/03/2013 11:20

Maybe it's not even about Jesus. Maybe it's some guy who did a life insurance scam job by faking his own death, and now he's used this clever ad to let his wife know he's coming back after a dodgy makeover.

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Startail · 29/03/2013 11:21

As long as the paper is happy to accept humanist/athiest adds like the London bus ones I don't see a problem.
It reminds you to buy yourEaster eggs and not try and go shopping on Sunday.

headinhands · 29/03/2013 11:25

There's no affiliation. I would have thought there'd be 'come to our church' type gubbins on it, there's nothing to say it's not merely the opinion of the newspaper themselves. I thought that was a no-no? Maybe I'm wrong? So there's nothing to stop me doing similar anonymous ad promoting hypnotherapy? Seems wrong.

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hiddenhome · 29/03/2013 11:27

All newspapers peddle 'opinions'.

LynetteScavo · 29/03/2013 11:28

The wording is a bit odd

"if applicable Good Friday" (Why wouldn't Good Friday be applicable)? and "you will be ready."

Will I really? Not if I've become a Muslim before then.

headinhands · 29/03/2013 11:31

I loved that 'if applicable'. It reads like a tax return!

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headinhands · 29/03/2013 11:33

'and you will be ready for me' sounds a tad threatening. It's like 'I'm coming up stairs in a minute and your room will be tidy'.

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headinhands · 29/03/2013 11:34

Yes but there's rules about the peddling hidden.

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infamouspoo · 29/03/2013 11:34

lol at Barry Manilow hairstyle. Maybe he's releaesing a new album

LaLaGabby · 29/03/2013 11:36

Lynette, I think the wording was written down like that so that the person doing the ad layout would put 'tomorrow' on Thursday and 'Good friday' the rest of the week, unfortunately they messed it up.

LynetteScavo · 29/03/2013 11:37

I'm off to Google to find out if Barry released a new album yesterday, or in some places today......

LynetteScavo · 29/03/2013 11:38

LaLaGabby, I think you're right, which makes it really funny.

WankbadgersBreakfast · 29/03/2013 11:39

That is the best creepy-stalker ad ever!
Seriously the whole thing is demented. I'm not sure really what else to think except Arf!

Monstermuncher · 29/03/2013 11:39

Bad choice of photo. He looks like Peter Sutcliffe (aka Yorkshire Ripper). I dont have an issue with it but the picture and the wording make it a bit odd to say the least

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LadyKinbote · 29/03/2013 11:42

That advert is so amazingly bad it almost makes me want to join Christianity despite a lifetime of atheism! So it's clearly done the trick

LizzyDay · 29/03/2013 11:52

That is hilarious . Creepy and ungrammatical. Good to see he didn't forget to have his eyebrows shaped before the pic was taken too.

Quite disappointed he doesn't feature in our local paper - I'd like to pin a copy on the fridge for whenever I'm fed up.

LizzyDay · 29/03/2013 11:53

oh yes he does look like Peter Sutcliffe

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