Australian Christians Not Too Keen on Ads Linking Jesus and Islam

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Few could have seen this coming, but an Australian billboard campaign implying Jesus was Muslim has failed in its goal of bringing Christianity and Islam into glorious harmony. Erected in Sydney by a Muslim group called Mypeace, the "Jesus: A Prophet of Islam" billboards have sparked vandalism and more than 65 complaints with the nation's Advertising Standards Bureau. The oversight group opted to let the billboards stand, rebuffing critics who filed complaints such as, "There is absolutely no chance a 'Jesus is the Son of God' billboard would be displayed in Iran."

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