Agency Cites Wrath Of God

A New York shop found itself under the scrutiny of a higher authority last month.
Furman-Roth offended a few listeners with a confession-themed radio ad for client Car Cash, but the angry calls weren’t a worry at first. In the ads a character tells a priest how quickly and easily he sold his car to Car Cash.
“Is that a sin, my son?” the priest says incredulously. The man replies, “No, Father later that day I took some of the money and ” An announcer then breaks in with contact information.
The client’s toll-free hotline received complaints from a few priests, but company president Bruce Baron told the shop to keep airing the spot.