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Topic: Religion

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South Africa's Ban of Anti-Atheist Ad Is Truly Brainless One complaint dooms billboard

I normally wouldn't side with a church that's using ads to mock unbelievers, but it's hard to understand why the billboard above was banned in South Africa. One complaint—one!—was all…

January 18 2012

Focus on the Family Ad Celebrates Tim Tebow's Favorite Bible Verse Kids recite John 3:16

Is it wise to mix religion and football beyond the occasional Hail Mary pass? Focus on the Family has no problem combining the two, and did so again during Saturday's…

January 17 2012

Mary Gets a Positive Pregnancy Test in Church's Christmas Billboard St. Matthews in the City strikes again

Get a load of this billboard from St. Matthews in the City, a progressive Anglican church in Auckland, New Zealand. I mean, Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Well, only Mary is…

December 16 2011

Lowe's in Facebook Hell as Racist Comments Pile Up Company goes silent after pulling ads from 'All-American Muslim'

Should Lowe's need a crowbar to pull its head out of the sand, it can find one in its own aisles. On Saturday, the home-improvement company posted a note to…

December 13 2011

American Atheists Bide Their Time Playing the Grinch This Christmas First billboard is just odd, but wait for the second

O ye of little faith … you've still got something to look forward to this holiday season. Just wait until Monday, when the American Atheists unveil a new billboard near…

December 09 2011

Axe's Fallen Angels Banned in South Africa After offending one guy

It's been nine months since we wrote about the Lynx/Axe body spray ad in which horny angels fall from heaven, but it's apparently taken that long for South African regulators…

October 31 2011

Holy Toledo! Ohio Churches in Ad Battle Over God and Gays Back and forth on billboards

OMG, another blasphemous billboard controversy in Ohio! Back in April, the Central United Methodist Church of Toledo put up a message that read, "Being gay is a gift from God."…

September 27 2011

Phone Ad With Thumbs-Up Jesus Gets Belated Thumbs-Down And of course, more coverage than ever

The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority has belatedly banned a Phones 4U print ad showing a cartoon Jesus winking and giving the thumbs-up sign. Touting "miraculous" deals on Samsung Android phones,…

September 12 2011

Church's 'Come Get Hammered' Billboard Leaves Locals Woozy Follows earlier 'Scumbags welcome' ad

Florida's SNL Church (no relation to the show) put up a billboard on Highway 441 that says "Come get hammered," next to a photo of a wine cup. Some residents…

September 07 2011

Muslim Teens Convicted of Spray-Painting Burkas on Half-Naked Ad Models

First, the cops busted NYC's Moustache Man for drawing facial hair on subway ads. Now, London's Burka Boys have been brought to justice for spray-painting the Muslim cloak of modesty…

August 01 2011

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