Jesus cell phone ad ruled `disrespectful'
LONDON (RNS) A newspaper ad that showed a winking Jesus giving a
thumbs-up sign to a line of cell phones has been given a thumbs-down by
a British government watchdog panel that called it "disrespectful."
The Advertising Standards Authority, which governs media
advertising, ruled that the phone ads cannot be used again because they
appeared to mock Christian values.
The publicity campaign for Phones 4 U, which appeared in the British
media last spring, depicted an image of Jesus under the slogan
"Miraculous deals on Samsung Galaxy Android phones."
