[Merged] Religion topic Bishop Eamon reaffirms Catholic teaching & Cinemas refusing to show ad featu

[brokencrossbar1]

yet another thread....really?

He's on an evangelical crusade to convert us 1 thread at a time!!

[ziggysego]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but I don't think the cinema should have refused.

[T Fearon]

Sheer bigoted intolerance against Christians,now the most persecuted group in society in terms of denial of rights

[From the Bunker]

Sheer bigoted intolerance against Christians,now the most persecuted group in society in terms of denial of rights

And I wonder how that all happened to such an open organisation.

[J70]

Sheer bigoted intolerance against Christians,now the most persecuted group in society in terms of denial of rights

What rights are they being denied?

[J70]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but I don't think the cinema should have refused.

Hard to know when he's given us zero details!

[From the Bunker]

An article on this.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/22/cinema-chains-ban-advert-featuring-lords-prayer


The Ad.

http://www.justpray.uk/

[J70]

An article on this.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/22/cinema-chains-ban-advert-featuring-lords-prayer


The Ad.

http://www.justpray.uk/

Seems pretty straightforward that these companies want to stay the hell away from religious issues.

If they chose to air Jewish or Muslim prayer ads or Richard Dawkins telling the audience they were all wishful thinking morons for believing in prayer, but refused the CofE ad, then Tony's whining about persecution might be warranted. If its a case of "f**k the lot of yez", I don't see any cause for complaint. And certainly no evidence of persecution.

Which is not to say that people should not be a little  more thick skinned and tolerant of diversity!

As an atheist I would be too bothered by such an ad.

But then again I grew up in Ireland with religion  being shoved down my gob at every turn!

Does RTE still broadcast the Angelus?

[omaghjoe]

Why would promoting spiritually be a problem?

[Orior]

An article on this.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/22/cinema-chains-ban-advert-featuring-lords-prayer


The Ad.

http://www.justpray.uk/

I like to think that I am fair minded person (although I still haven't forgiven Philip Jordan for 2003) but Atheists cannot have their cake and eat it.

Will the demand to change Easter Holidays to "the Sunday following the paschal full moon" Holidays?

Will the term Christmas Holidays offend them too?

The cinema chain has made a silly decision letting this nonsense happen.

[Orior]

An article on this.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/22/cinema-chains-ban-advert-featuring-lords-prayer


The Ad.

http://www.justpray.uk/

Seems pretty straightforward that these companies want to stay the hell away from religious issues.

If they chose to air Jewish or Muslim prayer ads or Richard Dawkins telling the audience they were all wishful thinking morons for believing in prayer, but refused the CofE ad, then Tony's whining about persecution might be warranted. If its a case of "f**k the lot of yez", I don't see any cause for complaint. And certainly no evidence of persecution.

Which is not to say that people should not be a little  more thick skinned and tolerant of diversity!

As an atheist I would be too bothered by such an ad.

But then again I grew up in Ireland with religion  being shoved down my gob at every turn!

Does RTE still broadcast the Angelus?

I've no problem with the Angelus. Nor should anyone in the british isles. If people want this place to become a Muslim country then the cinema chain are going the right way about it.

[omaghjoe]

An article on this.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/22/cinema-chains-ban-advert-featuring-lords-prayer


The Ad.

http://www.justpray.uk/

I like to think that I am fair minded person (although I still haven't forgiven Philip Jordan for 2003) but Atheists cannot have their cake and eat it.

Will the demand to change Easter Holidays to "the Sunday following the paschal full moon" Holidays?

Will the term Christmas Holidays offend them too?

The cinema chain has made a silly decision letting this nonsense happen.

Its not Philly Jordan's fault alone that Tyrone where better than Armagh, you should blame the whole Tyrone team, or better still, blame Armagh players for not being good enough. Remember you had Phillip Loughran on that team and Francie Bellew.....

[Maguire01]

An article on this.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/22/cinema-chains-ban-advert-featuring-lords-prayer


The Ad.

http://www.justpray.uk/

Seems pretty straightforward that these companies want to stay the hell away from religious issues.

If they chose to air Jewish or Muslim prayer ads or Richard Dawkins telling the audience they were all wishful thinking morons for believing in prayer, but refused the CofE ad, then Tony's whining about persecution might be warranted. If its a case of "f**k the lot of yez", I don't see any cause for complaint. And certainly no evidence of persecution.

Which is not to say that people should not be a little  more thick skinned and tolerant of diversity!

As an atheist I would be too bothered by such an ad.

But then again I grew up in Ireland with religion  being shoved down my gob at every turn!

Does RTE still broadcast the Angelus?

I've no problem with the Angelus. Nor should anyone in the british isles. If people want this place to become a Muslim country then the cinema chain are going the right way about it.

Not a Muslim country, just a secular one.

[Maguire01]

Sheer bigoted intolerance against Christians,now the most persecuted group in society in terms of denial of rights

I'd have no particular problem with the advert, but there's no persecution here and I can't see any rights being denied.

[Orior]

Sheer bigoted intolerance against Christians,now the most persecuted group in society in terms of denial of rights

I'd have no particular problem with the advert, but there's no persecution here and I can't see any rights being denied.

Correct. An atheist spokesperson on the news said that this could open the door for other religions to advertise. And that was the height of his argument! I wouldn't mind watching an advert for Druids, as long as it included naked dancing ladies.