(November 26, 2015 at 8:06 am)Mr Greene Wrote: Aractus wrote:
Okay, but what part of the ad contravenes the OFCOM regulations? As far as I'm concerned, cinema ads shouldn't be ported from TV and should be designed for the medium, and of course they'll have different regulations.
I don't really understand the opposition to the ad - I just watched it. It's the Lord's prayer, and there's nothing really objectionable or offensive in the Lord's prayer.
OFCOM scheduling restrictions 16 c;
Items of a religious nature may not include advertising.
So this ad that RSPCA (which is non-religious) has been running since 1988 (so going on 30 years) would be OK to run in the UK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdPTsNpTm1I
But if the same hymn was used to advertise a church (similar to below) it would be banned?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPMA5I3-0Jw
That doesn't seem logical. But then again the UK has some weird regulations.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
