anthonyqkiernan
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Christian Voice rapped by the ASA
Jan 28, 2009, 18:45
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From Press Gazette:
A Christian group has been warned by the Advertising Standards Agency not to repeat a “misleading” claim about teenage pregnancy it placed in the New Statesman.
The ad claimed that the HPV vaccine causes teenage infertility.
“Now we have the disaster of teenage infertility.
“Every government initiative, including the HPV vaccine, will increase it, but as all the targets revolve around pregnancy, no-one in power knows how many young people they are making sterile and nobody cares.”
The ASA points out that to make such claims, you really need evidence rather than, you know, MAKING SHIT UP. CV claimed that MAKING SHIT UP comes under freedom of expression. The ASA told them not to be so silly.
Me, I’d have picked up on the “every government initiative” bit. The bank bailout will increase teenage infertility! The communications database will increase teenage infertility! Etc.
What does CV’s Stephen Green have to say?
‘It is a good job the Advertising Standards Authority was not around when the Old Testament was written, or we would be missing half the Christmas story. The ASA would have wanted Isaiah to substantiate his claim that ‘a virgin shall conceive and shall bear a son’ (Isa 7:14). They would have demanded ‘robust, scientific evidence’ that virgins can conceive.
‘The Prophet’s predictions of the fall of Jerusalem and of Christ’s crucifixion would have gone the same way. As for nations beating swords into ploughshares, and the wolf dwelling with the lamb, the ASA would have banned him from ever repeating such an unsubstantiated claim.
Um, Stephen? The Bible isn’t an advert.
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Vybik Jon
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Edited Jan 29, 2009, 12:16
Re: Christian Voice rapped by the ASA
Jan 29, 2009, 12:02
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Surely the old testament advertises the coming of the messiah and the new testament advertises the second coming of the messiah.? That's how I look at the old testament when I sit down of a night to measure my day against the instructions of god. The fact that the old testament was correct and the messiah did come gives me great hope in his second coming in 2012.
There will be a meeting of the Head Heritage Bible Group this Friday in the rear prayer room of The Wellington sanctuary, Birmingham. All are welcome.
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handofdave
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Re: Christian Voice rapped by the ASA
Jan 29, 2009, 12:09
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Nostrildomus nose all.
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stray
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Re: Christian Voice rapped by the ASA
Jan 29, 2009, 12:30
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meh, get it right, it's the Mayans who figured it out first ;).
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nigelswift
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Re: Christian Voice rapped by the ASA
Jan 29, 2009, 12:31
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"The ASA would have wanted Isaiah to substantiate his claim that ‘a virgin shall conceive and shall bear a son’ (Isa 7:14). They would have demanded ‘robust, scientific evidence’ that virgins can conceive."
Yep. Seems a reasonable stance to me. Else young or vulnerable people might be at risk of being misinformed and who would want that?
I've got a feeling that he inserted the reference, Isa 7:14, as a way of showing that yes, it was the indisputable truth. Twerp.
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stray
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Re: Christian Voice rapped by the ASA
Jan 29, 2009, 12:43
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Actually I think the ASA should have serious words with Isaiah, where was all the mad lights/sounds and other supernatural happenings that should have happened at said birth.
In fact this is another example of christians MAKING SHIT UP. Ha-almah does not mean virgin it means young woman. He's just not constructing himself a great defence here ;).
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handofdave
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Re: Christian Voice rapped by the ASA
Jan 29, 2009, 13:17
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stray wrote: meh, get it right, it's the Mayans who figured it out first ;).
I'm afraid that most people have wildly erroneous ideas about the Mayan Calender.
Actually, Dec. 21st 2012 is just the expiration on a Mayan store coupon for buy one basket of maize, get one free.
I know, it's a bit deflating.
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Yorkshirepedestrian
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Re: Christian Voice rapped by the ASA
Jan 29, 2009, 23:28
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The Xtian lunacy masks some serious concerns I'd have over shooting anything into my daughter's bloodstream created the dodgy corporation Merck.
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