Christians ‘not vilified’ by Islamic billboards says Australian Advertising Standards Bureau
Friday, July 1, 2011Â – By Dan Wooding of Founder of ASSIST Ministries
Christians ‘not vilified’ by Islamic billboards says Australian Advertising Standards Bureau
But that doesn’t satisfy one Christian who says that they are ‘a willful abuse of our freedom of speech and democratic values’
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (ANS) — Proclaiming Jesus to be “a prophet of Islam†on billboards in Australia is a statement of belief and does not discriminate against or vilify Christians, the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) there has found.
The row erupted in late May, when signs were placed on billboards in major Sydney roads, specifically chosen for maximum exposure. Organized and privately funded by an Islamic group called “MyPeace†the billboards advertise Muslim beliefs, including a claim that has upset the Christian community – that Jesus, like Mohamed, was a prophet of Islam.
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