Guest guest Posted December 24, 2003 Report Share Posted December 24, 2003 netscape.com/corewidgets/news/story.psp?cat=50900 & id=20031224092000024\ 5585 Offbeat News Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003 Vegetarian Virgin Mary Ad Riles Boston Church BOSTON (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Tuesday demanded the removal of an animal rights group's billboard advertisement depicting the Virgin Mary cradling a lifeless chicken in her arms. The ad by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals features the tagline " Go Vegetarian -- It's an Immaculate Conception, " a reference to teachings about Mary's purity. But the church said the billboard was " offensive at any time " and especially so during the Christmas season. " Why any organization would seek to garner goodwill for itself and its message by promoting an ad campaign that is so offensive to a large number of people within the community is unclear, " the archdiocese said in a statement. " What is clear is that if PETA truly cares about ethical behavior, the billboard message should be taken down as soon as possible, " it added. PETA said it has no plans to take down the billboard in Boston. PETA said a similar advertisement went up in Providence, Rhode Island, earlier this month but was quickly removed by the billboard's owner amid similar complaints from Catholics there. Help - Site Help Map - Advertise with Us - Add Site - What's New - What's Cool 2000 Netscape. All rights reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 what slander, portraying Mary as someone who showed compassion towards animals! So then they shouldn't have a problem if someone painted a picture of the virgin Mary chopping the head off of a chicken? , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> wrote: > netscape.com/corewidgets/news/story.psp? cat=50900 & id=200312240920000245585 > > Offbeat News > Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003 > Vegetarian Virgin Mary Ad Riles Boston Church > > > BOSTON (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston > Tuesday demanded the removal of an animal rights group's > billboard advertisement depicting the Virgin Mary cradling a > lifeless chicken in her arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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