26 Oct 08
Originally posted by orangutanDawkins quote from the article: "Even on the buses, nobody thinks twice when they see a religious slogan plastered across the side." Are there really buses with religious slogans plastered across the side in the UK? I have never seen that. I don't know if it would even be allowed here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7681914.stm
The most intrusive Christian advertising I have seen/heard was in Tokyo, where they were blaring the "Good News" through huge speakers all over the place at Shibuya Station, making the place even more hellish.
26 Oct 08
Originally posted by NordlysChurches are allowed to advertise in England, are they not? Bus side advertising space would be one possible venue. If they pursued that, no one would think twice about it.
Dawkins quote from the article: "Even on the buses, nobody thinks twice when they see a religious slogan plastered across the side." Are there really buses with religious slogans plastered across the side in the UK? I have never seen that. I don't know if it would even be allowed here.
The most intrusive Christian advertising I have seen/heard was in Toky ...[text shortened]... gh huge speakers all over the place at Shibuya Station, making the place even more hellish.
26 Oct 08
Originally posted by rwingettI don't know the English laws. But even if they are allowed to advertise in any way they like, does it really happen? And if it does, why would no one think twice about it? That sounds highly unlikely.
Churches are allowed to advertise in England, are they not? Bus side advertising space would be one possible venue. If they pursued that, no one would think twice about it.
26 Oct 08
Originally posted by Nordlysthe only advertising i myself have ever seen, with regard to anything closely related was one advert for 'the alpha course', which i think is a kind of bible course, other than that i never seen anything, the UK is essentially a secular nation, with less than 1% percent of people attending churches. the worst 'religious advertising', i ever come across was in Pakistan, where the call to prayer (played over loudspeakers from the top of mosque minarets all over the country at the same time) would wake you up at a seriously early hour every morning, man i wanted to play 'play that funky music white boy', through those speakers! also, on a PIA (Pakistan international airways) internal flight, before the plane took off, on the back of every seat was a little tv screen, a cloud appeared with the name 'allah', arabic for god above it, the whole plane then proceeded to offer a prayer for the safety of the journey, not very reassuring i can tell ya!
[b]Dawkins quote from the article: "Even on the buses, nobody thinks twice when they see a religious slogan plastered across the side." Are there really buses with religious slogans plastered across the side in the UK? I have never seen that. I don't know if it would even be allowed here.
The most intrusive Christian advertising I have seen/heard was in Toky ...[text shortened]... ugh huge speakers all over the place at Shibuya Station, making the place even more hellish.[/b
26 Oct 08
Originally posted by NordlysEnglish religious advertising need not be ubiquitous for the point to remain valid. And the point is not relegated solely to England either. In the US (where religious advertising IS ubiquitous), no one thinks twice about it. Even an atheist like myself. But if someone like the FFRF puts up an "Imagine no religion" billboard, it raises plenty of eyebrows.
I don't know the English laws. But even if they are allowed to advertise in any way they like, does it really happen? And if it does, why would no one think twice about it? That sounds highly unlikely.