Rolling Stone refuses to run Bible ad

[Shawn]

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (AP) - Rolling Stone magazine declined to run an advertisement for a new translation of the Bible aimed at young people, America's largest Bible publisher said.

On Tuesday, USA Today quoted Kent Brownridge, general manager of Wenner Media, as saying his staff first saw the ad copy last week, and "we are not in the business of publishing advertising for religious messages."

Read the entire article at Jam!

[DudeAsInCool]

Kind of silly - if it was good enough for The Onion, it should have been good enough for Rolling Stone - it was just an ad

[method77]

I completely understand and respect RS's statement. They don't want religious ads period. Not even Christian. Imagine what would happen if some "strange" religion had enough money to put an ad there? Christians would scream and sue.

[DudeAsInCool]

I completely understand and respect RS's statement. They don't want religious ads period. Not even Christian. Imagine what would happen if some "strange" religion had enough money to put an ad there? Christians would scream and sue.

On second thought, you are probably right. Next thing you know the Christain Right would be placing adds dissing Sponge Bob

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/01/20/...l?oneclick=true

[slum_goddess]

i'm glad jann wenner isn't over on the dark side; i used to live two doors down from him in san francisco and he was a really cool dude. but that was in another lifetime

[DudeAsInCool]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Rolling Stone magazine has reversed itself and agreed to accept an advertisement for a new translation of the Bible, the largest Bible publisher in the U.S. said Tuesday.

Rolling Stone sent Zondervan a contract for a half-page ad in the rock magazine's Feb. 24 issue, said Doug Lockhart, Zondervan executive vice-president of marketing. He said Rolling Stone gave no explanation for its change of heart.

A spokeswoman for Rolling Stone publisher Wenner Media LLC did not immediately return a call for comment.

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2005/01/25/910040-ap.html

[method77]

Talk about pressure

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

I agree with the Greek.

:psychofun:

[Wolfie]

He said Rolling Stone gave no explanation for its change of heart.

I wonder what the FBI had on them? <_>

[slum_goddess]

goddammit. then again, i've noticed that sometimes when people's net worth goes up, their principles go down, down down.

[Redneck4sure]

goddammit. then again, i've noticed that sometimes when people's net worth goes up, their principles go down, down down.

Not me honey, both my net worth and my principles are non-existant. :bigsmile:

[slum_goddess]

we have something else in common, amazing

[Redneck4sure]

we have something else in common, amazing

Although I am at rock bottom I still go down every chance I get. ;)

[slum_goddess]

OMG, so do i.

[Redneck4sure]

OMG, so do i.

If you ever come to Dallas ........ :taskmaster:

[slum_goddess]