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How to sell pizza: aggravate Christians

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I really have no idea why the Chapel Bar and Bistro in New Zealand thinks this is a good idea, but they have decided that the best way to advertise their booze and pizza is to show Jesus and Mary in bed together – to keep it relevant, there is a box of half eaten pizza under the bed.

Christians will probably just ignore the advertisement: mainly because isn’t true, it’s a really stupid way to sell pizza and, for those who care to listen, there are scary warnings not to do this kind of thing.

Now, if this had been a representation of Mohammed in bed with the nine year old Aisha, it would have been quite accurate – although still not a particularly effective incentive to buy pizza. I wonder if representing Mohammed as a paedophile would have resulted in outraged Muslims breaking windows, setting things of fire and threatening to behead anyone who has the effrontery to insult their alleged prophet by drawing attention to something that he actually did?

And how long would it take for Obama to apologise for the ad?

How not to sell ice-cream to Catholics

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Two ice cream adverts, one showing a pregnant nun and the other two male priests about to kiss, are facing a ban by the advertising watchdog after offending Roman Catholics.

The provocative slogan ‘immaculately conceived’ appears on the image of the nun eating from a pot of Antonio Federici Gelato Italiano.

Meanwhile, the picture of two men in cassocks and clerical collars, embracing with their lips inches apart, bears the words ‘we believe in salivation’.

The Advertising Standards Authority received complaints that the adverts, which have appeared in Grazia, Look and The Lady, are offensive to religious believers.

It has indicated the image of the nun is likely to be banned and is still investigating the advert featuring the priests.

British firm Antonio Federici said the adverts celebrated the ‘implied forbidden Italian temptations’ of the ice cream.

Creative director Matt O’Connor said the company would lose a substantial sum if it had to pull the campaign and was considering a legal challenge.

He said: ‘Only a tiny proportion of those who have seen the ads have made complaints. They seem to be upholding the views of a bigoted minority over the majority.’


Personally, I’m all in favour of free speech and would like to see an ad featuring a woman in a burka eating ice-cream – how is it done?

In the meantime, the Catholic Church could put out its own ice-cream ad. Something like this: