I find it interesting that 'free speech' is often given as a reason for espousing hateful rhetoric towards Christianity, even when that speech is often an expression of hatred and causes offence on the grounds of religion to those affected.
These same sorts of people who commit this sort of hateful speech with regards to religion, often seem to be aware that it is not okay to express mocking or disrespect towards other groups who have protected characteristics, such as those as part of the LGBTQ+ community, or people of a different ethnic background, or those who have disabilities? And yet they often seem to make an exception for religion, despite it being a lawfully protected characteristic.
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The advert depicted the Scottish comic as the Virgin Mary, squirting breast milk into the mouth of a kneeling priest alongside the tour’s title, “I Gave You Milk to Drink”.
The ASA launched an investigation after the advert was placed on the Sky News website.
Its ruling found that it was “likely to be seen as mocking the religious figures shown” and also “likely to cause serious offence to some within the Christian faith who saw the ad on the site”.
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is revered by all Christians but is especially venerated by Roman Catholics.
Brady, 38, was also warned by the regulator “to not cause offence on the grounds of religion in future ads”, the ruling said.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/23/free-speech-row-regulator-bans-advert-mocking-virgin-mary/
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