Rolling Stone Bans Bible Ad

Troubleshooter · 01-19-2005, 12:10 PM

Another case of the shoe on the other foot...

According to Newsmax here.

Rolling Stone magazine rejected an ad from the nation's largest Bible publisher, USA Today reports Tuesday.

Though the message doesn't mention God, it does tout publisher Zondervan's new Bible translation aimed at "spiritually intrigued 18-to-34-year-olds."

"The magazine rejected Zondervan's Bible ad just weeks before its scheduled run date, citing an unwritten policy against accepting ads containing religious messages," the paper noted.

USA Today reported that Zondervan executives say the entertainment magazine was key in its $1 million campaign to reach young adults who have rarely, if ever, seen Bible ads before. Surveys show that 53 percent of this age group read the Bible less than once a year or never, although they are huge buyers of books on spiritual and religious themes.

Today's New International Version of the Bible (TNIV) is a modern English translation from Zondervan, publisher of the world's best-selling English translation, the 1978 New International Version. The TNIV features updated language and scholarship.

The ad features a young male unsure about life. The ad copy says the Bible is "real truth" in a world of "endless media noise and political spin."

USA Today said Rolling Stone was angry about the ad's slogan: "Timeless Truth; Today's Language."

"And that assertion of 'truth' evidently triggered the rebuff from Rolling Stone," the paper said.

lumberjim · 01-19-2005, 12:14 PM

good. god is pleased

jaguar · 01-19-2005, 12:25 PM

Good to hear. Now get them off the fucking subway stations here and I'll be happy. Religious ads, like those for smokes and booze should be forced to carry warning labels.

Troubleshooter · 01-19-2005, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaguar

Good to hear. Now get them off the fucking subway stations here and I'll be happy. Religious ads, like those for smokes and booze should be forced to carry warning labels.

Maybe we could come up with one.

New thread? We could have one thread to com eup with a few of them and then do a poll to pick the best.

wolf · 01-20-2005, 09:23 PM

If Rolling Stone refuses ads with religious messages ... why have they accepted advertising from Gavin and Yvonne Frost's School of Witchcraft and Wicca for all these years?

Or does the policy only apply to display ads, and not the classifieds?

Troubleshooter · 01-20-2005, 09:48 PM

I don't know. I just like the how they were so incensed about it.

jinx · 01-27-2005, 02:06 PM

I read an article somewhere that said that they have now agreed to run the ad (aol and the onion will also) and that refusing it originally was an error on their part. Can't find it now though, sorry.

Beestie · 01-27-2005, 02:16 PM

CNN

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Lisa Dallos, a spokeswoman for Rolling Stone publisher Wenner Media LLC, said Tuesday that the company had "addressed the internal miscommunications that led to the previous misstatement of company policy and apologize for any confusion it may have caused."

01-19-2005, 12:10 PM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Rolling Stone Bans Bible Ad Another case of the shoe on the other foot... According to Newsmax here. Rolling Stone magazine rejected an ad from the nation's largest Bible publisher, USA Today reports Tuesday. Though the message doesn't mention God, it does tout publisher Zondervan's new Bible translation aimed at "spiritually intrigued 18-to-34-year-olds." "The magazine rejected Zondervan's Bible ad just weeks before its scheduled run date, citing an unwritten policy against accepting ads containing religious messages," the paper noted. USA Today reported that Zondervan executives say the entertainment magazine was key in its $1 million campaign to reach young adults who have rarely, if ever, seen Bible ads before. Surveys show that 53 percent of this age group read the Bible less than once a year or never, although they are huge buyers of books on spiritual and religious themes. Today's New International Version of the Bible (TNIV) is a modern English translation from Zondervan, publisher of the world's best-selling English translation, the 1978 New International Version. The TNIV features updated language and scholarship. The ad features a young male unsure about life. The ad copy says the Bible is "real truth" in a world of "endless media noise and political spin." USA Today said Rolling Stone was angry about the ad's slogan: "Timeless Truth; Today's Language." "And that assertion of 'truth' evidently triggered the rebuff from Rolling Stone," the paper said. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-19-2005, 12:14 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	good. god is pleased __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-19-2005, 12:25 PM	#3
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Good to hear. Now get them off the fucking subway stations here and I'll be happy. Religious ads, like those for smokes and booze should be forced to carry warning labels. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

01-20-2005, 09:23 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	If Rolling Stone refuses ads with religious messages ... why have they accepted advertising from Gavin and Yvonne Frost's School of Witchcraft and Wicca for all these years? Or does the policy only apply to display ads, and not the classifieds? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-20-2005, 09:48 PM	#6
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	I don't know. I just like the how they were so incensed about it. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-27-2005, 02:06 PM	#7
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I read an article somewhere that said that they have now agreed to run the ad (aol and the onion will also) and that refusing it originally was an error on their part. Can't find it now though, sorry. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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