With the Da Vinci Code set to release in theatres tommorow, there is a lot of hype going around. The latest has hit close to home for me, a staff member with Campus Crusade for Christ. I recently found out that Cineplex Odion has banned an ad from CCC. Here is a quote from the webpage, http://www.discussdavinci.com :
"The group behind this blog had planned an in-theatre ad campaign to encourage
The Da Vinci Code movie-goers to come online and discuss what they had seen. In
an unexpected move, Cineplex Odeon decided today the ads were too
controversial and has pulled the spots from theatres in Vancouver,
Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto."
You can see the ad that was banned by going here. I find it hard to beleive that this ad was too controviersial.
You can see the press release from CCC regarding the situation here.
Lastly, the Toronto Star also got in on the action writing an article about what they think. You can read this "intelligent" piece here.
Personally, I think this is really dumb that CCC has had their ad removed from the theatres. This really is an attack at freedom of speech. The whole movie they are allowing in the theatres is pure junk historically, yet they will not allow a 10 second ad in the theatre that points people to a website to discuss the film. This is the world we live in though. Anything goes unless is saying that Jesus is the person that the Bible says He is.
What do you think?
4 comments:
Hey Jamie... Dave here... I agree!!! MAN ridiculous! It sounds like I Agree With stuff too. Everyone complaining the advertising is "too much". GET SERIOUS! If the people of the world can advertise why the heck can't Christians!!!!
I'm gonna be going to see the movie on Sunday and afterwards some friends from highschool are coming over after to discuss it. Pray for that if you remember. My one friend Doug is really searching and has been asking me tonnes of questions. I hope you're having a great summer!
at first i was upset too, but God used it for good. we caught the attention of the Globe and Mail and there was an article in it yesterday. we got free advertisement from them. no publicity is bad publicity.
Thanks for posting this. I had no idea that that website existed, or the whole thing with banning it from theatres. It was interesting how the Toronto Star was seeking out experts as to whether Christian organizations had the same right to advertise as everyone else (not exactly those words but it was implied). There would never be a nationwide uproar if Coke had decided to profit from the millions of davinci code fans by creating a site with the same name from which to then sell their product.
It would interest me Christian or not simply from a historical perspective because the book is so underhanded about claiming that all of the facts are true when they are not on a subject that few people would have that amount of knowledge or even access to it. I don't know the last time I paid close attention to the main players of medieval history. Theres my rant.
I agree with the other people. It is a sad day when discussing whether something is true or not is seen as controversial. This is indeed the ultimate example of "suppress[ing] the truth in unrighteousness" (Romans 1:18). It makes me sad for Canada, because the result of this suppression is that "the wrath of God" will be revealed. It amazes me at how God has been so gracious to the Western world in revealing Himself, but they have thrown it back in His face! Indeed, much of the Western world in "professing to be wise, they became fools" (Romans 1:22). Let us pray for true repentance to fall on Canada!
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