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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film
Posted by: Dan Evans
Date/Time: 23/11/15 11:13:00

Cineworld/Vue who made this decision are based in Chiswick.

They have every right to run whichever ads they want to however they do seem to have handled this matter particularly ineptly.

As I understand it they recently decided to stop running political and religious ads after concerns about reactions to pro-Independence ads in Scottish cinemas. The change in policy doesn't seem to have been well communicated across the firm as when the CofE made the initial request they were offered a discount. The company seem to have compounded their error then by saying that they made the decision because 'people of other faiths, or indeed no faith at all' might be offended. They would have been much better advised just to say we don't take political and religious ads. No religious person would be offended by this as the wording is not specifically Christian and it is a prayer that could be used by any of the major faith groups. Some atheists might claim to be offended but they are really they are just cross at having to hear a different viewpoint.

The problem now is if the cinema company is saying they won't show ads that are potentially offensive then they have opened a can of worms. Some of their audience will be far more offended by an ad for BP or Volkswagen or ads for private healthcare or ads that objectify women. To be consistent they will have to start turning down quite a lot of ads and hence lose revenue or scrap the policy entirely.


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Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 09:02:00 Loraine Pemberton
   Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 09:46:00 William Prentice
      Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 09:59:00 Loraine Pemberton
   Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 09:47:00 Andy Pease
      Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 10:05:00 Richard Greenhough
         Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 10:08:00 Vanessa Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 10:11:00 Angela Knight
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 10:15:00 Loraine Pemberton
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 11:11:00 Angela Knight
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 11:47:00 Keith Iddon
      Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 10:14:00 David Darlow
         Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 10:25:00 Will Watson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 10:34:00 Michael Robinson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 10:48:00 Loraine Pemberton
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 11:17:00 Richard Greenhough
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 11:19:00 Loraine Pemberton
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 11:23:00 Richard Greenhough
         Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 10:26:00 Loraine Pemberton
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 11:13:00 Dan Evans
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 11:17:00 Loraine Pemberton
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 11:23:00 Carl Wynne
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 11:33:00 S Powell
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 12:10:00 Dan Evans
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 12:15:00 Richard Greenhough
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 14:51:00 Claire Moran
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 15:12:00 Julian Pavey
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 15:16:00 Georgina Flint
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 16:43:00 Loraine Pemberton
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 16:52:00 Georgina Flint
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 15:40:00 Dan Evans
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 15:27:00 S Powell
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 16:12:00 Paul Corcoran
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 17:30:00 Claire Moran
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 17:44:00 S Powell
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 21:04:00 Angus McPhail
                                    Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 21:18:00 Loraine Pemberton
                                       Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 21:38:00 Francis Rowe
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 22:46:00 Samia Mirza
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film23/11/15 22:48:00 T P Howell
   Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film24/11/15 04:10:00 Chris Baker
      Re:Re:Odeon, Vue and Cineworld ban Lord's Prayer film24/11/15 09:08:00 Colin Jordan

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