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Lord's Prayer advertisement banned in UK before 'Star Wars'
The new "Star Wars" film opens next month...
In a snub to the Church of England, an advert that was planned to coincide with the new film "The Force Awakens," has been rejected by most UK cinemas due to fears it could be offensive.
Digital Cinema Media (DCM), the company that supplies advertising to Britain's main movie houses, Odeon, Cineworld and Vue, made the decision after reviewing its policy on political and religious adverts.
The minute-long video features the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, and other Christians reciting the Lord's Prayer. The Church of England said it planned the advert to be shown before the "Star Wars" film because it is "a multi-generational cultural event."... DCM were contacted by CNN, but has yet to respond. In an earlier statement, it said: "Some advertisements -- unintentionally or otherwise -- could cause offense to those of differing political persuasions, as well as to those of differing faiths and indeed of no faith" and that "in this regard, DCM treats all political or religious beliefs equally."...
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