So essentially any prayer is associated with Christmas? (which isn't the date of Christ's birth but that of Mythras, a pagan deity co-opted by the early church).

Personally, I think Christmas has become far more of a secular celebration or pan-religious (most Hindus and Muslims I know celebrate Christmas in some aspect or another). I'm happy for Christians to celebrate the day on which their lord wasn't actually born, and quite agree with the sentiments of the Coca Colonisation of the holidays. Even as an atheist, I celebrate Christmas and the spirit of Christmas to an extent, admittedly not a religious one.

But advertising 'Christ' seems a bit gauche and disrespectful, putting the Lords Prayer up among sexualised adverts for Chewing Gum, Coca Cola and assorted slots aimed at 'monopolising the comerical aspect' of Christmas.

Who is it aimed at? Certainly, not Christians, I'm pretty sure they're all quite well established and aware of all things Church, god and Christ related.

64% of the UK self Identify as Christian (59.3 I think was the census return), however church attendences are around 6% so it does depend on where you draw the definition. How many are actually practising Christians? Islam makes up 4.8% of the population, and has attendences matching Christianity.

So it could be as much a Muslim Country as a Christian Country, as there are almost as many Muslims attending Mosques as Christians attending church.

Either way that doesn't make this a Christian country, it makes it a country with a majority of Christians, who presumably don't need an advert of the Lords Prayer.

It isn't either, the UK is a country of UK citizens who all have the same legal rights. Being Christian doesn't make you special, or entitle you to special privilege, the same rules apply (and in this case the Cinema's rules on promotion of politics and religion apply).

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James O'Brian just smashed it.

This is like the church rocking up to a nightclub in trainers and being turned away at the door for it and saying "its cos I iz Christian".

The rule was in place WAY before this advert was made.

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I'm an agnostic...and agree. there is a time and a place for most things...this being one of them. I'm all for freedom of speech etc...but I don't want to be forced to sit through a Religious message (regardless of Faith) in a cinema. Why not advertise on TV or in magazines or on the .net

Edited by Lyons550 (23 Nov 2015 1.44pm)

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Charlton Heston was my favorite Jew. He parted those waves real good and he took on Dr Zaius.

Praise the Lord.

The two organisations appear at odds and are sending out conflicting messages.

That is all.

"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02

The two organisations are independent. One decides what can or can't be banned from any cinema, the other decides what it does and doesn't want to show in it's cinemas.

Same as any TV channel. Just because someone makes an advert, you don't have to take their money and show it on your channel.

Optimistic as ever