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BOSTON (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Tuesday demanded the removal of an animal rights group's billboard advertisement depicting the Virgin Mary cradling a lifeless chicken in her arms.The ad by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals features the tagline "Go Vegetarian -- It's an Immaculate Conception," a reference to teachings about Mary's purity.
But the church said the billboard was "offensive at any time" and especially so during the Christmas season.
"Why any organization would seek to garner goodwill for itself and its message by promoting an ad campaign that is so offensive to a large number of people within the community is unclear," the archdiocese said in a statement.
"What is clear is that if PETA truly cares about ethical behavior, the billboard message should be taken down as soon as possible," it added.
PETA said it has no plans to take down the billboard in Boston.
PETA said a similar advertisement went up in Providence, Rhode Island, earlier this month but was quickly removed by the billboard's owner amid similar complaints from Catholics there.
I personally think this picture is amazing!! i am not christian, but i am a vegetarian, and my sister and i (she is christian) have been playing around and wanting to make a vegan-christian web-site. I think it is total BS that the church would think this offensive. i want to know what it is that is so offensive about it. anyway, just wanted to say how much i love this picture.
tis amazing!
Posted by: Lindsay | August 07, 2007 at 10:54 PM
support vegetarianism!!! love it
Posted by: aldrich Llorente | August 30, 2008 at 04:26 AM
A atheist vegetarian, I though it was ridiculous that the Catholics found it offensive.
How so?
OH religion...
LOVE AND PEACE to all :)
Posted by: Ismael | October 01, 2008 at 07:46 PM
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