Can you imagine a country so far down the liberal, totalitarian, death-culture road that this lovely image and wholesome slogan are "to controversial" to be used on advertising hoardings? If you can't, then consider Canada!
Manitoba-based pro-life group Life Culture had planned to use the same image it used last year for a Christmas themed pro-life advertisement, but Pattison Outdoor Advertisements decided not to allow the image to be displayed on its billboards.
The executive director of Life Culture, Susan Penner, has revealed that her group’s pro-life image showed a pregnant mom cradling the baby in her womb. It included a caption that read, “Celebrate the gift of life!” Penner noted that the ad was to remind Canadians that, in an age of abortion and euthanasia, “life and pregnancy is a gift.”
Despite the pleasant nature of the advertisement, billboard company Pattison claimed that the ad created too much “controversy” when displayed last year, and that it has received “backlash” from comparable ads in the past.
According to Penner, emails from Pattison sent to Life Culture show that the advertising giant had initially agreed to give the ad space for the pro-life ads, which were to be displayed for the Christmas season in three locations, two in Winnipeg and one in the city of Steinbach.
After appearing to get the go-ahead for the ads, Penner said she got another email from Pattison letting her know that they would no longer be working with her group.
“Susan, I regret to inform you that my compliance department will not allow your creative to post on our inventory,” read a portion of the email, which was shared with True North.
Pattison went on to state that the “category of the content is pro-life/pro-choice, and it simply creates too much controversy for us.”
That death-culture 'road'? In truth, it's a very slippery slope; with an extremely nasty end!