Church acts on 'sodomy advert' ban; JUDGMENT.A CHURCH yesterday launched a High Court bid to overturn an advertising ban against proclaiming sodomy an abomination. The Advertising Standards Authority The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the independent British self regulatory organisation (SRO) of the advertising industry. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation. ruled that a newspaper advert carried ahead of a Gay Pride parade A gay pride parade or LGBT pride parade is part of a festival or ceremony held by the LGBT community of a city to commemorate the struggle for LGBT rights and pride. in Belfast caused serious offence. Its adjudication, upheld on appeal, was in response to seven complaints that the notice was homophobic. The ASA's ruling followed on a full-page advert in the News Letter headlined: "The word of God against sodomy." Sandown Free Presbyterian Church Free Presbyterian Church may mean:
Mr Justice Weatherup reserved his decision. |
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