Jesus ad angers church groups

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Perilous Times*

*Jesus ad angers church groups*

Article from: The Daily Telegraph

By David Barrett

December 19, 2007 12:00am

CHRISTIAN leaders have branded a television commercial depicting the
baby Jesus tossing gifts back at the three wise men as tacky and offensive.

The ad for electronic goods retailers Betta Electrical recreates the
Christian nativity scene, showing three wise men offering gifts to baby
Jesus as he lies in the manger.

The commercial, which has angered Anglican and Catholic leaders, shows
Jesus throwing gifts out of the manger as the words "Give a better gift"
flash on the TV screen.

Christian leaders criticised the ad, calling it a tacky and offensive
exploitation of religious imagery which perverts the true meaning of
Christmas.