January 20, 2009 2:26 PM
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Islamic Ads Claiming Jesus Was Muslim Cause Protests in Florida
(MoneyWatch) Broward County officials in Florida are considering a ban on religious advertising on mass transit following protests over a set of bus ads that claim Jesus was a muslim.
The ads, paid for by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, state "ISLAM: The Way of Life of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad." The ads appear on 50 buses in Florida. They cost about $60,000.
Christian and Jewish groups in the area want the ads banned on the grounds that they offend christians and jews. That, obviously, has constitutional implications. About 100 people have rallied to have the ads removed from buses.
The spat is reminiscent of a recent controversy in England, in which atheists took out ads on London buses stating, "There's probably no god."
The ads, paid for by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, state "ISLAM: The Way of Life of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad." The ads appear on 50 buses in Florida. They cost about $60,000.Christian and Jewish groups in the area want the ads banned on the grounds that they offend christians and jews. That, obviously, has constitutional implications. About 100 people have rallied to have the ads removed from buses.
The spat is reminiscent of a recent controversy in England, in which atheists took out ads on London buses stating, "There's probably no god."
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