ASA Orders Withdrawal of Inventive Leisure postcard
The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Inventive Leisure to withdraw a postcard promoting Revolution Night-club in Bristol.
The postcard advertising Sunday offers at the bar featured a picture of a cross and a bottle above the phrase “the Holy Spirit”. The other side of the card advertised Bloody Mary’s and claimed to offer “the Sunday service you’ve been praying for.”
A church in Avon objected to the advert, claiming it was offensive. The ASA agreed that the advertisement mocked the phrase “the father the son and the Holy Spirit” and was likely to cause serious or widespread offence to Christians.
The advertisers argued that they did not mean to suggest that people should not go to church on Sundays.
ASA: 020 7580 5555 www.asa.org.uk
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