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Page 1 of 2 Hall, Cline E. From: Sent: To: Dr.Jerry Falwell (webmaster-reply@falwell.coml Friday, January 21, 2005 6:03 PM fc@list.falwell.com Subject: ROLLING STONE BANS ZONDERVAN BIBLE AD Falwell Confidential Insider weekly newsletter to The Moral Maj or it y Coalition and The Liberty Alliance http : / /www.moralmaj or it y . us Date: January 21, 2005 From: Jerry Falwell ROLLING STONE BANS ZONDERV�N BIBLE AD The editors at Rolling Stone magazine have determined that an ad promoting a new Bible for "spiritually intrigued 18-34 year olds" is too religious to appear in the historic rock and roll publication. Zondervan had attempted to place an ad in the publication for its new Today' s New International Version Bible . Ad space was initially sold to Zondervan before the ad was ultimately disapproved. The ad reads: "In a world of almost endless media noise and political spin, you wonder where you can find real truth. Well now there's a source that's accurate, It's the TN IV � Today' s New International Version of the clear, and reliable. It's written in today's language, for today's times � and it makes more Bible . sense than ever. " Kent Brownridge, general manager for Rolling Stone' s parent company Wenner Media, told USA Today that the Zondervan ad "doesn't quite feel right in the magazine . "The copy is a little more than an ad for the Bible," Mr. Brownridge added. "It's a religious message that I personally don't disagree with. " By the way, I'm not familiar with this Bible translation and have not endorsed it. But that's not the issue. The concern here is that in the alleged culture of "diversity, " we are actually seeing a burgeoning atmosphere of repression when it comes to issues of faith. This controversy comes down to one question: Where is the harm in running the Zondervan ad in a secular publication? I'm not asserting that the editors at Rolling Stone hate religion. Mr. Brownridge proclaimed that he didn't disagree with it. But I am increasingly concerned with this perspective of absolute secularism that prohibits the religious community from participating in the free flow of cultural ideas . I doubt if Rolling Stone would have seen a mass exodus among its subscriber base if it had approved the Zondervan ad. And I doubt if the publication's editors even It appears that they simply did not want a religious feared such a response . � and particularly one from an evangelical perspective � to be in their message publication. While the editors say they "are not in the business of publishing this still stinks of censorship. advertising for religious messages, " 1/24/2005
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Title | Rolling Stone Bans Zondervan Bible Ad |
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Jerry Falwell Rolling Stones (rock band) Bible, the Zondervan Kent Brownridge USA Today Secularism School of Law Bruce Green |
Description | Rolling Stone magazine has refused to run a Bible ad, which calls into question how far secularism is willing to go in today's society. Liberty University's School of Law is still offering scholarships to eligible students. |
Date | 2005-01-21 |
Type | Text |
Format | cpd |
Source | index.cpd |
Language | eng |
Relation | FAL 2-1-2 Folder 7; FAL 2:1 Box 1 |
Audience | Researchers; College Students |
Folder | FAL Record Group 2 Sub-Group 1 Series 2 Folder 7 |
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Title | Rolling Stone Bans Zondervan Bible Ad |
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Jerry Falwell Rolling Stones Bible, the Zondervan Kent Brownridge Wenner Media USA Today secularism Liberty University School of Law Bruce W. Green |
Description | Rolling Stones has refused to run a Bible ad, which calls into question how far secularism is willing to go in today's society. Liberty University's School of Law is still offering scholarships to eligible students. |
Date | 2005-01-21 |
Type | Text |
Format | tif |
Source | 001_Rolling Stone Bans Zondervan Bible Ad.tif |
Language | eng |
Relation | FAL 2-1-2-7; FAL 2:1 Box 1 |
Audience | Researchers; College Students |
Transcript | Page 1 of 2 Hall, Cline E. From: Sent: To: Dr.Jerry Falwell (webmaster-reply@falwell.coml Friday, January 21, 2005 6:03 PM fc@list.falwell.com Subject: ROLLING STONE BANS ZONDERVAN BIBLE AD Falwell Confidential Insider weekly newsletter to The Moral Maj or it y Coalition and The Liberty Alliance http : / /www.moralmaj or it y . us Date: January 21, 2005 From: Jerry Falwell ROLLING STONE BANS ZONDERV�N BIBLE AD The editors at Rolling Stone magazine have determined that an ad promoting a new Bible for "spiritually intrigued 18-34 year olds" is too religious to appear in the historic rock and roll publication. Zondervan had attempted to place an ad in the publication for its new Today' s New International Version Bible . Ad space was initially sold to Zondervan before the ad was ultimately disapproved. The ad reads: "In a world of almost endless media noise and political spin, you wonder where you can find real truth. Well now there's a source that's accurate, It's the TN IV � Today' s New International Version of the clear, and reliable. It's written in today's language, for today's times � and it makes more Bible . sense than ever. " Kent Brownridge, general manager for Rolling Stone' s parent company Wenner Media, told USA Today that the Zondervan ad "doesn't quite feel right in the magazine . "The copy is a little more than an ad for the Bible," Mr. Brownridge added. "It's a religious message that I personally don't disagree with. " By the way, I'm not familiar with this Bible translation and have not endorsed it. But that's not the issue. The concern here is that in the alleged culture of "diversity, " we are actually seeing a burgeoning atmosphere of repression when it comes to issues of faith. This controversy comes down to one question: Where is the harm in running the Zondervan ad in a secular publication? I'm not asserting that the editors at Rolling Stone hate religion. Mr. Brownridge proclaimed that he didn't disagree with it. But I am increasingly concerned with this perspective of absolute secularism that prohibits the religious community from participating in the free flow of cultural ideas . I doubt if Rolling Stone would have seen a mass exodus among its subscriber base if it had approved the Zondervan ad. And I doubt if the publication's editors even It appears that they simply did not want a religious feared such a response . � and particularly one from an evangelical perspective � to be in their message publication. While the editors say they "are not in the business of publishing this still stinks of censorship. advertising for religious messages, " 1/24/2005 |
Folder | FAL Record Group 2 Sub-Group 1 Series 2 Folder 7 |
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