Lord's Prayer ad ban 'slippery slope towards censorship'
The ban on an advert featuring the Lord's Prayer from being shown in cinemas could be part of a "slippery slope towards increasing censorship", and will be investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, it was announced on Friday.
The decision will be examined as part of a major report on the adequacy of the law protecting freedom of religion or belief in Britain to be published early in 2016.
According to the Commission, the ban has "generated significant public concern about freedom of speech".
"We strongly disagree with the decision not to show the adverts on the grounds they might 'offend' people. There is no right not to be offended in the UK; what is offensive is very subjective and this is a slippery slope towards increasing censorship," said the chief executive of the Commission, Rebecca Hilsenrath....
