Jesus Thumbs-Up Ad Gets Thumbs Down From Watchdog

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The Advertising Standards Authority, the British advertising watchdog, has banned television commercials put on by a campaign called Phones 4 U. The ads used images of a winking cartoon Jesus who touts “miraculous deals” on Samsung’s Galaxy phones.

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