Pro-Muslim Subway Ads to Hang Near Anti-Jihad Ads
Source: New York Times
Pro-Muslim Subway Ads to Hang Near Anti-Jihad Ads
By ASHWAQ MASOODI
Rabbis for Human Rights North America and the group Sojourners, led by the Christian author and social-justice advocate Jim Wallis, are unveiling their campaigns on Monday. Their ads will be placed near the anti-jihad ads in the same Manhattan subway stations, leaders of both groups said and transit officials confirmed. The groups said their campaigns were coincidental.
The ad by Rabbis for Human Rights turns the language of the earlier ad, placed by a pro-Israel group, on its head. The original ad says, In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad. The ad by Rabbis for Human Rights says, In the choice between love and hate, choose love. Help stop bigotry against our Muslim neighbors.
Rabbi Jacobs said: Geller thinks she is speaking for the entire Jewish community. We are a group of 1,800 rabbis and we want everyone to know that we have to work in partnership with the Muslim community and do not believe in dehumanizing them.
Sojourners campaigns manager, the Rev. Beau Underwood, said, An essential tenet of Christianity is to love our neighbors. He added: In the face of religious extremism, the best response is to treat others like we would want to be treated. Our ad campaign has a simple message that is at the heart of our faith.
Read more: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/pro-muslim-subway-ads-to-hang-near-anti-jihad-ads/?smid=tw-share
closeupready
(29,503 posts)nt
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,192 posts)No censorship, just a competition of ideas with dialogue.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Excluding PSAs directly from New York City and State, 90% of ads on the subway are corporate commercials.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)I may have faith in humanity afterall.
LeftinOH
(5,358 posts)Given that, why on earth would any kind of controversial message be permitted in the subway system? Some people just need to get to and from work via the subway (safely). Leave the potentially incendiary political material (like the original posters) out of the daily commute.
VWolf
(3,944 posts)I love this response - warms my heart
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)Attacks on public transit happen because some group targets people where they are. If the public transportation system is selling adsapce, then anyone should be able to advertise there.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)unc70
(6,120 posts)The action by The United Methodist Church was reported and discussed on DU earlier this week.
Important that more official statements are made by religious communities.
Here is another discussion of the United Methodist ad.
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/10/03/952921/methodist-group-counters-geller-anti-muslim-ads