A complaint about an Auckland church billboard questioning whether Jesus was gay has been dismissed on the grounds it wasn’t offensive.
The St Matthew-in-the-City billboard featured an image of baby Jesus in a manger with a rainbow coloured halo and the words: “It’s Christmas. Time for Jesus to come out.”
The complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority said the representation of Jesus was “akin to hate speech”.
However, a decision released yesterday found the billboard’s speculation about Jesus’s sexual orientation did not breach advertising codes.
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