You can always count on LifeSite News to make you laugh:
“This holiday season, Durex(R) wants lovers to really feel the Love,” says the (press) release. “Helping Canadians get in the mood to wrap their packages, Durex and Santa will start celebrating the holidays by handing out Love condoms this Tuesday, December 16, 2008 in downtown Toronto. Giving never felt so good!”“It’s deeply saddening to me that at one of the most sacred times of the year, Durex would do such a thing,” said Suresh Dominic of Campaign Life Catholic in response to the publicity stunt.
“Santa Claus is simply another name for St. Nicholas, a Catholic bishop and saint from the early Church known for generosity to the poor. He is also a symbol of the beauty and mystery of Christmas, particularly for children. To use the figure of Santa to promote an ideology of casual sex on busy public streets is offensive in the extreme.”
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"The condom manufacturer is not the only organization that is hijacking Christmas to spread a message of casual sex. Planned Parenthood also recently made the news by offering gift certificates that can be redeemed for everything from contraceptives and sexually transmitted disease testing to abortions."
Good for Planned Parenthood!
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December 19, 2008, 7:11 PM
"To use the figure of Santa to promote an ideology of casual sex on busy public streets is offensive in the extreme.”
what an awkwardly phrased sentence! at first glance I thought she meant that Durex was promoting [an ideology of casual sex on busy streets], not [promoting an ideology of casual sex] on busy streets.
Also: lol.
Posted by erika
December 19, 2008, 10:22 PM
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