Rolling Stone Won't Run Ad For Bible

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On Tuesday, USA Today quoted Kent Brownridge, general manager of Wenner Media, as saying his staff first saw the ad copy last week, and "we are not in the business of publishing advertising for religious messages."

So, Rolling Stone, the magazine that runs all sorts of articles that glorify so many things bad in this world won't run an ad for the Bible? They'll push hard liquor but not the Bible. It actually makes sense. Most of what Rolling Stone publishes these days is barely suitable for any reader.

Rolling Stone used to, at least, be interesting but I rarely even browse it anymore. It used to focus on rock music but has mostly sold out to pop, rap and gossip. Too many of their covers are closer to a porn magazine and they've become a cartoon character of themselves. And, yes, I used subscribed to RS for quite a few years, back in the day, when they were relevant.

Posted by Tim at January 20, 2005 04:13 AM