Cardiff council accused of 'imploring all city's residents to be Christians' in lamp post advert

Other gods are available. When are they getting the same treatment same access.

Tell that to the Senedd, the place is cult central...totally out of order...

It should always be clear who is paying for any advertising. No matter what the message.

If the humanists want to put up some "there's no point to anything, do what you want" banners I'm sure Cardiff Council would gladly take their money in the same way that the Christians have paid for advertising

A bit rich for the "Humanists UK" to complain, after their campaign slogans on buses.

It's Easter FFS!

What a breathtakingly naive response from Cardiff Council. How on earth can they deny that sticking their logo on something makes it look like they endorse it? Somebody in their comms team needs a refresher course!

I saw quite a lot of banners in the same vain during Ramadan presumably paid for by islamic charities. Has anyone seen the Humanists response to that?

Yuck,better fictional characters exist. And certainly better supporters who are not fake

Few weeks ago banners on lampposts in City Road urged people to praise Allah. Good to see some Christian banners. Nothing stopping Humanists paying for banners on Lampposts. Cardiff Council is skint having spent all its money on empty cycle lanes. So needs the money.

First they came for the 'Humanists'... Violence begets Violence, 2000 years to this very morning, the followers of the 3 books one god brigade are as ants, baked-in killers...

Testing, testing .... religion first, politics next. Next year Cardiff will be festooned with Reform banners, and any other group which sees such expensive publicity as a good use of its election expenses. Councils own a lot of public space and should be legally required to use it judiciously and respectfully. I would like nation.cymru to publish Cyngor Caerdydd's "overarching advertising policy" for our greater edification. Does it state that advertisers should name themselves on their own material? We want to know if there is a connection between the Senedd Prayer Breakfasts, the Leader of the Senedd Opposition's espousal of the Welsh religious revival movement and these Christian evangelical banners. "beyond setting the parameters of the overarching advertising policy, the council does not take decisions regarding individual campaigns where they are compliant with the standards articulated in the policy.”

A very quick search amongst Cardiff City Council's policy documents produced this guidance on exhibitions in public spaces. ". . . by its very nature an exhibition will involve the Council in the active promotion of the subject matter included in the display. Therefore in making decisions about the use of our publically accessible space the Council also needs to take into account its wider community cohesion and community safety responsibilities." "All information held by the Council is the subject of Freedom of Information and the Subject Access Requirements of the Data Protection Act." Exhibition Review Policy

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For then shall burst on man's astonished eyes The Christian banner waving in the skies, Borne by angelic bands supremely fair, By countless seraphs through the pathless air. The heavenly sky shall Christ's proud banner form, A sky unruffled by a cloud or storm; The bloody cross aloft in awful pride Shall float triumphant o'er the airy tide. Goronwy Owen