Christ Church
How about an explanation for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ad campaign?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is spending lots of money running ads that look like drug company ads. Anyone have a logical explanation of why this is going on. Why they are spending all this money instead of spending on community needs, helping the poor and many other socially correct reasons. Yes, it is recruiting, that much I can see.
They look like drug company ads because they are selling similar things - the promise of something that will make your life better.
The difference is that the drugs have a testable effect, religion does not.
It is their money, they can spend it how they like. Many charities advertise to increase awareness of issues. Again the difference is that the starving children in Africa are demonstrably real.
You know, I usually just ignore these ads, maybe I should listen carefully and see if they make any claims that are unverifiable. The drug companies have to list all the side effects that might happen. It would be interesting to see if we can force the religious ads to limit themselves to what is demonstrable and list any adverse effects people have had.