The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington D.C. has filed a lawsuit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for the latter’s guidelines which reject religious advertising, after its “Find the Perfect Gift” ads were turned down.
“The rejected ad conveys a simple message of hope, and an invitation to participate in the Christmas season. Yet citing its guidelines, WMATA’s legal counsel said the ad ‘depicts a religious scene and thus seeks to promote religion,'” argued on Tuesday Ed McFadden, Secretary for Communications for the Archdiocese of Washington.
“To borrow from a favorite Christmas story, under WMATA’s guidelines, if the ads are about packages, boxes or bags … if Christmas comes from a store … then it seems WMATA approves. But if Christmas means a little bit more, WMATA plays Grinch.”
The lawsuit positioned that Metro’s ban on religious advertising is “hostile to religion.”
“The ban effectively silences any viewpoint that might challenge commercialism or consumerism or attempt to emphasize the religious reason for the season,” it states.
Kim Fiorentino, the Archdiocese of Washington’s Chancellor and General Counsel, argued that…
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