Jews for Jesus offending Jews not for Jesus

Bill Cork has a link to a Washington Post article about how local radio stations are dropping the Evangelical group, Jesus for Jesus, ad.

The 60-second spot features two men debating whether Jesus is the Messiah and inviting listeners to "come, it's time to take a look, and think for yourself." They speak with "Yiddish accents" while klezmer music plays in the background, said Stephen Katz, Washington director of the San Francisco-based Jews for Jesus.

Joel Oxley, general manager of WGMS, dropped the commercial after a week, saying the station's "mission is not to offend." He added, "When people come to us, they want to be soothed and they want to hear the great classical music. It was not the case when they heard the advertising."

I heard this commercial on WGMS yesterday and thought it was funny. Then again, I'm not Jewish.

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'GMS dropped it?! Wow, I was shocked to hear this ad repeatedly on the classic rock station.

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