Heineken gives in to fundamentalists
what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander! Yesterday Muslims, Christians today…
Dutch beer maker Heineken has withdrawn all advertising from a Spanish Network. They did so after receiving various complaints about the satirical religious show Salvados por la Iglesia (Saved by the Church) of Sexta TV.
In the show there was a scene in which the Pope was given a plastic guitar. A guitar is regarded as a holy object by many Spaniards. Isn’t this terrible? So rude!
Christians in Spain saw it as a great opportunity to feel aggrieved. They organized an online petition urging all advertisers to stop doing business with the Network. The petition collected 17,000 signatures.
Heineken is the first to stop advertising on Sexta TV. The official statement ”Respect for the religion is our highest priority.” My bad, I thought brewing beer was…
I’m sick and tired of those companies that give in to fundamentalists. But what I can I do, boycotting Heineken is not an option…
Filed under: Bad, Beer, Controversial, Religion




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