Fayetteville
Mallory Hardin Reports
At the Vintage Fellowship Church in Fayetteville, new advertisements show couples in bed embracing each other. The ads promote their new series on sex entitled "Turned On."
"We wanted to catch people's attention in a way that maybe couldn't dismiss us because we were a church. We set up a website to pique people's interest," Pastor Rob Ryerse of Vintage Fellowship Church said.
Vintage Fellowship Church is using the ads to promote a series on sexuality and spirituality in a relatable and realistic way.
"Our culture has lied to us about sex and we believe the church may have lied to us about sex. It's something you can't escape. In the movies, on TV, in much, sex is everywhere. We think it's something the church should be talking about too," Ryerse said.
But not everyone is accepting the ads. The print advertisements featuring couples in bed was denied advertising by the newspaper The Morning News.
"They are free to make their decisions. They didn't give us much explanation, except they said our ads were a little seductive. I don't think they're much more seductive than a J.C. Penney ad, but that certainly is their choice," Ryerse said.
But the church still plans on running the series and the advertisements promoting it.
"It just emphasizes how important it is for us to talk about this in an honest and frank way. We're full speed running and look forward to launching the series in February," Ryerse said.
5NEWS contacted The Morning News about their decision and they said "We chose not to accept the advertising."
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