Hallmark Reverses Its Decision to Pull Same-Sex 'Wedding' Ads after LGBT Celebrity Backlash

Paul Smeaton : Dec 16, 2019
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"The Crown Media team has been agonizing over this decision as we've seen the hurt it has unintentionally caused. Said simply, they believe this was the wrong decision ... We are truly sorry for the hurt and disappointment this has caused." -Hallmark Cards president and CEO Mike Perry

[LifeSiteNews.com] The Hallmark Channel has reversed its decision to stop airing four commercials featuring same-sex "weddings" and will now allow the controversial adverts to be aired. (Screengrab image: Hallmark Channel website)

Hallmark initially decided to stop airing four commercials for the wedding planning website Zola.com after a backlash from viewers. The ad that sparked the backlash ended with two women, one in a white suit and the other in a white dress, kissing. The other ads that were pulled also featured same-sex kisses.

But on Sunday, Hallmark announced that pulling the ads was the "wrong decision" after the channel came in for criticism from several celebrities.

Celebrities William Shatner and Ellen DeGeneres took to Twitter in order to criticize the "family friendly" channel... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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