ESPN is the worst company ever - bah humbug
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:12 amI can't believe I missed this earlier. Is ESPN the worst network ever? If it hadn't been for public pressure this simple ad asking for people to send messages of hope to sick kids wouldn't have been shown.
Here is the ad.
ESPN has reversed its decision banning a Christmas commercial from a Catholic children’s hospital because of its religious content -- a stunning reversal in the face of widespread outrage from Christians.
The sports programming juggernaut had originally passed on the ad because it included references to God and celebrating the birth of Christ, officials at the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation in Missouri, which provides financial support for the hospital, told me.
Here is the ad.