{"id":1804824,"date":"2023-01-13T10:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804824"},"modified":"2023-01-13T10:23:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:23:19","slug":"demi-lovatos-holy-fvck-album-posters-banned-for-being-offensive-to-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demi-lovatos-holy-fvck-album-posters-banned-for-being-offensive-to-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"Demi Lovato\u2019s \u201cHoly Fvck\u201d Album Posters Banned for Being \u201cOffensive to Christians\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemi-lovatos-holy-fvck-album-posters-banned-for-being-offensive-to-christians%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.11-10.06-themixnet-63bf32f7e76ac.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Demi Lovato, pop star, received bad news when her cover art for her eighth studio album was revealed.\u00a0\u201cHoly Fvck\u201d The United Kingdom banned the use of this substance. \u201coffensive to Christians\u201d Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HOLY FVCK <\/p>\n<p>Demi Lovato\u2019s album cover is offending some Christians! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3o65ku8pw\">pic.twitter.com\/V3o65ku8pw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel O\u2019Brien (@00Dad_Again) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/00Dad_Again\/status\/1613232648914358272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Lovato\u2019s Blasphemous Posters Banned<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/demi-lovatos-offensive-to-christians-album-posters-banned-shows-crucifix-bondage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> According to reports, the banned posters featured the same imagery used on Holy Fvck&#8217;s album cover. Lovato, aged 30, is seen on the cover wearing a sleeveless shirt.\u00a0\u201cbondage-style outfit whilst lying on a large, cushioned crucifix,\u201d Also known as a \u201cmattress shaped like a crucifix.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The album posters were displayed in six locations in London. They remained there for four days, despite complaints from children that they were being seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/demi-lovato-advert-was-likely-to-cause-serious-offence-to-christians-watchdog-rules-12783793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News<\/a> Four complaints were received about the posters, and they were eventually taken down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ASA ruled that because Lovato\u2019s legs are bound in one direction as she lay on the cushioned crucifix, the art was\u00a0\u201creminiscent of Christ on the cross.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the poster for Demi Lovato\u2019s new album &#8220;Holy Fvck&#8221; A U.K. government agency banned it for 1) being offensive to Christians and 2) being &#8220;irresponsibly placed&#8221; It is visible to children. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3xxg1HDnl1\">pic.twitter.com\/3xxg1HDnl1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeffrey A. Kasky (@JeffKasky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffKasky\/status\/1613198462618591233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Get our daily emails by signing up and follow us on Facebook.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>Signing up means you consent to receiving emails from TellMeNow with the most recent Entertainment + Lifestyle news. No third parties will have access to your information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2021\/04\/demi-lovato-cut-off-her-hair-to-buck-gender-and-sexuality-norms-of-southern-christian-upbringing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demi Lovato Cut Off Her Hair To Buck \u2018Gender And Sexuality Norms\u2019 Southern Christian Upbringing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Posters Dubbed Offensive To Christianity\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Combining these two \u201cwith the reference to \u2018holy fvck\u2019 which in that context was likely to be viewed as linking sexuality to the sacred symbol of the crucifix and the crucifixion\u201d The ASA deemed the posters infringing on Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Polydor Records operates under Universal Music Group and retorted that they did indeed find the posters offensive. The company also claimed it had obtained permission from ASA for the posters to be used.\u00a0\u201cacceptable to run on the proposed sites.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lovato representatives declined to comment on the matter when they were contacted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoly Fvck\u201d was released in August of last year, and it features music that details Lovato\u2019s struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, mental health issues, treatment and recovery. She has previously spoken out. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-64214750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> She wrote the album in December 2021 while in rehab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not playing pop music anymore,\u201d She added. \u201cThis is a rock album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See Lovato speak more about this album in our video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Lovato Sees No Point In Christianity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lovato, who was promoting Holy Fvck this summer, told the <a class=\"cursor-newtab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2022-08-18\/demi-lovato-holy-fvck-new-album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>\u00a0She doesn&#8217;t believe in Christianity, even though she was raised Baptist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe in organized religion anymore,\u201d She spoke. \u201cMy God is the universe. It\u2019s so much bigger than me, or us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lovato however said that her song had been censored by the government in a bizarre twist.\u00a0\u201cHoly Fvck\u201d Is \u201cactually based on a Bible verse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew 5:30 says, \u2018If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off; [for] it\u2019s better to lose one part of your body than your entire body to hell.\u2019 That was a Bible verse I heard since I was young \u2014 too young to know what masturbation was,\u201d She continued. \u201cAnd now, I have my own [line of] sex toys. Masturbation can be a form of self-care, it\u2019s not something to be ashamed of at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u201cHoly Fvck\u201d If you dare, watch the video below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2020\/10\/demi-lovato-shames-her-conservative-fans-with-new-song-it-immediately-backfires-on-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demi Lovato Shames Her Conservative Fans With New Song \u2013 It Immediately Backfires On Her<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lovato Blames the Church for her sexuality being suppressed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The song is meant to showcase Lovato\u2019s journey from being a Baptist to being sexually free, according to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did my exploring when I was a teenager, but I wasn\u2019t clear on [sexuality] until I was about 24,\u201d She explained. \u201cI think the reason was [that] the church instilled in me that it was wrong, and I hated that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Demi Lovato\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GRAMMYs?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GRAMMYs<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 2023 submissions <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 &#8220;HOLY FVCK&#8221;: Album Of the Year, Rock Album<br \/>\u2022 &#8220;29&#8221;: Record Of The Year. Song Of The Year. Solo Pop Performance<br \/>\u2022 &#8220;EAT ME&#8221;: Performance<br \/>\u2022 &#8220;FREAK&#8221;Performance<br \/>\u2022 &#8220;SUBSTANCE&#8221;: The Best Music Video<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M7Nsj47yTx\">pic.twitter.com\/M7Nsj47yTx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Demi Lovato Source (@DDLchartdata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DDLchartdata\/status\/1580949036252946432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s blatantly obvious that Lovato\u2019s goal is to offend Christians with her art, so we applaud the ASA for banning her disgusting posters. We will pray for Lovato because she is a young woman who needs God&#8217;s help.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demi Lovato, pop star, received bad news when her cover art for her eighth studio album was revealed.\u00a0\u201cHoly Fvck\u201d The United Kingdom banned the use of this substance. \u201coffensive to Christians\u201d Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). HOLY FVCK Demi Lovato\u2019s album cover is offending some Christians! pic.twitter.com\/V3o65ku8pw \u2014 Daniel O\u2019Brien (@00Dad_Again) January 11, 2023 Lovato\u2019s Blasphemous &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1804827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[12072,7066,5458,7072,14750,14752,12058,14751,8010,14144,3819],"class_list":["post-1804824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-album","tag-banned","tag-bongino","tag-christians","tag-demi","tag-fvck","tag-holy","tag-lovatos","tag-offensive","tag-posters","tag-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1804824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1804824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1804824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1804827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1804824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1804824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1804824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}