(Anti)church advertising on the Internet

On February 7, 2012, Interfax reported that an advertisement for "Orthodox" cigarettes had spread on the Internet with the inscription "Smoking is a sin" on each pack.

Journalists point out that the advertisement is "distributed by the non-existent Nizhnepokrovsky parish of Hierofen Skarimsky" and that many bloggers see it as a well-thought-out anti-church action.

Sources

• "Orthodox cigarettes" advertised on the Internet // Interfax-religion. 2012. February 7.