Concordia Publishing House has been in business since 1869 as the official publishing arm of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod denomination. But apparently, the Christian content of its website, particularly an ad for an upcoming Vacation Bible School, is too much for Google AdWords, the online advertising service. Google, said Concordia CEO Bruce Kintz in a Facebook post-Monday, will no longer
do business “because of the faith we express on our website,” the Federalist reported. Kintz said one of his associates was told by Google AdWords, as an example, that the “Bible Challenge” on the publishers Vacation Bible School Web page “would clearly need to come down before they could consider us for ads.” “Incredibly sobering and disappointing,” Kintz wrote. “It is an uphill battle but our mission and customers are worth it. It is why we are here.” READ MORE
