Super Bowl XLV: Fox Made Right Decision in Nixing Jesus Hates Obama Ad

Almost a hundred million Americans will tune in for Fox's presentation of Super Bowl XLV to watch the game and view the outrageous ads.

But fans will not see one ad from a group called JesusHatesObama.com that Fox rightly decided to nix, according to The Huffington Post.

The ad shows bobbleheads of Jesus and President Barack Obama on an office desk. Set to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," Obama is just doing his thing, bobbling and smiling wide. However, Jesus looks really ticked off at seeing Obama happy. 

Next, it appears that Jesus uses his divine powers and knocks Obama into a fishbowl. Jesus then sports a smile while wearing a "Jesus Hates Obama" shirt, a product that JesusHatesObama.com sells. The ad concludes with pictures of hats, t-shirts and mugs the website sells.

Fox made the right decision to refuse to air the ad because it is very insensitive to both Christians and Obama and his supporters.

Jesus, whether one believes in Him or not, represents love and peace and would never sin, an act of hurting oneself or others. An example of a sin would be hating someone. With this religious philosophy, it would be impossible for Jesus to hate anyone, or He would be lying, which would be a sin and be contradictory.

Obama and his supporters are also insulted. The ad suggests if you support the president, then Jesus would not love you in turn. Democrats and independents would also feel uncomfortable that this ad could fuel religious people to display t-shirts or other memorabilia from this website.

The nation is extremely on edge after a rhetorically heated November national election and the recent shootings of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her staff and others earlier this month. America is tense because of divisive politics that possibly threaten to create violent action.

Fox did not want to fan political or religious flames with an ad, even if it would generate $2.5-$2.8 million for a 30-second spot. Not only does this game draw in football fans, it also attracts millions of viewers who, rightly or wrongly, watch the game for the advertisements.

JesusHatesObama.com claims it does not believe Jesus actually hates the president but is exercising its free speech rights. While the website has its own opinion and can produce the merchandise, the Super Bowl is the wrong forum for this debate. Good thing Fox exercised good judgment and decided to not air a possibly inflammatory and insensitive ad.