The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told a group of
Christians in Bath not to make any claims which state or imply
that, by receiving their prayer, people could be physically healed.
Christians in Bath not to make any claims which state or imply
that, by receiving their prayer, people could be physically healed.
A registered Christian trust, the
‘Healing on the Streets –
Bath’ (HOTS) team, comprised of
Christians from many different churches,
have been praying for the public outside
Bath Abbey for three years and regularly
offer to pray for people who are sick to receive healing.
But atheist Hayley Stevens took offence to the group’s adverts, ‘Healing on the Streets –
Bath’ (HOTS) team, comprised of
Christians from many different churches,
have been praying for the public outside
Bath Abbey for three years and regularly
offer to pray for people who are sick to receive healing.
complaining to the ASA that the claims by the Christians could 'not be substantiated'.
Her complaint was upheld and the ASA have now ordered the
group to stop stating on their website or in literature that God can heal.