Red Bull portrays Jesus as bumbling liar in new ad

Red Bull has had to pull its latest commercial after it received more than 100 complaints in one evening. The animated spot, which ran in South Africa, shows a "bored" Jesus climbing out of a boat to walk on water. "It's not a miracle," he tells the disciples. "You just have to know what the stepping stones are." He then slips and shouts his own name. "We suggest that the marketing team make a serious effort to attend sensitivity training," the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference said. "Faith based symbols are more than marketing opportunities."

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