Christian Web News - Over 1,000 Christians have launched a campaign against advertisements for an extramarital dating service in the UK, after the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) refused to intervene.

Within two days of it's formation, Facebook group, Stop marital affair.co.uk advertising publicly in the UK,  gained more than 1,000 members

Jon Kuhrt, who works for a Christian charity in London, created the protest group after the ASA declined to act on his complaint about a billboard in Merton which read: "HELLO GIRLS. Get instant excitement at MARITALAFFAIR.co.uk."

The advertisement, which also featured a picture of a man with no shirt on and a bra slung over his shoulder, are for a website which claims to deliver "uncomplicated adult fun" for "bored housewives looking for a bit on the side".

The website's homepage says: "Marital affair delivers a dating arena for those looking for adult dating and extramarital relations. Sexual needs are there to be met and sometimes life is better when the complications are left at the door."

In an ASA letter reproduced on the Facebook page, Mr Kuhrt is told the agency will not act because the advertisement does not offend against "widely accepted moral, social or cultural standards".

The letter adds: "Whilst not everyone will agree with the advertiser's service, the poster's content and presentation were not explicit and it was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence or be seen as irresponsible."

On his Facebook page, Mr Kuhrt highlights the "trauma and suffering caused to individuals and communities by the damage of affairs and the breakdown of relationships they cause."

Members of the group have been urged to e-mail the ASA to register their disgust.

One user said: "This is a sick world and agencies like this will only make it sicker. Complaint has been filed. Very glad to be able to do something that is positive."

It is not very surprising to me, personally, but it really is sickening.

A wise woman once said to me, “If you want a threesome try the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost!”

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