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| Page Three model projected on Northampton church | Page Three model projected on Northampton church |
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| Religious leaders have hit out after an image of a semi-naked glamour model was projected on to the front of a church. | Religious leaders have hit out after an image of a semi-naked glamour model was projected on to the front of a church. |
| Aspers casino put the 30ft image on the tower of All Saints' Church in Northampton on Saturday night to publicise a strip poker event. | Aspers casino put the 30ft image on the tower of All Saints' Church in Northampton on Saturday night to publicise a strip poker event. |
| A Peterborough Diocese spokesman said the company had "defaced an iconic landmark and a place of religious worship with an inappropriate image". | A Peterborough Diocese spokesman said the company had "defaced an iconic landmark and a place of religious worship with an inappropriate image". |
| Aspers said: "We did not mean to cause offence in any way at all." | Aspers said: "We did not mean to cause offence in any way at all." |
| Father David McConkey, priest at All Saints', said he was "startled" when parishioners began contacting him and he was shown a photograph of the Page Three model on his church. | |
| "It seems very improper to me," he said. | |
| 'No decency' | 'No decency' |
| "We want this building to be a sign of God in the community. The company have never contacted me or asked any permission to do this." | |
| He added: "I don't want to appear po-faced, but we would not have given permission for this." | |
| A casino spokesman said the projection "was purely meant in good spirit". | |
| It was intended to advertise an "alternative Valentine's strip poker night" at the club. | |
| The image featured model "Jasmine" who will be appearing at the event, the spokesman added. | The image featured model "Jasmine" who will be appearing at the event, the spokesman added. |
| The diocese spokesman said it was "disappointed that Aspers Casino has sought to use a church building for advertising a commercial event without offering payment and without even having the decency to seek permission first". | The diocese spokesman said it was "disappointed that Aspers Casino has sought to use a church building for advertising a commercial event without offering payment and without even having the decency to seek permission first". |
| All Saints' Church is part of the Parish of All Saints with St Katharine and St Peter in the Church of England. | All Saints' Church is part of the Parish of All Saints with St Katharine and St Peter in the Church of England. |
| It is also Northampton's Civic Church and forms part of the Diocese of Peterborough. | It is also Northampton's Civic Church and forms part of the Diocese of Peterborough. |