Freedom From Religion Foundation Ads
Artist: Freedom Freom Religion Foundation
Year:
Date of Action:
Region: North America
Location: USA
Subject: Religion
Medium: Commercial Advertising, Film Video
Confronting Bodies: Various
Description of Artwork: The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) creates ads (e.g. billboards and commercials) that advance atheism and Freethought and ads that advance State/church Separation. Various media outlets have refused to air these ads.
The Incident: The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) creates ads (e.g. billboards and commercials) that advance atheism and Freethought and ads that advance State/church Separation. Various media outlets have refused to air these ads.
For example, FFRF wanted to air its pro-atheism ad featuring Ron Reagan. On its website, FFRF mentions that CBS first did not accept this commercial, but later they accepted it.
Results of Incident: FFRF faces mixed results: sometimes commercial entities accept their advertisements whether they initially censor the advertisements or not and sometimes commercial entities censor them outright.
Source:
• https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/38862-ffrf-s-unabashed-atheist-ad-with-ron-reagan-on-cbs-sunday-morning,
• https://www.youtube.com/@FFRForg
The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) creates ads (e.g. billboards and commercials) that advance atheism and Freethought and ads that advance State/church Separation. Various media outlets have refused to air these ads.
For example, FFRF wanted to air its pro-atheism ad featuring Ron Reagan. On its website, FFRF mentions that CBS first did not accept this commercial, but later they accepted it.