Freedom From Religion Foundation Ads

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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.

On its YouTube channel, FFRF has described various media companies refusing to accept their advertisements. Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor mentioned that each time they submit an ad, nervousness strikes her since sometimes companies accept their ads and sometimes these companies censor their 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.

On its YouTube channel, FFRF has described various media companies refusing to accept their advertisements. Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor mentioned how each time they submit an ad, nervousness strikes her since sometimes companies accept their ads and sometimes these companies censor their 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.

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