FFRF's Ron Reagan Ad

Ron Reagan, son of President Reagan and Nancy Reagan, is an outspoken, life-long atheist and advocate of the separation between religion and government. This fresh version of his iconic Freedom From Religion Foundation commercial is set to premier on Rachel Maddow’s and Stephen Colbert’s highly watched shows.

[ForeverTCB]

Hard to believe this is Ronald Reagan’s son

[Ryknfjor]

And likewise, keep government out of religion.

[jimkonen]

One of my favorite moments on Sunday is watching this commercial on the CBS "Sunday Morning" show.

[trinar.]

Not an atheist, but 100% agree that personal Religious beliefs needs to be removed from politics and government.

[mytwocents]

I find it amusing, and also sad, that whenever someone expresses their atheism/anosticism/ or any belief system, other than religion, ; the religious (mostly Christian) get extremely defensive & go on the attack. Why do you get so offended that others do not believe as you do? The whole idea of separation of church and state is based on the fact that no one religion should impose their views on others. It is about all people being free to practice their personal philosophy as it suits them, be it Atheist, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Pagan or many other belief system. It is personal. It is your right to believe as you wish, but not your right to force it on others.

[pasekmi]

An atheist being told they will burn in hell by a religious person is just as scary as someone telling you Santa won't bring you presents.

[jayherman]

Not just for atheists and agnostics but for anyone who values the freedom to practice whatever belief system that works for you without interference from the vagaries of government officials.

[keithtyler]

The ending is so funny I'm sorry 🤣🤣 "not afraid of burning in hell" I died when I heard this on TV

[tenleyturrell]

Realizing I’ve never seen anything like this on tv shows just how much religion is shoved down our throats through political campaigns

[sarahchevelle]

I saw this on TV today and I unmuted the commercial to listen when I saw “freedom from religion foundation”. I was not disappointed, this is by far one of the absolute best fundraising ads I’ve ever seen! The way he ended it was magnificent! I agree, separation between church and state is essential in order to provide religious freedom for all, no matter one’s beliefs

[israelevans]

I really think its time to move out of the us

[yogoshun]

I love the fact that Ronald Reagan's son is against religion. How the tables turn XD

[HeyItsEmilyLove]

This is possibly the greatest commercial ever made

[vironpayne]

Ron, could you please provide three unedited quotes of 120 words or more from two or more founding fathers that signed two or more founding father documents that support your position that the founding fathers wanted to separate Christianity or religion from government. For founding father documents I include the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Northwest Ordinance, US Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. You may also include the Federalist and anti-Federalist papers as well as the Mayflower Compact, Virginia Charter, and Militia Act of 1792. After you provide your quotes we will analyze the unedited quotes in larger context of the document and the author's other writing to see if your assertion is true that the founding fathers tried to separate religious influence from government.
I think your effort will fall short by almost every definition and evidence. Consider the often cited "deist" of Jefferson and Franklin. Jefferson made public prayer proclamations as governor of Virginia. He did not make public prayer proclamations as president because he was an anti-federalist. He also did NOT found the first secular university, he founded the first non-denominational Christian university. The chair of the Department of Philosophy rotated to different denominational leaders each semester that in turn where responsible for inviting guest lecturers from other denominations. It is Ben Franklin's call to prayer during the constitutional convention when it was failing and the members were leaving that became the impetus that led to a chaplian in congress and the opening of congressional sessions with prayer.
It is also worth noting that Christian services were held in all of our nation's capitol building on a weekly basis from during the Articles of Confederation in Philadelphia, then later in NYC, and Washington DC through the mid 1880s.
I think what you will find when critically analyzing the writings of the founding father is that they opposed denominational control of government to prevent the "rivers of blood" seen in Europe, but they espoused Christianity in general, so much so that a belief in God as an eternal judge or rewarder of good and evil, or belief in Jesus Christ as Savior was required in oaths of public office. It was a pattern followed through the founding of all of the 48 contiguous states.
Its also worth noting that God is written into the Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Northwest Ordinance, and various colonial charters. It cannot be argued successfully that this inclusion of God in public documents was customary as 80%-85% of colonial era documents do not include God depending upon decade and colony surveyed.
Again, please support your assertion with unedited long quotes from the founding fathers.

[kinggimpy]

I'm not even an atheist and I very much support the FFRF. Religion is something wholly personal that should be kept to oneself, and no religion has a place in govt where it can then lord over the populous.

[michaelf]

Why does someone who says they don't believe in God, work so hard to try and stop Him?

[inevitablenewb]

Why are you only asking for atheists and agnostics? Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Druids - everyone might want to be free from other religions and keeping it out of government is a powerful step to achieve this.

[dezimonae]

Imagine if Christians did something of this sort.

[rileybrown]

Ironically, when Reagan brings up the wishes of the founding fathers, he claims that they intended the government to be atheistic. What Reagan fails to understand is that the founding fathers actually intended for each person to have the ability to believe in whatever religion they please, which is the definition of a secular government. Not the atheistic definition Reagan came up with. Just a thought.

[SkinnyEMedia]

Surprised to see Reagan's son say this