Virginia HeffernanFeb 13, 2023
Reminder that the Jesusy “He Gets Us” campaign now playing on the Super Bowl has far-right donors. Don’t be drawn in by social justice dressing.
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The foundation behind it has been labeled a hate group.

Please, please spread the word. "He Gets Us" is akin to the "pregnancy centers" that throw women seeking abortions into prison.

Show threadVirginia HeffernanFeb 13, 2023
Here's the whole story: https://jacobin.com/2023/02/christian-super-bowl-ads-he-gets-us-servant-foundation-abortion-gay-rights
The Far Right Is Funding Evangelical Super Bowl Sunday Ads

Upcoming Christian Super Bowl ads are framed as diverse and inclusive. But the money behind them comes from a rabidly antiabortion and antigay organization.

Show threadVirginia HeffernanFeb 13, 2023

The NYT is now on it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/business/media/he-gets-us-jesus-commercial-super-bowl.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl Ad Aims to Increase Relevance of Jesus

The campaign aims to increase the relevance of Jesus in American culture, according to the agency behind the ads. David Green, the founder of Hobby Lobby, has said he is a donor.

The New York Times
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@virginiaheffernan I thought that headline read “revenue of Jesus” and, maybe it could.
Feb 13, 2023 at 3:44amWeb