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Evangelicals for America Retracts Billy Graham Ads, Vows No Future Use

The apology follows legal warnings from Franklin Graham’s association over the unauthorized use of the evangelist’s sermons.

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Overview

  • The group, formerly known as Evangelicals for Harris, rebranded as Evangelicals for America when issuing its apology.
  • Evangelicals for America removed contested videos featuring Billy Graham from its website and pledged not to repost clips without explicit BGEA permission.
  • The organization acknowledged that it did not secure authorization from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association before deploying the footage.
  • Franklin Graham publicly condemned the ads last year and signaled potential legal action over copyright infringement.
  • The original faith-based campaign reportedly cost more than $1 million and targeted religious voters in swing states.