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‘Unplanned’ Star Ashley Bratcher Breaks Silence on K-LOVE’s Refusal to Air Pro-Life Movie Ads

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By Tré Goins-Phillips
Editor

April 19, 2019

Many have said they will boycott K-LOVE over the Christian radio station’s decision to not air advertisements for the pro-life movie “Unplanned,” but Pure Flix star Ashley Bratcher is discouraging listeners from giving up on the popular network.

In a series of tweets posted this week, Bratcher asked those angered by K-LOVE’s move to “please reconsider your decision to boycott the station. I believe that we can all agree that the intention of their hearts is to bring people closer to Christ.”

Discern when the appropriate time is to discuss this topic with our children. Abortion is an important issue to talk about and hearing the word on the radio isn’t exactly the best way for a 5 year old to ask what it is (IMHO). The Passion of the Christ is a completely different..

— Ashley Bratcher (@_AshleyBratcher) April 18, 2019

Kind of movie. As Christians, most of us have had that conversation with our kids from the beginning. Abortion involves “the sex talk.” Parents are the only ones who can assess the maturity level of their children and decide the appropriate time and way to go about that…

— Ashley Bratcher (@_AshleyBratcher) April 18, 2019

I respect @KLOVERadio’s commitment to family friendly content. Please reconsider your decision to boycott the station, I believe that we can all agree that the intention of their hearts is to bring people closer to Christ.

— Ashley Bratcher (@_AshleyBratcher) April 18, 2019

What’s going on?

For those who don’t know, “Unplanned” is a Pure Flix movie that tells the story of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic who left the nation’s largest abortion provider and became pro-life after watching a doctor terminate a pregnancy via ultrasound.

Johnson, in late March, called out K-LOVE for banning commercials for “Unplanned,” which the radio station deemed too “political.” As a result of the decision, Johnson asked her Facebook followers to reach out to K-LOVE and voice their frustrations.

Christian Radio K-LOVE Refuses to Air ‘Unplanned’ Ads for Being Too ‘Political’

A few days later, K-LOVE responded on social media, writing, “We focus on positive and encouraging content that is safe for the whole family. We avoid promoting R-rated movies. We stand for Biblical truth. We have been and continue to be pro-life and believe in the sanctity of life.”

The movie, it should be noted, earned an R rating from the the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) over its depiction of abortion.

‘Unplanned’ Directors Explain Great Irony of Film’s R-Rating

Johnson called K-LOVE’s explanation “total bull,” arguing the radio conglomerate promoted the 2008 film “The Passion of the Christ,” which was also rated R and was far more graphic than “Unplanned.”

“They can’t seem to keep track of what they stand for,” she said.

K-LOVE still is not airing advertisements for the Pure Flix movie, which debuted in theaters nationwide in late March.

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