{"id":2853,"date":"2019-05-14T06:06:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T10:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2019-05-14T06:06:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T10:06:21","slug":"cineplex-bans-unplanned-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2853","title":{"rendered":"Cineplex Bans ‘Unplanned’ in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cineplex Bans ‘Unplanned’ in Canada<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Over the last month we have been working to\u00a0bring the movie “Unplanned” to Canada.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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“Unplanned” is the real-life story of Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood clinic director who changed her mind about abortion when she saw the gruesome truth one day. It is a powerful and disturbing film with a redemptive message that every man and woman needs to see.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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“Unplanned” opened in the States on March 29th, bringing in over $6 million US on its opening weekend, far exceeding all expectations. In fact, it was the #4 film in theatres that weekend!<\/div>\n
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Despite its blockbuster status, we are really struggling to bring it to Canada.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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So far, it has only been screened twice in this country – both at private events in Ottawa for MPs and pro-life leaders.<\/div>\n
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In conjunction with\u00a0National Campus Life Network<\/a>, and in partnership with other Canadian pro-life organizations, we had launched a\u00a0petition<\/a>\u00a0in April to Cineplex, asking them to screen the film in Canada. (Cineplex is Canada’s largest retail film exhibitor.)<\/div>\n
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Unfortunately, Cineplex has now officially said NO!\u00a0I am sad to report that “Unplanned” has been banned from most Canadian theatres due to its “controversial” nature.<\/strong>\u00a0(Check out the full story here:\u00a0https:\/\/grandinmedia.ca\/blockbuster-pro-life-movie-unplanned-banned-from-canadian-movie-theatres\/<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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Despite this set-back, we are not giving up!<\/em><\/div>\n
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Moving forward, we are asking pro-life Canadians – and people all over the world – to sign our\u00a0petition of support for the film<\/a><\/strong>. We want you to show your support for screenings in Canada and around the globe – so more people can see the truth like Abby saw it –\u00a0so more minds and hearts might be changed.<\/em><\/div>\n
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If you haven’t signed already, please\u00a0SIGN NOW:\u00a0unplannedcanada.com<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Over 185,000 CitizenGOers from Canada and around the world have already signed. Will you join them?<\/em><\/div>\n
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Although we do not expect Cineplex to reverse their decision, we are hopeful that this vast outpouring of support will help us secure screenings with\u00a0private<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0independent cinemas<\/strong><\/em>. When these smaller theatres see how many people are behind this film, they are going to realize there is money to be made – in spite of the “controversy”.<\/div>\n
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National Campus Life Network<\/a>\u00a0has also created a separate\u00a0fund<\/a>\u00a0to help pay for screenings and\/or to provide free tickets once screenings are arranged. This fund has already reached $13,000.<\/div>\n
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For folks who are in the\u00a0Edmonton area,<\/strong>\u00a0I am pleased to announce that there will be a private screening of “Unplanned” to-night at 6:30 PM at the Expo Centre. Admission is being provided\u00a0free of charge<\/em>\u00a0by the organizers. (Find out more here:https:\/\/www.battleforcanada.com\/unplanned<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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Thank you for continuing to stand with us as we work to bring “Unplanned” to Canada. Your prayers, signatures, and support, are vital!<\/div>\n
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Yours for Life,<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

David Cooke and the Entire CitizenGO Team<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cineplex Bans ‘Unplanned’ in Canada Over the last month we have been working to\u00a0bring the movie “Unplanned” to Canada. “Unplanned” is the real-life story of Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood clinic director who changed her mind about abortion when she … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1651,1653,1652],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2854,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853\/revisions\/2854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}