'Intolerant liberals' get surprise message in Times Square

Times Square, New Year's Eve

When the famous ball drops on New Year's Eve in New York City's Times Square, a message will be there to remind "our intolerant liberal friends" about the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.

Answers in Genesis, the Christian ministry best known for operating the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, announced it is purchasing a recurring, 15-second spot on a video billboard at 46th and Broadway to publicly "thank God for freedom."

"The :15 digital board will remind Americans of the religious freedoms they enjoy – whether they hold to the worldviews of Christianity, atheism, Judaism [or] other belief systems – and must be defended," the ministry stated. "In addition, the Cross of Christ will be prominently displayed."

The 15-second ad states, "To all our intolerant liberal friends: Thank God for freedom. Brought to you by AnswersInGenesis.org and the First Amendment."

Watch the planned advertisement below:

Answers in Genesis, or AiG, explains the digital ad will air for seven minutes per hour each day, Dec. 30-Jan. 1, including during the final minutes of 2014. The ministry expects about three million impressions will be totaled at Times Square over the three days, with millions more potentially spotting the advertisement when the famous ball-drop ceremony is televised New Year's Eve.

Stated Ken Ham, AiG president, "I am thrilled that the Cross of Christ will be seen in the most-watched place in the world on this day."

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AiG also plans additional showings of the video on Jan. 2 on a different digital board in Times Square and starting Jan. 5 on digital billboards in Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts.

"The latest billboard campaign by AiG is helping draw attention to religious liberties under assault in America," the organization asserts. "The efforts by secularist groups to remove Crosses, Nativity scenes and Ten Commandments displays from public places –and attacks on AiG's Ark Encounter project – are intensifying. The need for Christian groups and churches to preserve their First Amendment rights has never been greater."

"The nation's Founding Founders predicted that a future government would be tempted to infringe on religious liberties," Ham stated. "That's why their very first amendment was to establish a safeguard for religious expression, as they inserted the 'free exercise clause' for religion for the new nation. Sadly, that freedom is being chipped away today by atheists and other secularists."