Ralph Reed's Georgia-based Faith and Freedom Coalition has decided that it wants a slice of the debate over gender and bathrooms in North Carolina.

The group has launched a cable TV ad criticizing Attorney General Roy Cooper for his decision against defending HB 2, the North Carolina measure restricting LGBT protections. Cooper, by the way, is a Democrat running against Republican incumbent Gov. Pat McCrory.  Watch the ad here:

Faith and Freedom Coalition says the ad will run in Raleigh and Charlotte markets over the weekend beginning Friday. The campaign could be extended, a spokesman said.