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| + | The American Family Association has initiated several boycotts on many corporations for various reasons, including companies' marketing of [[pornography|pornographic]] magazines, support of [[homosexuality]], and more recently, the rejection of [[Christmas]]. Companies the organization has boycotted include [[7-eleven]], [[Abercombie & Fitch]], [[American Airlines]], [[American Girl]], [[Blockbuster Video]], [[Burger King]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Carl's Jr]], [[Clorox]], [[Ford]], [[Hallmark Cards]], [[Kmart]], [[Kraft]], [[Mary Kay]], [[Microsoft]], [[Movie Gallery]], [[MTV]], [[Nutrisystem]], [[Old Navy]], [[Pepsi]], [[Sears Roebuck]], [[S. C. Johnson]], [[Target Corporation]], and [[Walt Disney]]. | ||
The American Family Assocation sponsored a boycott of [[McDonalds]] in mid 2008 for their choice to actively support gay marriage. That boycott ended on October 9th of the same year when McDonald's agreed to take a neutral position and avoid political controversies. A longer boycott against [[Ford]] ended in 2008 when the company took a neutral position on gay rights as well. | The American Family Assocation sponsored a boycott of [[McDonalds]] in mid 2008 for their choice to actively support gay marriage. That boycott ended on October 9th of the same year when McDonald's agreed to take a neutral position and avoid political controversies. A longer boycott against [[Ford]] ended in 2008 when the company took a neutral position on gay rights as well. | ||
| − | Currently, the AFA is boycotting Pepsico. A statement on boycottpepsico.com reads "AFA asked Pepsi to remain neutral in the culture war, but the company refused — choosing to support the | + | Currently, the AFA is boycotting Pepsico. A statement on boycottpepsico.com reads "AFA asked Pepsi to remain neutral in the culture war, but the company refused — choosing to support the homosexual activists." Pepsico is a highly visible supporter of the gay community. <ref>[http://www.boycottpepsico.com/ boycottpepsico.com] A project of the American Family Association </ref> |
* Pepsi sponsors the 2009 New York City gay pride parade. | * Pepsi sponsors the 2009 New York City gay pride parade. | ||
Revision as of 01:07, December 28, 2009
The American Family Association or AFA is a non-profit conservative Christian organization that believes in protecting family values through consumer activism.
The organization was founded by the Reverend Donald E. Wildmon in 1977 as the National Federation for Decency before changing its name in 1988, and has many umbrella groups that were formed that have different functions and reach different needs. Although they regularly prune their list of supports to only include active members, they still have over 2.5 million names.[1] During their last campaign to stop the Hate crimes legislation, 365,000 of their supporters responded by contacting their Congressmen - a very high rate of response for organizations based upon values or political themes.
The radio ministry of AFA is American Family Radio.
Boycotts
The American Family Association has initiated several boycotts on many corporations for various reasons, including companies' marketing of pornographic magazines, support of homosexuality, and more recently, the rejection of Christmas. Companies the organization has boycotted include 7-eleven, Abercombie & Fitch, American Airlines, American Girl, Blockbuster Video, Burger King, Calvin Klein, Carl's Jr, Clorox, Ford, Hallmark Cards, Kmart, Kraft, Mary Kay, Microsoft, Movie Gallery, MTV, Nutrisystem, Old Navy, Pepsi, Sears Roebuck, S. C. Johnson, Target Corporation, and Walt Disney.
The American Family Assocation sponsored a boycott of McDonalds in mid 2008 for their choice to actively support gay marriage. That boycott ended on October 9th of the same year when McDonald's agreed to take a neutral position and avoid political controversies. A longer boycott against Ford ended in 2008 when the company took a neutral position on gay rights as well.
Currently, the AFA is boycotting Pepsico. A statement on boycottpepsico.com reads "AFA asked Pepsi to remain neutral in the culture war, but the company refused — choosing to support the homosexual activists." Pepsico is a highly visible supporter of the gay community. [2]
- Pepsi sponsors the 2009 New York City gay pride parade.
- Pepsi gave a total of $1,000,000 to promote the homosexual lifestyle in the workplace.
- Pepsi requires employees to attend sexual orientation and gender diversity training.
- Pepsi is a member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
- Pepsi gave $2.3 million to defeat Proposition 8.
External Link
References
- ↑ http://afa.net/ (current membership figure in upper right)
- ↑ boycottpepsico.com A project of the American Family Association