American Family Association calls for boycott of McDonald's
Filed under: Gay Parenting, Weird But True, Mealtime, Religion & Spirituality, Sex
I've heard of a lot of reasons why people avoid "Old McDodald's", as the famous fast food chain is known around our house -- the general unhealthiness of the food, the destruction of the rainforests, their marketing through school notices, and so on -- but the American Family Association has come up with a new one.The AFA is calling for a boycott of the golden arches because the company is "promoting the homosexual agenda, including homosexual marriage." According to AFA founder and chairman Rev. Don Wildmon, McDonald's is "promoting a lifestyle that would utterly destroy the traditional family." He's right, of course -- now that my neighbors are allowed to get married, my wife and I are required to get a divorce and I have to shack up with a guy.
McDonald's has said in the past that it is "a company that actively demonstrates its commitment to the gay and lesbian community" -- I guess for some, that's a reason to boycott them; for me, it's a reason to support them.
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ReaderComments (Page 5 of 28)
7-06-2008 @ 9:20PM
inmuncie said...How stupid can one get? What wrong with gays demanding equality? Every family in America has a few gay folks. !0 per cent are active and 10 % are inactive...making a total of 20% of the American population GAY. Get use to gay folks....we are coming out of the closet. Until the far right ceases and desists, no change will happen, we'll just have to bludgeon them with logic and reason until they are overwhelmed and focus on other issues like figuring out why half or more of the marriages performed in their churches end in divoice!
Gay only want equal rights, not special rights. Until we get equal rights, GAYS should pay no taxes. There are lot of people in this county who are filled with hatred for others. Why hate when every one could love one another? What if your first born child turns out to be gay? Will you kill him or love him?
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7-07-2008 @ 3:47AM
Vicki said...You have the same rights that every other individual in this country has within the laws of this country. Don't tell me you don't want special rights because that is exactly why so many gays take the "in your face" approach in an effort to intimidate others to be silent.
7-06-2008 @ 9:20PM
Wanda626 said...We'd never boycott McDonalds for the plague of obesity this nation is suffering from !!!
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7-06-2008 @ 9:27PM
Ann said...The belief that same sex marriages are wrong is not an OPINION. It is a FACT that God has forbidden it and even destroyed two ancient cities because of their sexual sins. Therefore, I refuse to support organizations that uphold such actions.
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7-06-2008 @ 9:41PM
mikeywh said...Excuse me but Jesus said the sin of Sodam and Gommorah(sp) was the sin of inhospitality.
7-06-2008 @ 10:40PM
Jim said...Hey MikeyWH, where in the Bible do you find that? Is that a plain lie or just a wild interpretation?
7-06-2008 @ 10:46PM
old gluy said...God is not a fact and the Bible was written by hundreds of jewish men over hundreds of years. I wonder if they got every word from god or if they allowed just a little of their personal prejudice to creep in.
7-07-2008 @ 3:18AM
liz said...Uh oh, if god said its wrong it must be wrong....do you also not eat shellfish? do you also have sex only in the missionary position? do you engage in anal and oral sex with your husband? have you had premarital sex? have you cheated on your husband? have you tried drugs?
I think what god would want is for you to think for yourself and love thy neighbor and accept that this is a country the usa and it is founded on a core value that there is a seperation of church and state. Not everyone in this country and world are christian. you believe homosexuality is wrong, dont engage in homosexual activity, but in a country where church and state are seperate your "but the bible told me so shit is exactly that irrelevant shit that may justify your way of life but not dictate the lifestyle of others.
7-06-2008 @ 9:30PM
Ann Fox said...Right on let see if the less the 1% of gays can support there stores??
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7-06-2008 @ 9:35PM
Jan said...You are insane and stupid. 1%! Good grief, get real.
7-06-2008 @ 9:39PM
dean said...Yes us gays can support many of the stores. We most of the time are the ones with the dual income with no kids. go back and check your facts as well... we are more than one percent of the population and yes we are getting bigger everyday.
7-06-2008 @ 9:25PM
bj said...We are to love everyone, but that doesn't mean that we have to agree with or support immoral lifestyles. I'm praying that some of these people will let Christ into their lives.
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7-07-2008 @ 12:03AM
Rita said...You said it! I have always said if GOD wanted us to be gay he would have given us interchangable private parts. Gay couples can't make babies. I pray for them too!!!!
7-07-2008 @ 12:11AM
Julie Yozamp said...I am a Christian. Other people who "have let Christ into their lives" should read the New Testament to learn what Christ said on the subject of homosexuality. He said nothing. Nothing. Please also read the six references to Sodom & Gomorrah in the Old and New Testaments -- you will be surprised to learn that these cities were NOT destroyed because of homosexuality. There are two references to homosexuality in Leviticus in the Old Testament. If you are using these two verses as "God's word" then I assume you are also following God's word about not eating shellfish or pork, you have no tattoos, you have separate cookware for meat and dairy, and you sacrificed a lamb each time you had a child, etc. Please, educate yourselves and don't take anyone else's word for these things. (BTW Leviticus also says that you must atone on the 10th day of the 7th month, and you must not work on that day or your soul will be destroyed. Enjoy your day off.)
7-06-2008 @ 9:26PM
Eloise said...I love gays: Broadway musicals, novels, art, football (uh huh, some of your favorites...won't say who), Hollywood, good taste (sometimes), flashy, maddening, loving, irresistible. Besides, I'm not gay so why would I feel threatened by their very existence?!X!? This family guy is probably homophobic because he's attracted to men. How sad. He's "projecting" his hatred of his unwanted desire nature onto gays. Get a life, fella, and leave gays alone. There are real issues for you to obsess about like the reasons for your self-righteous attitude towards people who've done you and yours no harm. Probably.
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7-06-2008 @ 9:28PM
DANIE said...i have no problem with anyone's choice of life and who they chose to be with. but marriage should be between a man and a woman, and should remain so. you have been excepted into this society so be happy with that
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7-06-2008 @ 10:10PM
Al said...If it were the other way around, and gay marriage was the norm, and heterosexual marriage was the one being challenged, could you just accept being accepted, or would you want to get married like everyone else?
7-07-2008 @ 11:46AM
DANIE said...i am sorry to have to tell you but that would never happen/ we were placed in this world to reproduce / i refuse to believe that an act on perversion is natural. I have excepted that we all have to live with each other and that is fine. I respect anyone's way of life / but traditions and morals is something we need in this country and it is laking. And if it was the other way around this world would not exist. And if it is so natural what you all do , why is it that you rely on a hetero-act to have children.
7-06-2008 @ 9:27PM
Cookster said...Only in America! My views from across the seas in Perth, Western Australia:
www.theperthfiles.blogspot.com
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7-06-2008 @ 9:30PM
js said...Roger...You're an idiot...What is this about Gays and Lesbians always poking their "sexual preferences" in other's private faces and thinking that's "just politics"? I'm personally sick and tired of it..
Any Public Corporation who chooses to support "anything" should be open to scrutiny and adjudicated by popular opinion...If the majority disagrees with you...that's just the way it goes...Ever thought of a different approach? Maybe like...."shutting up"? Maybe you and others should try it...Meanwhile I reserve the right to "not" support any institution that chooses to publically or privately(if I find out) support something I don't agree with..Or they can choose to just sell their product and put the money they make in the employees and stockholders pockets...My opinion
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