Mormons Protests Church’s Gay Marriage Stance

From Yahoonews.com:

A group of Mormons who support gay marriage delivered protest letters and bundles of carnations to church headquarters Friday in an appeal to end the church’s support of a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California.

The group, called Sign for Something, disagrees with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ opposition to gay marriage and its efforts to boost Mormon involvement before the Nov. 4 election.

The church is part of a coalition of conservative groups backing Proposition 8, which would amend the state constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman and thereby overturn the California Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage.

More than 40 people sang hymns as they made the delivery, which was accepted by a church spokeswoman.

Included in the packet is a petition signed by more than 400 people, including church members from around the world. It asks the church to “stop political organizing efforts and financial support of attempts to use government to restrict the secular and religious rights of gay and lesbian individuals.”

McDonald’s: Not Lovin’ It Anymore

According to MotownSports.com:

McDonald’s surrenders! Boycott declared over

Family group says fast-food giant agrees not to promote ‘gay’ agenda

A corporate executive for McDonald’s restaurants who had been on board of directors of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce has stepped down following a boycott of the chain organized by the pro-family American Family Association.

McDonald’s officials confirmed today to WND that Richard Ellis, who had been named to the “gay” chamber board after McDonald’s contributed $20,000 to the organization, “made a personal decision to step down” after he accepted a new position with McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada.

McDonald’s officials also told AFA the company has no plans to renew its membership in the special interest group when it expires in December.

“We appreciate the decision by McDonald’s to no longer support political activity by homosexual activist organizations,” AFA chairman Donald E. Wildmon said in a prepared statement.

In a statement GayAgenda Received from McDonald’s:

“McDonald’s stands by and supports our people. Diversity and inclusion are integral components of our brand and our heritage. We continue to have strong employee networks throughout our company and will continue to align our brand with individuals and organizations that share our belief in supporting our people and the communities we serve.”

I received a later email from McDonald’s Corportation stating they “are not a member of the AFA” and do not plan on joining.

Right Wing TVC’s Degree of Hate is Heating Up - Way Up

Say what you will about the Traditional Values Coalition, they refuse to tone-down or in any way moderate their militantly anti-gay agenda – here they are weighing in on the right-wing boycott of McDonalds, complete with an attack on Levi Strauss for ending its funding of the Boy Scouts:

“McDonald’s has partnered with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC),” said TVC Executive Director Andrea Lafferty. “It also gave this activist group a $20,000 grant to support its efforts to influence corporate America.

“When my son bounds out of kindergarten at his school, a typical request is to go to ‘Old McDonald’s.’ It’s not about the cuisine, the first question he asks when we get there is which toy are they giving away that day. Now, we are settling for a lemonade at another restaurant because, as our son says aloud every time a McDonald’s commercial airs on television or as we drive past one, – ‘McDonald’s is bad,’” said Lafferty.

Read more at rightwingwatch.org.

Vegan Applauds McD’s - Asks For Support

By Howard Mason

As you may or may not know, a group who identifies themselves as the American Family Association (AFA), and who has in many cases been referred to as the American Fascist Association, has , not so successfully, started a boycott against one of or national landmarks, McDonalds. That’s right, and not because their kids or obese either. It’s because McDonald’s Corporation refuses to cave into there request to hate the GLBT community. Now hate is a strong word, and I don’t use it often, and only with caution, but why else would the AFA object to a $20,000 donation to the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce? AFA’s Spokeshater Buddy Smith said, “McDonald’s needs to project a pro-family philosophy. They need to line up their associations with that message and drop their membership in the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber.” Now this group, the AFA, has also claimed to have drastic impacts on corporations with previous boycotts. One such boycott being against Ford (just look it up on the internet, their inflated and false story is all over) so it come as no surprise they are trying to bully McDonald’s. Well, I say bully to them. There’s a video or 100 on youtube.com that shows people talking about points held from both sides (you need to be aware of this too). If you find the one showing the actual AFA rally and McDonald’s corporate headquarters, you’ll notice the lack of diversity (except the old lady in the walker and the younger kids) and the lack of attendees. Whether the AFA has over 2 million members as they claim or not, and whether these absolutely ridiculous boycotts work or NOT, we need to be aware. Aware that the hate and fear coming from the untolerating bigots of the so called religious right (nothing religious or right about it) is alive and well. Now more than ever we need to do something about it. I’m not necessarily talking about fighting fire with fire, or flame with flame (I think that’s funny). We as a community can show great strength by staying positive in our actions. Do something positive for those who support our community. Look, I’m a vegan, but I also know McDonalds has apple slices and OJ for breakfast, so I go there almost every morning now. I also know if you absolutely don’t want to eat there, send them an email to say thank you! Show your support for those who support you.  We still are not equal citizens of this country. This story can also be viewed at bestgayblogs.com.

You Deserve A Break Today From Homophobia

Looks like the march on Big Mac was a bigger flop than the McGriddle. The AFA (American Family Association) held a demonstration outside of McDonald’s headquarters yesterday, hoping to damage the company for there support of what the AFA calls the “homosexual agenda”.

Although the attendees of the demonstration were diverse in population (there was an old lady with a walker, some middle-aged white people, and a few kids) there were only a handful of bigots and homophobes that actually showed to proclaim their hate against the chain for standing up for what they believe in….basic human rights.

You can watch the video and comment on this at goodasyou.org.

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