This post is from from my other blog here I don’t write about politics or religion too often, but after reading this article, I had to say something. In summary. the American Family Association wants families to boycott McDonald’s because the company’s Vice President of Communications recently joined the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Basically the AFA believes that the company is choosing sides in Homosexual war.
I was stunned for several reasons.
Firstly, the AFA (an organization that prides itself on being a Christian group) wants to impose their beliefs on a Corporation. Apparently, according the AFA, the Christian way os to deny anyone rights or respect when their beliefs do not agree with a system built on interpretation. The Bible can be interpreted in so many different ways and no one has the right to say that their version is better than another. The AFA is determined to enforce “the recognition of Christmas in seasonal print advertisements and the criminalisation of homosexuality and lobbying in favour of ‘traditional marriage.’”
Wow, that is some agenda. Sounds very much like something in Margaret Atwood’s The Handsmaid’s Tale or Orwell’s 1984.
Secondly, I was shocked because several companies including Walmart have given in to the AFA’s threats to boycott their merchandise due to their support of gay rights. However, McDonald’s has not. In fact, they issued a statement saying:
“Our founder Ray Kroc once said, ‘None of us is as good as all of us.’” wrote McDonald’s Global Chief Diversity Officer, Pat Harris.
“This is a core value of McDonald’s.
“We treat our employees and our customers with respect and dignity, regardless of their ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other factors.
“We support out employees’ personal involvement in organisations of their choice.
“We will continue to support our people and their right to live and work in an inclusive society.”
I am amazed that McDonald’s has placed Human RIghts above Corporate Agenda.
But what shocked me most is that AFA is a family organization. They preach hatred, inequality, and opression all under the guise of family protection and Christianity. Religion is a PRVIATE matter and should not be used as a basis for controlling anyone. My religious beleifs may dictate that I do not approve of homeosexuality, and that may be what I teach my child, but I don’t have control over what some one else believes. The fact that the AFA hs completely ignored this proves that they are not a family nor a Christian organization.
I don’t want the AFA protecting my family values. What next? Will interracial couples or interfaith couples be a threat again? Will they attack working mothers? Single mothers? This organization has way too much power and I’m afraid that it wll only get worse.
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