By Ed Thomas and Jody Brown
AFA Online
October 24, 2006
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/10/afa/242006c.asp
(AgapePress) - A pro-family organization is warning that Wal-Mart's new alliance with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) is showing up in moves the corporation has made on its store shelves and in its employee benefit policies.
Following the retail giant's announcement in late August that it had aligned itself with the NGLCC, which is a pro-homosexual lobby group, pro-family leaders were sharply critical of Wal-Mart for joining what one called "an organization whose mission opposes many of the values shared by rural and small-town America." In addition to seeking out and receiving membership in the NGLCC, Wal-Mart awarded two large financial grants to the organization. (See NGLCC's announcement of Wal-Mart's involvement with their organization -- Caution: This is a pro-homosexual website) Many pro-family activists have accused the NGLCC of being a leading promoter of homosexual "marriage."
Now the American Family Association (AFA), one of the groups that has called on Christian consumers to spend their dollars elsewhere as a sign of their displeasure with Wal-Mart's pro-homosexual leanings, says the nation's largest retailer is not just working with the homosexual agenda of the NGLCC, it is promoting it. As proof, AFA offers up examples of books available for purchase through Wal-Mart's online bookstore -- books the pro-family group contends support or defend homosexuality.
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AFA's director of special projects says an online search -- using such terms as "gay," "lesbian," "transgender," "bisexual," and "gay marriage" -- yields surprising results for those visiting Walmart.com. "They'll come up with hundreds, sometimes even thousands of products relating to homosexuality [and promotion of] the agenda of the homosexual community," says Randy Sharp.
In an "Action Alert" to its supporters on Monday (October 23), AFA identifies several book titles available through Walmart.com that it says relate to the promotion of homosexual marriage -- among them are: What God Has Joined Together: The Christian Case for Gay Marriage; Legalizing Gay Marriage; Gay Marriage and Democracy: Equality for All; Defending Same-Sex Marriage; and Gay Marriage, Real Life: Ten Stories of Love and Family.
In addition, AFA states it found (via a search function at Walmart.com) more than 1,100 items for sale when the term "gay" was entered, almost 500 in response to the term "lesbian," and more than a hundred based on the terms "transgender," "bisexual," and "gay marriage." Sharp says the corporate giant's new link to support of the homosexual agenda is clear.
"There's no question that Wal-Mart is supporting homosexuality," says the AFA official. "They're supporting the homosexual agenda, whose number-one directive is to bring same-sex marriage to America."
Sharp also notes that Wal-Mart is now considering same-sex "partner" benefits, bolstering AFA's notion that the retailer has moved from neutrality to actively promoting the homosexual lifestyle. "Through their services, through their benefits, through their products -- all of these things lead to only one analysis," says the special projects director, "and that is that Wal-Mart is supportive of homosexual marriage in America."
AFA is urging consumers to register their complaints with both their local store manager and Wal-Mart president Lee Scott. "I think Wal-Mart shoppers would disagree with where their money is going to when they buy a product at Wal-Mart," says Sharp.
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