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The '''American Family Association''' or AFA is a non-profit [[conservative]] [[Christian]] organization that believes in protecting family values through consumer activism. | 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. Wildman]] 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 | + | The organization was founded by the Reverend[[Donald E. Wildman]] 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.<ref>http://afa.net/ (current membership figure in upper right)</ref> During their last campaign to stop the [[Hate crime]]s legislation, 365,000 of their supporters responded by contacting their [[Congress]]men. |
The radio ministry of AFA is [[American Family Radio]]. | The radio ministry of AFA is [[American Family Radio]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:10, May 26, 2008
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 ReverendDonald E. Wildman 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.
The radio ministry of AFA is American Family Radio.
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References
- ↑ http://afa.net/ (current membership figure in upper right)