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| − | The '''American Family Association''' or AFA is a non-profit [[conservative]] [[Christian]] organization that believes in | + | The '''American Family Association''' or AFA is a non-profit [[conservative]] [[Christian]] organization that believes in forcing their twisted, backward, homophobic views on every family in the United States. |
The organization was founded by the Reverend [[Donald E. Wildmon]] 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 - a very high rate of response for organizations based upon values or political themes. | The organization was founded by the Reverend [[Donald E. Wildmon]] 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 - a very high rate of response for organizations based upon values or political themes. | ||
Revision as of 18:20, July 11, 2010
The American Family Association or AFA is a non-profit conservative Christian organization that believes in forcing their twisted, backward, homophobic views on every family in the United States.
The organization was founded by the Reverend Donald E. Wildmon 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 - a very high rate of response for organizations based upon values or political themes.
The radio ministry of AFA is American Family Radio.
Boycotts
The American Family Association has initiated several boycotts on many corporations for various reasons, including companies' marketing of pornographic magazines, support of homosexuality, and more recently, the rejection of Christmas. Companies the organization has boycotted include 7-eleven, Abercombie & Fitch, American Airlines, American Girl, Blockbuster Video, Burger King, Calvin Klein, Carl's Jr, Clorox, Ford, Hallmark Cards, Kmart, Kraft, Mary Kay, Microsoft, Movie Gallery, MTV, Nutrisystem, Old Navy, Pepsi, Sears Roebuck, S. C. Johnson, Target Corporation, and Walt Disney.
The American Family Assocation sponsored a boycott of McDonalds in mid 2008 for their choice to actively support gay marriage. That boycott ended on October 9th of the same year when McDonald's agreed to take a neutral position and avoid political controversies. A longer boycott against Ford ended in 2008 when the company took a neutral position on gay rights as well.
The AFA had boycotted PepsiCo. A statement on boycottpepsico.com reads "AFA asked Pepsi to remain neutral in the culture war, but the company refused — choosing to support the homosexual activists." Pepsico is a highly visible supporter of the gay community. [2] AFA has since withdrawn the boycott after they determined that $500,000. donated in 2008 to homosexual activist organizations Human Rights Campaign and Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) did not take place again in 2009. Over 500,000 people signed the Boycott PepsiCo Pledge.
While not calling for a boycott, the AFA has exposed Home Depot company as a major sponsor of its 2010 Gay Pride events. [3] Home Depot became a "festival" vendor, conducted a Kid's Craft Workshops for children in the midst of loud and boisterous gay activities. Home Depot is OK with the idea of exposing children to an unhealthy and risky environment. The AFA asks the public to contact Home Depot to show opposition to their gay agenda.
External Link
References
- ↑ http://afa.net/ (current membership figure in upper right)
- ↑ boycottpepsico.com A project of the American Family Association
- ↑ Southern Maine Pride 2010
