Madeline Crabb
Just say no to Wal-Mart
By Madeline Crabb
Wal-Mart is no longer the family-friendly company it was when Sam Walton was at the helm. As a matter of fact, Sam Walton would be turning over in his grave, if that were possible, upon learning even some of what I'm sharing in this article.
The homosexual community has been "wearing down" corporate America much like Jesse Jackson has been doing for decades. The "Gay," Lesbian, Bi-sexual, and Transgender (GLBT) activists threaten boycotts and other repercussions if corporations don't cater to their special wants. This is why so many corporations have now succumbed to the pressure and offer same-sex domestic partnership benefits. Oh, and let's not forget the diversity training they demand for all those pesky "homophobes" and Christians. You didn't really think corporations conjured up all this by themselves, did you?
In the past few years, Wal-Mart is one among many corporations that has increased their support for the homosexual agenda. In 2003 they began by extending workplace nondiscrimination policies to include sexual orientation. In this past year they have taken some major steps to show homosexuals how serious they are, like joining the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), giving the group $25,000, and funding two of their scheduled conferences. Wal-Mart and Sam's Club are corporate sponsors, listed on NGLCC's website as "Corporate Visionaries." How sweet.
As reported by the American Family Association, NGLCC called Wal-Mart's action "part of the company's ongoing commitment to advancing diversity (homosexuality) among all of their associate, supplier and customer bases." After joining the NGLCC, Wal-Mart indicated they would give homosexual owned and supported businesses special preferences when purchasing products, thereby moving non-homosexual businesses down the list.
This August, Advertising Age reported that Wal-Mart was making an "unprecedented push" by not only joining the NGLCC, but hiring a marketing firm specializing in targeting homosexuals, and also discussing with activist groups the extension of same-sex partnership benefits for their employees. The article stated that these moves are meant to "appease critics in the gay and lesbian community." Gee, that sounds familiar.
Nu Wexler of Wal-Mart Watch, the Washington-based coalition backed by the Sierra Club and the Service Employees, stated that the steps being taken by Wal-Mart are the strongest signal yet that the company may be taking a permanent stand on the side of "gay" rights, despite the inevitable lambasting from right-wing conservative groups, such as the Family Research Council and the American Family Association. Interestingly Wexler added, "It's worth noting they (Wal-Mart) declined to publicize this partnership and left it up to the chamber. Wal-Mart is very eager to publicize partnerships. It's possible they fear a backlash from their conservative consumer base." Ya think?
Other Wal-Mart Causes
American Family Association further reports that Wal-Mart placed a full-page ad in the Out & Equal 2006 Workplace Summit Program Guide, which explicitly stated that they would be an advocate for the homosexual movement. The AFA website says, "This ad was developed for the homosexual conference and aimed at participating homosexual groups. Not only did Wal-Mart place the ad in the program guide, they also gave $60,000 to Out & Equal, a homosexual organization pushing the same-sex agenda, including same-sex marriage, in the workplace. Out & Equal served as conference host and the donation went to help sponsor the Out & Equal Workplace Summit held this past September in Chicago. The purpose of the conference was to train homosexuals to convince the companies for which they work to support the homosexual agenda and to encourage other companies to do the same."
Wal-Mart probably doesn't want their contributions to the Northwest Arkansas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center to be broadcast on the evening news.
And then there are its contributions to, and participation in Diversity Week in Idaho. Along with Wal-Mart, groups like the Pleasure Boutique (an adult bookstore which bills itself as "Idaho's largest selection of adult movies and DVDs, and largest adult toy selection in Idaho"), were official so-sponsors of these events at Boise State University this past October 9-13.
Another Wal-Mart-endorsed and funded event was the Idaho Votes No Campaign Update and Information Workshop. Idaho was one of eight states voting on marriage amendments to ban same-sex marriage in the November election. The purpose of this event was to inform voters how to oppose the amendment and how to get others to do so as well.
Other events sponsored by Wal-Mart during Diversity Week included: Gay History of Idaho, Diversity in the Workplace, Women's/Lesbian Issues, Hate Based Crimes, Heterosexism, Homosexuality and Disabilities, LGBT Youth in Trouble, MCC-Faith and LGBT, and a youth dance for those age 24 and under. Diversity Week celebrated homosexuality and promoted the homosexual agenda and homosexual marriage.
Wal-Mart Online — Really Foul
If all of this isn't disturbing enough, then consider that Wal-Mart is donating five percent of all earnings from their on-line sales to a Washington, DC GLBT community center. Actually, it is interesting seeing the other companies also donating to this community center, including: Toys R Us.com, Avon.com, DisneyStores.com, Staples.com, and Hallmark.com. Details at: http://www.afa.net/dcmetrowalmartdonation.htm.
Just this week World Net Daily (WND) wrote a story about a book offered on the Wal-Mart website, which was pulled after WND's story. Wal-Mart was reportedly evasive in telling why they pulled the book. They should be evasive...actually, they should be ashamed of ever offering it. The Little Black Book for Girlz is a "how-to" lesbian manual for teen girls. Interesting. Consider this: If homosexuals are "born that way," don't they already know "how to" be what they already are? Why even animals instinctively know how to behave sexually. But I digress...
WND reports this wonderful little manual was advertised by Wal-Mart as "a great mix of real-life examples and life-saving info," like information on "safe" sex devices. It even wrongly assured its audience that condoms are 100 percent effective in preventing sexually transmitted diseases. (The World Health Organization, a longtime condom supporter, admits they fail one out of five times.) The book calls God a "fat black dyke," and says that only 10% of Americans are heterosexual. Wow, that would be a huge homosexual buying public. Maybe the "10%" heterosexual population should take their business back to Kmart. I wonder how long Wal-Mart would stay in business.
But the Little Black book wasn't the only vile offering on the Wal-Mart website. WND research revealed items offered in the following categories:
Armed with all this information, just why would we want to shop at Wal-Mart on this Thanksgiving weekend, or any other weekend for that matter? When "Brokeback Mountain" and the "Chronicles of Narnia" were released on the same day, Wal-Mart energetically promoted the homosexual movie (Brokeback), while not even carrying the best-selling family movie (Narnia). Could this be because the homosexual community is more valuable to Wal-Mart than families?
American Family Association is not yet calling for a full boycott of Wal-Mart. They are asking that at least one million people sign a petition agreeing to boycott Wal-Mart stores this Thanksgiving weekend. And this would also include Wal-Mart.com. To sign the petition, go to: https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/signpetition.asp?id=1630.
Let's ask ourselves what is more important: saving a few dollars, or honoring God by using his money to support more worthy companies. No, there is no perfect company because they are run by imperfect human beings. But companies like Wal-Mart and Ford are demonstrating "in-your-face" defiance of traditional family values, and openly mocking the Christian community. When Wal-Mart was questioned about what they would do if Christians withheld their business in protest, Wal-Mart officials said they would just lower their prices more to keep Christians coming. They think we value our wallets more than we do biblical principles. Do we really think they deserve our business? Biblical and family values are more important than money, aren't they?
Isn't it time we begin to take a stand? Heterosexuals and Christians are the overwhelming majority in America. Shouldn't companies be catering to these groups who really can make or break their businesses? Moreover, shouldn't we be taking a stand for God and righteousness? Do we really think God wants us to support businesses that are undermining the moral fabric of America? Ask him. If the answer is no, then we need to say "no" to Wal-Mart. To anyone willing to hear....
© Madeline Crabb
Wal-Mart is no longer the family-friendly company it was when Sam Walton was at the helm. As a matter of fact, Sam Walton would be turning over in his grave, if that were possible, upon learning even some of what I'm sharing in this article.
The homosexual community has been "wearing down" corporate America much like Jesse Jackson has been doing for decades. The "Gay," Lesbian, Bi-sexual, and Transgender (GLBT) activists threaten boycotts and other repercussions if corporations don't cater to their special wants. This is why so many corporations have now succumbed to the pressure and offer same-sex domestic partnership benefits. Oh, and let's not forget the diversity training they demand for all those pesky "homophobes" and Christians. You didn't really think corporations conjured up all this by themselves, did you?
In the past few years, Wal-Mart is one among many corporations that has increased their support for the homosexual agenda. In 2003 they began by extending workplace nondiscrimination policies to include sexual orientation. In this past year they have taken some major steps to show homosexuals how serious they are, like joining the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), giving the group $25,000, and funding two of their scheduled conferences. Wal-Mart and Sam's Club are corporate sponsors, listed on NGLCC's website as "Corporate Visionaries." How sweet.
As reported by the American Family Association, NGLCC called Wal-Mart's action "part of the company's ongoing commitment to advancing diversity (homosexuality) among all of their associate, supplier and customer bases." After joining the NGLCC, Wal-Mart indicated they would give homosexual owned and supported businesses special preferences when purchasing products, thereby moving non-homosexual businesses down the list.
This August, Advertising Age reported that Wal-Mart was making an "unprecedented push" by not only joining the NGLCC, but hiring a marketing firm specializing in targeting homosexuals, and also discussing with activist groups the extension of same-sex partnership benefits for their employees. The article stated that these moves are meant to "appease critics in the gay and lesbian community." Gee, that sounds familiar.
Nu Wexler of Wal-Mart Watch, the Washington-based coalition backed by the Sierra Club and the Service Employees, stated that the steps being taken by Wal-Mart are the strongest signal yet that the company may be taking a permanent stand on the side of "gay" rights, despite the inevitable lambasting from right-wing conservative groups, such as the Family Research Council and the American Family Association. Interestingly Wexler added, "It's worth noting they (Wal-Mart) declined to publicize this partnership and left it up to the chamber. Wal-Mart is very eager to publicize partnerships. It's possible they fear a backlash from their conservative consumer base." Ya think?
Other Wal-Mart Causes
American Family Association further reports that Wal-Mart placed a full-page ad in the Out & Equal 2006 Workplace Summit Program Guide, which explicitly stated that they would be an advocate for the homosexual movement. The AFA website says, "This ad was developed for the homosexual conference and aimed at participating homosexual groups. Not only did Wal-Mart place the ad in the program guide, they also gave $60,000 to Out & Equal, a homosexual organization pushing the same-sex agenda, including same-sex marriage, in the workplace. Out & Equal served as conference host and the donation went to help sponsor the Out & Equal Workplace Summit held this past September in Chicago. The purpose of the conference was to train homosexuals to convince the companies for which they work to support the homosexual agenda and to encourage other companies to do the same."
Wal-Mart probably doesn't want their contributions to the Northwest Arkansas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center to be broadcast on the evening news.
And then there are its contributions to, and participation in Diversity Week in Idaho. Along with Wal-Mart, groups like the Pleasure Boutique (an adult bookstore which bills itself as "Idaho's largest selection of adult movies and DVDs, and largest adult toy selection in Idaho"), were official so-sponsors of these events at Boise State University this past October 9-13.
Another Wal-Mart-endorsed and funded event was the Idaho Votes No Campaign Update and Information Workshop. Idaho was one of eight states voting on marriage amendments to ban same-sex marriage in the November election. The purpose of this event was to inform voters how to oppose the amendment and how to get others to do so as well.
Other events sponsored by Wal-Mart during Diversity Week included: Gay History of Idaho, Diversity in the Workplace, Women's/Lesbian Issues, Hate Based Crimes, Heterosexism, Homosexuality and Disabilities, LGBT Youth in Trouble, MCC-Faith and LGBT, and a youth dance for those age 24 and under. Diversity Week celebrated homosexuality and promoted the homosexual agenda and homosexual marriage.
Wal-Mart Online — Really Foul
If all of this isn't disturbing enough, then consider that Wal-Mart is donating five percent of all earnings from their on-line sales to a Washington, DC GLBT community center. Actually, it is interesting seeing the other companies also donating to this community center, including: Toys R Us.com, Avon.com, DisneyStores.com, Staples.com, and Hallmark.com. Details at: http://www.afa.net/dcmetrowalmartdonation.htm.
Just this week World Net Daily (WND) wrote a story about a book offered on the Wal-Mart website, which was pulled after WND's story. Wal-Mart was reportedly evasive in telling why they pulled the book. They should be evasive...actually, they should be ashamed of ever offering it. The Little Black Book for Girlz is a "how-to" lesbian manual for teen girls. Interesting. Consider this: If homosexuals are "born that way," don't they already know "how to" be what they already are? Why even animals instinctively know how to behave sexually. But I digress...
WND reports this wonderful little manual was advertised by Wal-Mart as "a great mix of real-life examples and life-saving info," like information on "safe" sex devices. It even wrongly assured its audience that condoms are 100 percent effective in preventing sexually transmitted diseases. (The World Health Organization, a longtime condom supporter, admits they fail one out of five times.) The book calls God a "fat black dyke," and says that only 10% of Americans are heterosexual. Wow, that would be a huge homosexual buying public. Maybe the "10%" heterosexual population should take their business back to Kmart. I wonder how long Wal-Mart would stay in business.
But the Little Black book wasn't the only vile offering on the Wal-Mart website. WND research revealed items offered in the following categories:
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"Gay" — 1148
Lesbian — 468
Transgender — 40
Bisexual — 38
"Gay" Marriage — 26
Armed with all this information, just why would we want to shop at Wal-Mart on this Thanksgiving weekend, or any other weekend for that matter? When "Brokeback Mountain" and the "Chronicles of Narnia" were released on the same day, Wal-Mart energetically promoted the homosexual movie (Brokeback), while not even carrying the best-selling family movie (Narnia). Could this be because the homosexual community is more valuable to Wal-Mart than families?
American Family Association is not yet calling for a full boycott of Wal-Mart. They are asking that at least one million people sign a petition agreeing to boycott Wal-Mart stores this Thanksgiving weekend. And this would also include Wal-Mart.com. To sign the petition, go to: https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/signpetition.asp?id=1630.
Let's ask ourselves what is more important: saving a few dollars, or honoring God by using his money to support more worthy companies. No, there is no perfect company because they are run by imperfect human beings. But companies like Wal-Mart and Ford are demonstrating "in-your-face" defiance of traditional family values, and openly mocking the Christian community. When Wal-Mart was questioned about what they would do if Christians withheld their business in protest, Wal-Mart officials said they would just lower their prices more to keep Christians coming. They think we value our wallets more than we do biblical principles. Do we really think they deserve our business? Biblical and family values are more important than money, aren't they?
Isn't it time we begin to take a stand? Heterosexuals and Christians are the overwhelming majority in America. Shouldn't companies be catering to these groups who really can make or break their businesses? Moreover, shouldn't we be taking a stand for God and righteousness? Do we really think God wants us to support businesses that are undermining the moral fabric of America? Ask him. If the answer is no, then we need to say "no" to Wal-Mart. To anyone willing to hear....
© Madeline Crabb
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