12/17/2005
Group Demands Ford Pull Out Of Gay Ads
Left: AFA's Don Wildmon
(Detroit, MI) The conservative American Family Association says it will reinstate a boycott against the Ford Motor Co. because the automaker plans to continue running advertisements in gay publications.
"Ford has shown itself to be a submissive partner with gay rights activists, and our boycott will drive the company to its knees," AFA Chairman Don Wildmon said. "We, the godly Americans, refuse to bend over and take this passively."
The AFA originally called for a boycott against Ford last spring but suspended the boycott for six months at the request of a group of Ford dealers.
Wildmon said that the group is "sickened" by the company's ad campaigns.
"It's time for all faithful Christians to stand erect, firm, and drive this point home," said Wildmon. "Ford's flaccid response is an affront to decency, and we will no longer allow ourselves to be bound and gagged by this dominant pro-gay agenda."
On Wednesday, Ford said it was not ordering its luxury brands to resume their ads. The company did say that it plans to advertise all of its brands in gay publications in the next year.
Wildmon called upon his organization to rise up to the opportunity.
"We have here a chance to penetrate the opposition and snuff out this evil," said Wildmon, voice rising to a fevered pitch. "No longer will we tentatively reach around and tiptoe out the back door, hoping that the neighbors won't see us."
(Detroit, MI) The conservative American Family Association says it will reinstate a boycott against the Ford Motor Co. because the automaker plans to continue running advertisements in gay publications.
"Ford has shown itself to be a submissive partner with gay rights activists, and our boycott will drive the company to its knees," AFA Chairman Don Wildmon said. "We, the godly Americans, refuse to bend over and take this passively."
The AFA originally called for a boycott against Ford last spring but suspended the boycott for six months at the request of a group of Ford dealers.
Wildmon said that the group is "sickened" by the company's ad campaigns.
"It's time for all faithful Christians to stand erect, firm, and drive this point home," said Wildmon. "Ford's flaccid response is an affront to decency, and we will no longer allow ourselves to be bound and gagged by this dominant pro-gay agenda."
On Wednesday, Ford said it was not ordering its luxury brands to resume their ads. The company did say that it plans to advertise all of its brands in gay publications in the next year.
Wildmon called upon his organization to rise up to the opportunity.
"We have here a chance to penetrate the opposition and snuff out this evil," said Wildmon, voice rising to a fevered pitch. "No longer will we tentatively reach around and tiptoe out the back door, hoping that the neighbors won't see us."