ChristiansUnite Forums

From AFA (American Family Association):


Gays challenge traditional marriage supporters: put up or shut up

Homosexual group calls for boycott of Wal-Mart, shopping at Target instead

Dear Roger,

If Wal-Mart sales go down, gays will claim victory in support of same-sex "marriage" benefits

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest homosexual organization, has issued a challenge to pro-traditional marriage supporters saying in essence: "Put up or shut up." They have called for a boycott of Wal-Mart while urging their supporters to buy from Target.

The reason? Wal-Mart refuses to offer "domestic benefits" (benefits given to married couples) to homosexual partners.

The homosexual organization also urged individuals to buy from Target, saying "consumers should make every effort to support" Target because Target offers "marriage" benefits to homosexual partners. (Target is the company which no longer allows the Salvation Army to solicit Christmas donations in front of their stores.)

USA Today interviewed me November 20 concerning the Wal-Mart boycott, citing--among other things--the number of HRC's "buy and don't buy guide" downloaded from the Internet and the billions of dollars the gays claim in buying power. I told Andrea Stone, the reporter who called, that AFA would promote a "buycott" of Wal-Mart and suggested that she look at Wal-Mart's sales at the end of December to see who won.

However, in her article the next day there was not a single word from her interview with me. Instead, the article was basically a "puff piece" about the homosexual boycott. Homosexuals have challenged traditional marriage supporters to do battle. We will now see if traditional marriage supporters accept the challenge.

Make every effort to shop at Wal-Mart this Christmas season. The gays want Wal-Mart sales to go down so they can claim victory.

Forward this to your friends and family and urge them to buy at Wal-Mart. Announce this in your Sunday School class, at church, etc. Ask your pastor to announce in church newsletters and bulletins that the homosexuals are challenging those who support traditional marriage. Tell them about the homosexual's efforts to force Wal-Mart to offer "marriage" benefits and Target's support for "marriage" benefits.

Gays  - queers think they can rule over anyone, or thing. I have my own problems with Wal-mart but, I'm glad to see Wal-mart supports traditional marriages.

Vet families get a serving of hope for holidays

Retail giant Wal-Mart has made a substantial donation to "Fisher Houses" on 36 U.S. military installations and VA medical centers in order to help provide a brighter Christmas for military families.

Fisher Houses provide a place for family members to stay free-of-charge so they can be close to service members who are hospitalized. Wal-Mart spokesperson Shannon Frederick says a $350,000 gift from the corporation will fund decorations for the Fisher Houses and gifts for families staying in them. The corporation also donated $100,000 for a new facility to be built at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

"So we're rolling out 'Operation: Deck The Walls,'" explains the retailer's spokeswoman. "It's a multi-city program. We're providing gifts, monetary donations, and Christmas decor to the military families who are in these Fisher Houses during this holiday season," says Frederick.

Two-day events are scheduled for locations across the country. On the first day, Wal-Mart associates will decorate and give gifts to families, and facility managers will be brought to store locations on the second day in order to buy up to $5,000 of resources for their Fisher Houses. Frederick says they are doing this to honor the sacrifices of military members in all services, including those employee citizen soldiers from Wal-Mart.

Frederick says, "Supporting the military is very important to our company." She also notes that Wal-Mart currently has more than 3,000 associates on a military leave of absence.

It appears that WalMart has woke up to the reality of who is the majority of their shoppers.