McDonald's signs onto 'gay' agenda

[Soldier4Christ]

McDonald's signs
onto 'gay' agenda
Family restaurant puts executive
on board of homosexual chamber


McDonald's restaurant's, famed for the Golden Arches, Ronald McDonald and kids meals, has signed onto a nationwide effort to promote "gay" and "lesbian" business ventures.

The company, which is listed on the website of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce as a "corporate partner and organization ally" for an undisclosed financial contribution, also recently placed one of its executives on the NGLCC board of directors.

Earlier this month, the chamber confirmed that Richard Ellis, vice president of communications of McDonald's USA, was elected to the special interest chamber board.

"We could not be more delighted with the addition of Richard to the Board," said NGLCC co-founder Justin Nelson. "Richard brings his extensive experience in communications and public affairs to a dynamic team of leaders."

Said Ellis: "I'm thrilled to join the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce team and ready to get to work. I share the NGLCC's passion for business growth and development within the LGBT community and I look forward to playing a role in moving these important initiatives forward."

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Before Ellis joined McDonald's USA, he held the position of vice president of communications and public affairs for McDonald's in Canada and earlier he was with Weber Shandwick Worldwide (Canada) Inc.

"In addition to being on NGLCC's board of directors, Ellis is an active member of the board of directors of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, vice president of the board of directors of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) and an accredited member of the Canadian Public Relations Society ( CPRS) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)," the NGLCC announcement said.

"Richard's vast board experience with LGBT and advocacy related organizations make him an excellent addition to the board," said Chance Mitchell, NGLCC chief executive officer. "Richard is going to be a terrific director and we look forward to working with him towards great things."

McDonald's officials declined today to return a WND call seeking a comment on the placement of its executive on the "gay" advocacy organization, but did send a subsequent e-mail confirming the corporation's support for the agenda of the homosexual business lobby.

"McDonald's is indeed a Corporate Partner and Organizational Ally of NGLCC. Our vice president of U.S. communications, Richard Ellis, was recently elected to its board of directors," said the brief statement from Heidi M. Barker, senior director of media relations, to WND.

A spokeswoman for NGLCC refused to speak with WND except on "background" when asked about McDonald's financial contribution to the group. But she did confirm the organization would not release information on its sponsors.

WND reported earlier when Wal-Mart joined the NGLCC, and how the corporation's income later started declining as Christian organizations reacted to the news.

CNN reported that Wal-Mart officials later decided to pursue a lower level of homosexual promotions.

"We are not currently planning corporate-level contributions to GLBT groups," Mona Williams, the company's senior vice president of corporate communications, told CNN only months after the issues arose.

The chamber group describes itself as promoting the LGBT community first and always.

Under a "What we do" page is listed a variety of goals, including "disseminate news and information central to the success of LGBT businesses, … ensure increased opportunity and equality for LGBT professionals, … help LBGT businesses gain more procurement opportunities, …. provide strong lobbying efforts for LBGT business causes."

And it gives credit to sponsors such as McDonald's for its financial and other support for helping in its work.

"Through the commitment of our corporate partners, the NGLCC has been able to advance the ideas and causes of the LGBT business community," the chamber said at the top of its list of sponsors.

McDonald's describes itself as "socially responsible."

In remarks on its website attributed to "Jim," McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner, include, "Being a socially responsible organization is a fundamental part of who we are. We have an obligation to use our size and resources to make a difference in the world … and we do."

It also boasts: "McDonald's is the world's community restaurant. We are proud of our long-standing commitment to a workforce that is diverse. We believe in developing and maintaining a diverse workforce that will strengthen the McDonald's system. Diversity at McDonald's is understanding, recognizing and valuing the differences that make each person unique."

Other corporate sponsors of the NGLCC include expected names such as Coors Light and Kodak, who have been leaders in advocating homosexuality, as well as IBM, Wells Fargo, JPMorganChase, Motorola, Intel, Avis, Pepsico, OfficeMax, Coldwell Banker, as well as dozens of others.

When Wal-Mart joined the NGLCC, Rev. Flip Benham, of Operation Save Wal-Mart, launched a series of protests.

Benham reported later that hundreds of Christian families had gathered at Wal-Mart stores across the country to "bring the Gospel of Christ to the very gates of hell."

He said hundreds of thousands of pieces of literature were passed out to customers arriving at Wal-Marts, and "many were astonished to find how deeply Wal-Mart had fallen from its biblical principles."

"The Church came 'out of the closet' to attempt to save an old friend. Wal-Mart, a store built upon biblical principles and under the tutelage of Sam Walton, has become an enemy of God," he said.

American Family Association also had called for a boycott heading into the 2007 Christmas shopping season because of Wal-Mart's decision to join the chamber.

[Shammu]

McDonald's restaurant's, famed for the Golden Arches, Ronald McDonald and kids meals, has signed onto a nationwide effort to promote "gay" and "lesbian" business ventures.

Time to add Mickie D's to the boycott list. This keeps up, I won't be shopping anywhere.

[HisDaughter]

Why am I not surprised?

[nChrist]

Brothers and Sisters,

It seems insane for any family oriented business to do something like this. There is plenty of competition and we can spend our money elsewhere. If it costs more to buy elsewhere, that's fine. The costs elsewhere will come down as the number of their customers goes up.

[Brother Jerry]

But their fries are SOOOOOOOOO goood. 


Yeah but Hardee's (Carl Jr's) is out...their advertising is raunchy....
BK...well they are as bad as McD's....I mean cmon the king is like the king of the gay community....   
I guess we will be eating lots of chicken for fast food....cause that is about all we have left after you cut them out....well there is Krystal's...but you either love em or you hate em....and our household is split.

[Soldier4Christ]

There's always a nice Christian run restaurant, at least here there is and if that doesn't work there's always the home kitchen.

[nChrist]

I guess we're fortunate here to still have several mom and pop type operations with great hamburgers. We also have Sonic, WhataBurger, and numerous other sandwich shops. The mom and pop burgers cost the most, but they're worth it. You can tell immediately that it's fresh and not processed anything. They still pack their places, and I'm sure it's because of the high quality. By the way, we make our own pretty GOOD burgers that are hard to beat, even with the more healthy cooking methods. Okay - I got hungry thinking about food.   

[Brother Jerry]

Almost forgot about Sonic....we have them as well....but I have never really like their food....the wife does though.

Not much in the Mom and Pop sadly.   They never seem to last...we have a few but they are still sit down restaurant's and not really "fast food" like McD and the other ilk.

I still have an 8 year old....so McD and that sort of place are impossible to remove from my diet

[ravenloche]

don't forget that chic-fillet is a christian based business. The owner even refuses to allow any of the stores to be open on sunday!

[nChrist]

don't forget that chic-fillet is a christian based business. The owner even refuses to allow any of the stores to be open on sunday!

Hello Ravenloche,

Brother, it's great to hear from you. YES - I had thought about chicken and other kinds of sandwiches, but I think that folks were thinking about burgers. I also like Arby's, Subway, Quisno's, and other sandwich shops that are pretty quick. Chic-Fillet is pretty good stuff, and we do have two of them here. I had also forgotten about Brahm's, and they have a great burger.

[Soldier4Christ]

I've never heard of Chic-Fillet. As far as i know there are none in this area. We have some nice Christian run sit down restaurants here as well as a place called "Our-Inn-Place" that is a Christian run fast food that serves burgers, chicken fillets, pork tenderloins and such. We also have a Cranwells. Cranwells used to be an A&W and still carries the A&W products but it is their own store but unfortunately it is seasonal.

[Jon-Marc]

Brothers and Sisters,

It seems insane for any family oriented business to do something like this. There is plenty of competition and we can spend our money elsewhere. If it costs more to buy elsewhere, that's fine. The costs elsewhere will come down as the number of their customers goes up.

This world country (and probably the whole world) is trying so hard not to seem prejudiced or bigoted that they have bent over backward to accommodate all manner of wickedness by accepting it and promoting it. On the other hand, they are also turning God away from everything.

[armorbearer]

These big companies will do what ever it takes to get MORE MONEY. They have money at the top of their agenda's and GOD is no where in the picture anymore. They used GOD to get to where they're at, and now they have turned from HIM because of greed.Money has become their god. But money profiteh nothing in the day of judgement.



        On another note, I just think it is funny how everyone just started talking about food . Idon't know how many restaurants that were named while I was reading. Yall got me hungry and i'm at work. I think I might call Larosa's or Papa John's for pizza. That's one food yall didn't mention.


  OH yea, does anyone know what website i can go to to get this information about Mc Donalds and Wal Mart?

[nChrist]

These big companies will do what ever it takes to get MORE MONEY. They have money at the top of their agenda's and GOD is no where in the picture anymore. They used GOD to get to where they're at, and now they have turned from HIM because of greed.Money has become their god. But money profiteh nothing in the day of judgement.



        On another note, I just think it is funny how everyone just started talking about food . Idon't know how many restaurants that were named while I was reading. Yall got me hungry and i'm at work. I think I might call Larosa's or Papa John's for pizza. That's one food yall didn't mention.


  OH yea, does anyone know what website i can go to to get this information about Mc Donalds and Wal Mart?

Hello Armorbearer,

WND is mentioned several times in the body of the story and that's:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/
WorldNetDaily, a large Christian Conservative news organization. It's a large and well-respected news source. They should have a search function to help you find the articles.

[armorbearer]

Thankyou. Now I know what WND stands for. I saw it just didn't know what it meant.