Right-Wing Group Urges McDonald's Boycott Over Support of Gays

The American Family Association called on its members to boycott McDonald's over the company's support for the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

According to the conservative Christian organization's website, the boycott "is not about hiring homosexuals .... It is not about homosexuals eating at McDonald's .... It is not about how homosexual employees are treated.

"It is about McDonald's, as a corporation, refusing to remain neutral in the culture wars. McDonald's has chosen not to remain neutral but to give the full weight of their corporation to promoting the homosexual agenda, including homosexual marriage," the site went on to say.

McDonald's recently gave a donation to the chamber and was invited to have a company representative sit on the organization's board. It stands by its support of the chamber.

"We have a well-established and proud heritage of associating with individuals and organizations that share our belief that every person has the right to live and work in their community free of discrimination," McDonald's global chief diversity officer, Pat Harris, said in a press release.

AFA has perviously boycotted Disney, Ford, Proctor & Gamble, and Kraft Foods and a threatened boycott of Wal-Mart. (The Advocate)

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Name: Ben
Date posted: 7/11/2008 2:38:00 PM
Hometown: Liverpool

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How vindictive can you get? It's an absolute disgrace. If these people are really Christians they can focus their efforts on things which a real "Christian" would do, if you're going to boycott a fast food chain, make it about something worthwhile, not a vindictive effort to undermine other people's rights. Say, the treatment of animals by fast-food chain's slaughterhouses? Oh no, that's something Jesus himself might have done.
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Name: PB
Date posted: 7/9/2008 2:27:00 PM
Hometown: Stamford, CT

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I'm not crazy about the food, but McD's coffee is the best! DRINK UP in support of Ronald McDonald!!!
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Name: Larissa Sneider
Date posted: 7/9/2008 12:14:00 AM
Hometown: Evanston, WY

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With so many corporations deciding to drop bigotry and prejudice from their policies, the right wingers will soon have no place to shop. At least they can buy Exxon's over priced gas. They will always practice their prejudices at Exxon. I will not ever change my buying habits to please the haters or to fight them. They are irrellevant in my opinion and as more people realize these right wing radicals are losers in a losing cause, the more people will stop listening to them. These people give all religion a bad name.
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Name: gary
Date posted: 7/8/2008 9:33:00 PM
Hometown: Tampa

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This is major news ! I have been wround a long time and I would have never guess we would have this in my lifetime. Well I love the "whopper" but I am going to have to stay with McDonalds. God I am going to gain weight........mabe their asain salad ?
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Name: tj
Date posted: 7/8/2008 9:15:00 PM
Hometown: wyoming

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Embry asked "does this mean I have to have truck w/" MalWart? No, it's OK to have SOME standards! Shoot, now I'm hungry and McD's is across town!
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Name: John Embry
Date posted: 7/8/2008 8:45:00 PM
Hometown: Forestville, CA

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Now I have an excuse for not giving up McDonald's. I'll probably put on twenty pounds but it'll be worth it. So happy to see that Ford, Disney, P&G and Kraft are prspering. Does this mean I have to have truck with Wal-Mart?
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Name: ACKirk
Date posted: 7/8/2008 5:54:00 PM
Hometown: Tulsa, OK

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OMG!!! Maybe the line in the drive through will be shorter on Sunday mornings so I can get my Sausage, Egg and Cheese bisquet faster!!! How pathetic are these people....I must ask my Southern Baptist, Bible thumping sister if she is partisipating. LOL!!!
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Name: Cherie Long-Sutter
Date posted: 7/8/2008 4:49:00 PM
Hometown: Bolingbrook. IL

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Hmmm that supossed boycot of Disney . along with a prediction that a tornado would hit disney if they gave rights and support to their employees? Guess what happened? Nothing well not quite . instead of a tornado hitting Disney it hit Robertson LOLOL they didnt get the message they are still hate mongers. Cherie
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Name: Neal
Date posted: 7/8/2008 4:47:00 PM
Hometown: Seattle, WA

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Actually, when the "Christian Coalition" threatened to boycott Disney because of Gay Days a few years back, I remember reading that Disney's attendance afterward actually INCREASED as a result. So, I'm hoping McDonald's revenue will do the same. Thank You Pat Harris, for siding for equality and saying "NO" to the backward religious fanatics who want to live in the past.
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Name: Rico Camacho
Date posted: 7/8/2008 4:41:00 PM
Hometown: San Francisco

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This group of LOSERS will do ANYTHING to get in the news.... Boo Hoo. Sorry McDonalds - I'm Vegan.

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