Posted on 10/07/2005 1:30:13 PM PDT by dvan
Target Corporation will continue to ban the Salvation Army from their 1,351 stores this Christmas season. The Army will not be allowed to place their red kettles in front of Target stores.
Despite increased need caused by the hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Target continues to bar the Salvation Army.
Many observers feel that the ban by Target is a result of pressure put on the company by homosexual groups. Homosexual activists have targeted the Salvation Army for years because of the Army's refusal to recognize their lifestyle. Target is a supporter of various homosexual causes.
While Target contributes to homosexual groups, the company publicly states that they will not contribute to any religious groups. For Target, homosexual organizations are worthy of financial support, Christian and Jewish organizations are not.
Further showing Target's true colors, WTOP Radio Network in Washington, DC, reports that Target is one of the national chains that will be carrying a new line of women's products that includes a vibrator.
Elexa by Trojan spokeswoman Cassandra Johnson says the products will be discreetly packaged and sold in the feminine care aisle.
"Formerly the domain of sex shops, such products have been brought out of the shadows by popular television shows like 'Sex and the City,'" WTOP reported.
While Target continues to ban the Salvation Army, competitors such as Wal-Mart are increasing their donations to the Salvation Army. Wal-Mart and others continue to welcome the Army's kettles.
Please send an email asking Target to end their ban of the Salvation Army and their offering of a sex toy line of products. In addition, you can email Wal-Mart, thanking them for supporting the Salvation Army.
Send Your Email To Target and Wal-Mart Now! Please help us spread this important information about Target by forwarding this to your friends and family.
Sincerely,
Don
Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman American Family Association
Hello!
He's a charlatan and a goofball who gives true God-fearing people a bad name.
so????
Does anyone on the planet not know how to give to the Salvation Army outside of Christmas time in front of Target?
And if that's really the only time you give to them, do you not pass them at least 20 other times during 'the season'?
I don't shop there anyway so I can't boycott them. Meanwhile I think their name is appropriate. They've made themselves a handy target alright!
Local Target (Tucson, corner of Grant and Tanque Verde) had a bell ringer in front last year, even after this 'ban' was announced. Don't know if ban is simply a rumor, or if the ban allows some sort of managerial leeway.
I betcha the little discretely packaged vibrating device does some pretty good sales at Target. Most women don't like "adult stores".
Oh, boy! Another blast from the nuttier side of Christianity.
You mean women can buy a vibrator at Target? The shame of it all! Our youth will be corrupted and some of Wildmon's womenfolk might actually achieve an orgasm.
Around here, Target has a really good reputation. They're forever donating new merchandise to the local thrift stores, and supporting all sorts of charitable causes.
But what the heck...if you don't like one thing they sell...burn the store down!
Phooey on Wildmon and his band of lunatics.
Apparently, according to this link, the ban is for real.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/sallyann.asp
I don't know about the supposed plans to sell sex toys.
That is simply not true. I appreciate what he does to clean up the trash in this country.
Absolutely true...and I will patronize those businesses that do allow the Salvation Army in front of their stores over those who don't.
it's a tough situation for a catch-22.
Target says they cannot discriminate and if Salvation Army
can put someone out front then they cannot refuse "gays for aids victims" from soliciting.
If I saw them out front of Target I'd be SUPER mad.
I can always mail Salvation Army a check. it's a rotten situation but I can't see how we can blame Target.
Why is such a fuss made over vibrators and such? Unless they are advertising ones that closely resemble the male organ (NOT gonna happen), I don't see why anyone would have a problem with this.
One more reason I only give to the SA. The Red Cross is infested with LibRats.
I remember a every left wing jagoff with a clip-board would harass me out front of my local Target.
One got pushy and said I should sign just for the sake of letting the voters vote on whether to raise taxes. I said no, why should I help, if I'm against it. The hate-filled look I got back. My smirk probably didn't help.
They order online.
I should have said, the ban WAS for real last year...I don't know if that's true for this year.
I don't know about anyone else, but the SA usually sends me something in the mail, and I respond by sending a donation. I don't need to go to Targets or anywhere else to donate to the SA. Besides, I don't have a Targets anywhere near me.
I don't know, but I've thought about having a "Do Not Enter-You Are Going Wrong Way" sign tattooed on mine.
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