Posted on 10/07/2008 4:41:00 AM PDT by TheAverageGuy
Hallmark: “When you care enough to send the very best.”
Yeah, right.
I quit buying Hallmark products years ago when I learned that their company policies are anti 2A. As I recall, they fired some worker who came to work with his shotgun in his truck during hunting season—or something silly like that.
Do the cards mention marriage at all or is it congratulations on your special day? I am against gay marriage but if someone wants to by a card for a gay couple I have no issue with that. I think the story needs more details. For example if the card says “Congratulations on your Wedding Day” or “Matrimony is a special event” then I would be outraged, but if it says “I hope you two have a wonderful life together” or “A day you come together” would not be as bad. What is it?
You have to watch out, because many grocery stores sell Ambassador Cards, which is a part of Hallmark.
I quit buying Hallmark when they hired Maya Angelou.
Blech.
I do not believe this is good for America. In spite of what the popular media tells us, homosexual behavior is a destructive lifestyle. It destroys lives and relationships and contributes to the deterioration of our culture. It is not an innocuous, "nobody hurts anybody" lifestyle.
As a Christian, I love homosexuals. I count several of them among my friends and acquaintances. I want the best for them and that is why I do not endorse or encourage their self-destructive behavior.
Has Hallmark come out with its special “AIDS bereavement” line of cards yet?
That may sound harsh, but state promotion of a behavior that is an unusually good method of transmitting an incurable, fatal disease doesn’t sound like a great idea to me.
If the government applied this “logic” to smoking then lighting up would be considered a fundamental constitutional right.
I’m a Libertarian, and I never criticize consenting adults for doing the things that make happy. Hallmark is a capitalist company and is catering to an unmet niche market in the greeding card market. They should be praised, not criticized, for creating products that people want to buy. This is supposed to be a capitalist country.
Hey, I’m all for using biblical passages for
teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness
(2 Timothy 3:16)
But to non-believers, those who don’t recognize biblical authority, it’s meaningless.
You are right this is a capitalist country. But we do have the right to call Hallmark on the carpet for stooping to such a low level. It’s called Freedom of Speech. Hallmark has done nothing commendable.
I signed the petition.
That reminds me that I’m still boycotting Slim Fast because of Whoopie Goldberg’s rant against President Bush a few years ago.
The interesting thing is, at that time I looked for alternative products to replace Slim Fast and found better ones anyhow.
These corporations don’t realize what damage they do to themselves.
I’m also cancelling my subscription to a magazine called “MORE”. It’s for women over 40 (smiles).
They put Michelle Obama on the cover for the October issue complete with a gushing article.
But neither Cindy McCain nor Sarah Palin got equal billing.
You should have seen the backlash of comments on their website. I would say 85%-90% thought the same way I did. If that is any indication of how the election will go, we all can be encouraged.
Well, then you must fully support individuals’ right to choose what they support with their own money, rather than make a law to make their point.
Ted Bundy was happy before he got caught. So I guess criticism of him is wrong.
They should be praised, not criticized, for creating products that people want to buy. This is supposed to be a capitalist country.
Since when should capitalism come without a moral structure?
If that's the case, they should also serve the pedophile and coprophagia communities. Get real. It's a road apple they didn't have to step into, but chose to simply for a buck. Is money the highest value our society should uphold?
One of the respondents said he or she is an atheist, but nevertheless agrees in principle that marriage should be between one man and one woman.
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