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Michigan Group Joins Boycott vs. Hallmark Over "same-sex couple" Cards
Family Policy Network ^ | 10/7/08 | Family Policy Network

Posted on 10/07/2008 11:52:51 AM PDT by TheAverageGuy

A Michigan pro-family group has joined a nationwide boycott of a major greeting card company as a result of its promotion of the homosexual lifestyle. The American Family Association of Michigan has joined forces with several other pro-family groups around the country to boycott Hallmark over the company's new line of "same-sex couple" cards.

AFA-Michigan's President Gay Glenn said, “Hallmark’s corporate position helps culturally legitimize and promote so-called homosexual ‘marriage,’ using its customers’ money to do so.” He added, “Each of us should ensure as a matter of conscience that Hallmark isn’t able to use any of our families’ money.”

Glenn said, “Several years ago, homosexual activists criticized a private school for observing Mother’s Day, since they said it ‘discriminated’ against children ‘who have two (homosexual) fathers’." He added, “That biological impossibility aside, what will Hallmark do next, remove its Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards to avoid offending homosexual activists? It’s obvious they have no concern about offending Christians and others who believe homosexual behavior is sinful and wrong.”

The text of the Boycott Hallmark petition reads as follows:

To: Hallmark Cards CEO Donald J. Hall

In Isaiah 5:20, God warns against exchanging good for evil by saying, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" (NKJV)

In Mark 10:6-8, God’s design for marriage is expressed clearly by Jesus Christ, when He declares, "But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh." (NKJV)

I urge you to withdraw any and all products sold by your company that celebrate, condone or otherwise encourage homosexual conduct and/or relationships. Unless and until you do, you have my pledge that I will refrain from doing business with your company.

Many Michiganders who signed the petition to boycott Hallmark over its pro-homosexual cards added their own comments to the statement above. Here is a sampling of those comments:


TAKE ACTION:

By signing AFA of Michigan's SECURE petition, your name and contact data will be compiled with many others from all over the United States who are opposed Hallmark's pro-homosexual cards. The list will be forwarded to Hallmark Chairman Donald J. Hall along with the verses above and an admonition to stop endorsing homosexual immorality.

To sign AFA-MI's petition now, click here: 
http://familypolicynetwork.net/petitions/afa-mi/hallmark-mi/

Thank you for your support. Let's pray together for Hallmark to do the right thing and pull these cards from their shelves.


RELATED LINKS:

American Family Association of Michigan: http://www.afamichigan.org/

AFA of Michigan Promotes Hope for Homosexuals: http://www.afamichigan.org/2007/06/02/news-detroit-afa-michigan-to-fly-banner-over-homosexual-festival-in-ferndale/

AFA-MI Leader Defends Michigan State Marriage Amendment: http://www.afamichigan.org/2008/05/15/news-ca-court-proves-wisdom-of-mi-voters-approval-of-marriage-amendment/




TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Michigan
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1 posted on 10/07/2008 11:52:52 AM PDT by TheAverageGuy
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To: TheAverageGuy

This is silly. I’d hate to be tied up in a knot of hatred that tight for the rest of me life. Who cares if they have greeting cards? Seriously. If you happen to believe in God, then I’m sure it’s between them and God. Let them sin all they want to. How does it make one bit of difference in what goes on inside our own houses?


2 posted on 10/07/2008 11:56:10 AM PDT by MeanMachine
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To: TheAverageGuy

Actually, I’ve found some really nice .99 cards at Target.

Christmas cards from the Metropolitan Museum of Art are beautiful and pretty inexpensive. Get the catalog.

Hallmark is so overpriced. All those freestanding stores are just full of dust catchers.


3 posted on 10/07/2008 11:56:54 AM PDT by OpusatFR (Comrade Zero barking for the elite against those bitter religious, creepy gun nuts in small towns)
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To: TheAverageGuy

Oh ick, now I’m tempted to think up some card ideas. :)


4 posted on 10/07/2008 11:58:06 AM PDT by MarineBrat (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
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To: MeanMachine

You get a crap sandwich award.


5 posted on 10/07/2008 11:58:34 AM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture™)
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To: TheAverageGuy

There is not too big a market for “queer” cards here in Arizona.


6 posted on 10/07/2008 11:58:49 AM PDT by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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To: TheAverageGuy

I have a problem with this.
No one is forcing anyone to buy the cards. I hear alot about our freedoms getting trampled upon. If we succeed in trampling someone else’s freedom whether we agree with it or not, why should they not turn around and do the same?
I don’t have to agree with you, but you have the right of free speech. When someone else expression of this is being stopped, I also am uncomfortable.
If Hallmark was forcing us to buy said cards, it would be a different story. But they are not.


7 posted on 10/07/2008 11:59:58 AM PDT by donnab (Will the real Obama please stand up?)
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To: MeanMachine
This is silly. I’d hate to be tied up in a knot of hatred that tight for the rest of me life. Who cares if they have greeting cards? Seriously. If you happen to believe in God, then I’m sure it’s between them and God. Let them sin all they want to. How does it make one bit of difference in what goes on inside our own houses?

It's not hatred, it is called sin by God.

Furthermore, this site is devoted to conservative ideals, including those promoted by God (the Christian God) as stated by the founder of this site Jim Robinson Here.

You may want to re-evaluate why you are here since your goals seem to run contrary to this site's goals.
8 posted on 10/07/2008 12:01:02 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (GOP: If you reward bad behavior all you get is more bad behavior.)
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To: TheAverageGuy
Earlier, excellent thread on same topic.
9 posted on 10/07/2008 12:03:22 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (The Word of God is powerful. That's why so many people are afraid to read it.)
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To: steve86

Crap sandwich? You found yourself a bun big enough to lay inside? I’m confused.


10 posted on 10/07/2008 12:03:22 PM PDT by MeanMachine
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To: OpusatFR
Actually, I’ve found some really nice .99 cards at Target.

You really shop at Target?

You do realize that Target offers Benefits to Same Sex (Homosexual) Partners?

11 posted on 10/07/2008 12:03:39 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: MeanMachine
This is silly. I’d hate to be tied up in a knot of hatred that tight for the rest of me life.

There's many people who get angry when they are forced to witness the death by a thousand cuts of their once beautiful American culture. You may be confusing that with hatred of people.

12 posted on 10/07/2008 12:04:11 PM PDT by MarineBrat (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
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To: SoConPubbie

How is your bank account looking these days? Your portfolio, your credit, your investments? How about your rates? Mine aren’t looking too great either. If you can honestly convince me gay men giving each other greeting cards is a vital issue, I will shut my mouth.


13 posted on 10/07/2008 12:04:58 PM PDT by MeanMachine
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To: trumandogz

Yes, I do and I also drive a Ford.


14 posted on 10/07/2008 12:05:32 PM PDT by OpusatFR (Comrade Zero barking for the elite against those bitter religious creepy gun nuts in small towns)
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To: donnab
If we succeed in trampling someone else’s freedom whether we agree with it or not, why should they not turn around and do the same? I don’t have to agree with you, but you have the right of free speech. When someone else expression of this is being stopped, I also am uncomfortable.

I guess I must have missed the part where people were trying to get the government to restrict Hallmark's practices.

15 posted on 10/07/2008 12:06:40 PM PDT by Sloth (Pontius Pilate voted 'present'; Barrabas was community organizer.)
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To: MeanMachine; steve86

Rut roh!


16 posted on 10/07/2008 12:07:21 PM PDT by MarineBrat (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
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To: MeanMachine

I do not go to church but do think that homo’s are perverted and sick mentally.

It is not normal nor is it natural

As for inside their house, rubbish it is out in public, they are on parades with the other weirdo’s, even in MA they have had to close down areas at night due to homo’s having sex in the woods, dog parks, public toilets etc so don’t give me in their house.

They are wanting us to think they are normal and be accepted , they want a sham marriage, they want to get a hold of our kids,

so having a look at your posts since you just joined why not go to another site and push your pro homo, anti Mccain agenda elsewhere, maybe move on is more to your liking eh

as for boycotts then it is up to anyone who wants to do it as oabma is not president yet and I will join the boycott plus tell everyone I know to do so as well


17 posted on 10/07/2008 12:08:17 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick Ma sham marriage - -end racism end affirmative action)
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To: TheAverageGuy

My parents owned a couple of gift stores featuring Hallmark Cards. My father worked in the KC lithographing industry which did alot of Hallmark’s work.

“When you care enough to send the very best” . . .but not any more.


18 posted on 10/07/2008 12:08:33 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Obama . . .dumbest candidate in history.)
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To: MeanMachine

Who cares if other people choose to boycott Hallmark? Seriously. It’s between them and Hallmark. Let them boycott all they want to. How does it make one bit of difference in what goes on inside your own house?


19 posted on 10/07/2008 12:08:34 PM PDT by Sloth (Pontius Pilate voted 'present'; Barrabas was community organizer.)
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To: SoConPubbie

read his past posts

He is clearly here to troll and in his few posts here since he just joined the poster has insulted people, pushed the homo agenda and clearly is not on here because they agree with our thinking but instead to cause trouble

Maybe Admin needs to look at this poster and see their past posts sorry trolling the board


20 posted on 10/07/2008 12:11:27 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick Ma sham marriage - -end racism end affirmative action)
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