Posted on 04/19/2016 6:17:47 AM PDT by Kaslin
Dear Wells Fargo Customer Service:
Recently, a friend sent me a picture of your 54-story Charlotte headquarters lit up with the colors of the transgendered pride flag. I attempted to contact you privately to register my strong objection to your company’s decision to take the wrong side in the nation’s raging cultural war. Unfortunately, your website was not sufficiently inclusive. It only allowed me 1,000 characters of space to leave a comment. It’s going to take a lot more than that so I decided to make this issue the subject of my weekly opinion column.
This isn’t my first negative experience with Wells Fargo’s aggressive activism. Several months ago, I walked into one of your branch offices to make a quick deposit. I made the mistake of wearing a black and purple tie, which one of your tellers mistakenly interpreted as a show of support for so-called anti-bullying legislation. Had I known that wearing purple was somehow supportive of “anti-bullying” measures I would have tossed that tie in the wastebasket long ago.
Nonetheless, the bank teller decided to invite me to wear the tie again the following week in support of anti-bullying measures designed to protect the LGBT community. Given that I am a teacher I decided to seize on this as a teachable moment.
First, I explained to your teller that I am a college professor who teaches a class on the subject of crime and the First Amendment. The course deals with constitutional limitations on the advocacy of illegal conduct, the definition and regulation of obscenity, and specific topics like “hate crime” penalty enhancement statutes.
After letting the teller know about my experience teaching on free speech issues, I informed him that I oppose so-called anti-bullying legislation. I briefly explain that such measures are often thinly veiled efforts to curb speech that is clearly protected by the First Amendment.
The response of the bank teller shocked me. Rather than becoming angry like most gay activists he responded by saying, “Well, that’s also unacceptable.” In other words, the teller gave the right answer!
For the record, I commend your employee for calmly responding to criticism of measures he obviously supports. That shows me he has some understanding and appreciation of the free exchange of ideas. Nonetheless, our exchange raises a serious question about professional protocol.
The First Amendment clearly protects the teller’s right to lobby for legislation against bullying. Whether the specific measures that flow from his advocacy pass constitutional muster is another matter. Whether it is appropriate to pursue this advocacy in the workplace with customers who are there to do business unrelated to politics is another matter still.
It in no way conflicts with my First Amendment advocacy to tell you that it’s just not appropriate to try to recruit people into support of your pet political causes while doing business in a crowded line at a bank. If the generalization seems harsh or unwarranted then please consider the following hypothetical questions:
*If your teller sees someone wearing a Christian cross around her neck would it be appropriate for him to seize the moment and invite her to a Christian Coalition banquet while she is trying to make a simple deposit?
*If your teller sees a customer wearing a maternity blouse would it be appropriate for him to seize the moment and invite her to a pro-life rally while she is trying to cash a check?
*If your teller sees a customer wearing a yarmulke would it be appropriate for him to seize the moment and invite him a pro-Israel rally while he is trying to make a transfer of funds?
I suspect that you would not accept one of your tellers doing any of these things in the workplace. In fact, you would deem them to be unnecessary invitations to controversy. You would also wonder how the person made such leaping inferences about the customer’s politics based on their manner of dress.
Of course, in your world you view gay activism differently than you view the causes represented in those hypothetical questions. You see gay activism as being entirely uncontroversial. It’s just the kind of thing any fair-minded person would accept. But the banking world is no longer the same as the rest of the world.
A few years ago, Bank of America fired my friend Frank Turek from his position as a management consultant simply because he had written a book expressing opposition to same-sex marriage. The consequence of this kind of intolerance in the banking industry has become obvious: Your industry is now becoming an ideological echo chamber, rather than a place of true diversity.
Ideological echo chambers are dangerous places. When people simply sit around reinforcing each other’s beliefs rather than challenging them bad decisions inevitably follow. One day you’re advocating for a government imposed end to bullying. The next day you’re firing people who refuse to accept your definition of marriage. In the end, you’re lighting up the sky in celebration of those who pay surgeons vast sums to mutilate their genitals.
So I would like to conclude this letter with just two simple requests. First, when I come through the line at one of your banks could you just process my request without trying to show me how I can help you rally in support for the homosexual agenda? Second, could you please demonstrate real courage by flying that transgendered flag from another Wells Fargo building?
You can start with your corporate office in Qatar.
Thanks and have a blessed day,
Mike S. Adams
I mean if you really want to see EVIL you won’t see pandering to libertines. You’ll see something like in Nazi Germany!
And then when you get to the new Nazi Germany you’ll wonder why you let your attention to what was “EVIL” be drawn to libertines. Rather than what was going to follow the libertines. Libertines are the canaries in the mine. The real problem is the mine gas.
You fight your way; I'll fight mine.
Why don’t you save YOUR pontifications?
I’ll watch you fight your way and lose!
God is the very root of morality. If you are rebelling against Him... I can say for 1000% certain you have gone wrong.
I have had accounts with several banks over the years, never had issues except with Wells Fargo...dealing with them was a nightmare. They have not had to worry about me being a customer for many years.
I love that man.
But the sole purpose of the homo agenda IS to force it on everyone and change the very fabric of society and family. They’ve said it themselves. They don’t WANT to keep their repulsive sexual gratification to themselves.
I am with you...but, I understand the evil differently perhaps...I see it clearly with the homosexual, abortion, race relations, economic, normalizing of immorality, etc. I will not support or succumb to it, period. I don’t hate, I stand with God as best I can. I would advise you to do the same. No excuses for us when we meet our Maker and have to explain why we knowingly let slide evil. God will protect our souls, that is certain...but, we must be with Him as well.
If you let your attention be preoccupied with the material drama you’ll quite miss the supernatural one.
You’re complaining about all the people coughing and sneezing; I’m looking at the germs and bad sanitation.
It is an entire paradigm shift to see things as God sees them, with an X ray eye into the supernatural world. Lazy Christians lean on Old Testament ideas when they have already taught their object lessons.
This is the flamers, who are by far the loudest ones, but not the most numerous ones.
The remainder are being led along by the flamers for lack of strength to defy it, even though they would almost all defy it if they had their own better judgment.
And then we see Christians sit on the gospel and act so righteous, when it’s the only power which can deliver.
You do that.
I will, because God’s word can’t be broken. Fight unto the image of the devil, no matter what excuse in worldly simulacrums of goodness, and you get the reward therefor.
“If you let your attention be preoccupied with the material drama you’ll quite miss the supernatural one.”
I relate to the world through God vs satan at this time...not sure where we differ other than some of the semantics...what do you think we are differing on?
This is the flamers, who are by far the loudest ones, but not the most numerous ones.
The remainder are being led along by the flamers for lack of strength to defy it, even though they would almost all defy it if they had their own better judgment.
The assertion that most homosexuals are not on board with the homo agenda is ridiculous and ill informed.
Preach on, brutha! Maybe you can bring comfort and sermons to the guys at the barricades.
I've thought this myself for years.
I see what you did there....
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