Homosexuals Angry at ConocoPhillips

FamilyNews ^ | 2/11/03 | Terry Phillips

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Homosexuals Angry at ConocoPhillips

A major oil company has removed "sexual orientation" from its nondiscrimination policy.

Homosexual activists are up in arms because another major oil company, ConocoPhillips, has pulled back from a policy that homosexuals covet.

Conoco included the words "sexual orientation" until it merged with Phillips Petroleum last year. The new company erased the language, according to Kelly Shackelford, head of the Plano, Texas-based Freedom Foundation. Conoco-Phillips is based in Houston.

"Just as a lot of conservatives and pro-family people complain when people go the wrong direction, ConocoPhillips needs to be congratulated and, in fact, more business done with them," Shackelford said.

The ConocoPhillips move follows a similar rollback by another huge oil company, ExxonMobil. According to the Rev. Duane Motley, these two actions by megacorporations are serious reversals for homosexual activist groups — and their tactics.

"First of all, they get government to support their beliefs and their orientation, and then, when they get the governments, they go after the businesses and say, 'Look, government does it, why can't you do it?' " he said.

Motley, who is president and founder of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, saw these same tactics played out in New York in December, when the New York Legislature added "sexual orientation" to state discrimination laws, making homosexuality a favored status.

"What the homosexual agenda is, they want to have their people treated with extra rights and privileges that the ordinary citizens do not have," Motley said. "So what these companies are saying is, 'We're going to treat everyone equal.' "

ConocoPhillips has said it will now rely on federal laws, which outlaw discrimination against anyone.

TAKE ACTION
Contact ConocoPhillips and thank them for upholding traditional values by dropping the words "sexual orientation" from their nondiscrimination policy. You can submit comments on their Web site, or if you would like to write a letter or make a call:

Archie W. Dunham, chairman
ConocoPhillips
600 North Dairy Ashford
P.O. Box 2197
Houston, TX 77252-2197
Phone: 281-293-1000

[yoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/841836/posts...as reality sets in.........

[Pining_4_TX]

This is great except I think they may have goofed on one thing. Dunham was the Conoco CEO, but the CEO of the combined company is James Mulva.

[Houmatt]

Too repetitive. How about:

Dear Mr. Dunham:

Thank you so much for removing "sexual orientation" from the Concoco/Phillips harassment and discrimination policy.

For too long, members of a minority have been bullying the majority into doing things that do not fit in with that majority's mores. That is something that flat should not be allowed, and your decision not only reflects both the thoughts and feelings of most Americans, but it is certainly a step in the right direction.

For that, I commend you, and once again, thank you.

Yours Truly, etc.

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Archie W. Dunham, chairman
ConocoPhillips
600 North Dairy Ashford
P.O. Box 2197
Houston, TX 77252-2197
Phone: 281-293-1000

Folks, please take time to drop a note of appreciation to a businessman with a spine.

I grew up in town with a Conoco installation...unfortunately, I didn't have
the right stuff to become an engineer and make a career with them.

But right now...I'd be glad to take a job as janitor (or crude-oil sludge sweeper)
with them...

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Archie W. Dunham, chairman
ConocoPhillips
600 North Dairy Ashford
P.O. Box 2197
Houston, TX 77252-2197
Phone: 281-293-1000

Folks, please take time to drop a note of appreciation to a businessman with a spine.

I grew up in town with a Conoco installation...unfortunately, I didn't have
the right stuff to become an engineer and make a career with them.

But right now...I'd be glad to take a job as janitor (or crude-oil sludge sweeper)
with them...

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bttt...

[VOA]

Maybe ill get a job there knowing that some gaywad wont try to pull somethin

I grew up in a small town with a LARGE Conoco installation.
I get some e-mails from people in the Research and Development area of the company...
the "CC" names on the e-mail list read like "the United Nations" now...but maybe
this press release just shows they've drafted sensible, somewhat conservative talent
into the ranks.

Anyway, given the current "slouching towards Sodom and Gomorrah" by corporation
these day, I'm sorry I don't have even the lowest job in their company.

[Samurai_Jack]

Bravo Mr Houmatt!!!

And Thank you for a wonderfully elucidated response. I hope that everyone will make use of this resource to present your appreciation to the folks at Conoco/Phillips.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Please take me off this ping list. Thanks. :)

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You are welcome.
Off you go!

[applemac_g4]

Bump...there's a Conoco station near where I live. From now on, I'll be filling up there.

[Dimensio]

The policy has been reinstated. This article is a bit old.

[Dimensio]

Are you sorry now that the decision was reversed as of Wednesday?

Just letting everyone know. I love being the little bit of rain in everyone's sunny day :)

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Maybe ill get a job there knowing that some gaywad wont try to pull somethin

Uh, I'm not sure what you're implying, but even when a company does not list sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination clause it does NOT mean that they will not allow homosexuals to work there. They would need a policy of explicitly disallowing homosexuals from employment, and I know of few non-religious companies that have such policies (Cracker Barrel got rid of theirs some time ago).

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Cracker Barrel

I wonder if Calypso Louie or Jesse Jerkson eat there.

[VOA]

Just letting everyone know. I love being the little bit of rain in everyone's sunny day :)

Thanks for the info.
For myself, I just oppose this sort of policy because of (at least the appearance)
that a certain group gets something approaching "more than equal" rights.

This falls under the libertarian approach as enunciated by Larry Elder...
if a company wants to be foolish enough to discriminate against a group and lose
their business (and talents)...that's the company's (usually foolish) decision...
we don't need an army of bureaucrats to make this sort of market force do it's job.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Dunham was the Conoco CEO, but the CEO of the combined company is James Mulva.

Sounds like a Seinfeld joke for some reason...

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So what is the story now?