Southern Baptists end Disney boycott

[Charlie Brown]

http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=1245

Southern Baptists ended an eight-year boycott of the Walt Disney Co. for violating "moral righteousness and traditional family values" in a vote on the final day of the faith's annual convention Wednesday.

The Disney resolution, passed at the SBC's 1997 convention in Dallas, called for Southern Baptists to refrain from patronizing Disney theme parks and Disney products, mainly because of the entertainment company's decision to give benefits to companions of gay employees.

"We felt like it was time to end it. We're hopeful Disney will do what the resolution calls for," Mims added.

The resolution states Disney should serve "families of America by providing only those products that affirm traditional family values."

[bushisanidiot]

1. Hate to break to the poor bastards, but I don't think Disney noticed

they were still holding their little "boycott"..

[aden_nak]

2. Disney World security might have noticed fewer assholes in the park.

[mark11727]

26. Less nimrods in front of me on the line to Space Mountain...

"Err, excuse me, could you fellers EXTEND your boycott for a little while longer, until after I get back from vacation? Thanks."

[liberal N proud]

3. There is one boycott that didn't work

Stay home Baptist we enjoyed the parks without you!

[dbt]

4. Hey, Southern Baptists. Now that you've made your little point,

what are you going to do?

"We're goin' to Disneyland!!!

[sui generis]

7. Gay Day at Disney 1, Southern Babtists 0

do my eyes click when they roll?

Here's a suggestion to the southern babtists: Don't go on gay day! Gosh, now why didn't they think of that? I'm sure not a single southern babtist anywhere went to Disneyland or bought a Disney product . . . .aw shucks, what do I know.

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[davidinalameda]

5. they like the mouse

but not the cheese (Kraft)

:rofl:

[wakeme2008]

6. No Southern Baptists really stopped going to WDW with their kids.

Well maybe the total number that you could count on fingers on your right hand

[bluedog]

8. What "their" theme park isn't working out?

after all they have their own park:

Does The Holy Land Experience accept donations? The Holy Land Experience – a ministry of Zion’s Hope – is a not-for-profit Christian organization. Ticket prices do not fully cover the cost of our ministry endeavors. If you are blessed by what you see on our visit and would like to make a tax-deductible donation to help with our ministry so that others may be blessed by the exhibits and presentations, please stop by Guest Services in the Jerusalem Market. You may also make a donation online.

http://www.theholylandexperience.com/home.html

[meganmonkey]

9. Why don't they boycott them for their sweatshop labor?

Or is that good for families?

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[jakefrep]

10. It never made sense to me that...

...a group that constantly bitches about the dearth of "family entertainment" would boycott the entertainment industry's most reliable source of family programming.

[David Zephyr]

11. Zephyr says: Southern Baptists transition from faith to fantasy.

The Southern Baptist Corporation ended its boycott against Disney because their "members" had already done so long ago.

Of course, this announcement by the SBC reminds one of the recent clinical studies in Texas that clearly demonstrated that the young people there who "professed" to practice "abstinence only" with regards to sex indeed had the highest incidence of both sexually transmitted diseases and of unwanted pregnancies.

In other words, the more these fundamentalists "talk", the less their own followers "do" which, of course, is the very definition of hypocrisy, isn't it?

How embarrassing for the SBC: their formal ending of their widely ignored boycott is, in truth, only an admission that their own members never participated in it.

The bark of their boycott never had any bite whatsoever. None. Disney never gave an inch to these hypocrites.

I think that the only news headline in this "statement' is that the Southern Baptist management (not leadership) continues to define still deeper degrees of self-delusion for itself.

Southern Baptists moving from faith to pure fantasy.

And when it comes to the issue of fantasy, well then, I'll chose Disney over the Southern Baptists.

[jobycom]

12. Damn! Now I have to find a new vacation spot. Where else is

Baptist free, now?

[geniph]

13. Disney prepares for onslaught of the 12 Baptists

who actually observed the boycott...

[southernleftylady]

14. Southern Baptists End Disney Boycott

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Southern Baptists ended an eight-year boycott of the Walt Disney Co. for violating "moral righteousness and traditional family values" in a vote on the final day of the faith's annual convention Wednesday
"We believe for the boycott to be effective, it had to have a beginning and an ending," said Gene Mims, chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention committee that put the Disney resolution before some 12,000 members at the meeting.

SBC delegates also passed a resolution that encourages parents to investigate their children's public schools to determine whether they are too accepting of homosexuality.

The Disney resolution, passed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050622/ap_on_bi_ge/southern_baptists_disney

[Canuckistanian]

15. Now that they've brought Disney to its knees

Showed THEM a lesson...

[neuvocat]

16. There was a boycott?

[keopeli]

17. um, dupe from the very next listing in LBN

[southernleftylady]

18. wow.. you figured it out.. im human ;) nt

[auburngrad82]

19. Their little brats must be whining about wanting to go to Di'neyland

"At least it's in Florida", said the Freeper.

[HeeBGBz]

20. Afterward they decided their next convention will be at Disney World

They just needed to get their ducks in a row

[AllegroRondo]

21. I never understood that

they wanted to boycott a company because they refused to discriminate they way they wanted them to?

[AndyTiedye]

22. Instead They Are Going to Campaign for More Bullying in Public Schools

SBC delegates also passed a resolution that encourages parents to investigate their children's public schools to determine whether they are too accepting of homosexuality.

More on that resolution:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1473963

...The resolution says schools promote acceptance of gays through officially sanctioned gay clubs, diversity training, anti-bullying courses, safe sex and safe schools programs.

These are obviously the sort of people who drive around with a
"My kid beat up your honor student" bumper sticker on their truck.

[rurallib]

23. Suppose they gave a boycott and nobody came

[daleo]

24. Duff Gardens will be disappointed. n/t

[rainbow4321]

25. Guess they will go after Nike next??

or Microsoft, Boeing, and Kraft?


http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2005-06-22T221204Z_01_N22714055_RTRIDST_0_HOLDJLPRETAIL-NIKE-GAYRIGHTS.XML

Nike Inc., the world's largest athletic shoe maker, has endorsed a bill in its home state of Oregon that would allow civil unions for same-sex couples, a gay rights group said on Wednesday.

Nike sent a letter to the leader of the Democrat-controlled state Senate earlier this week outlining support for a measure it said would bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and make Oregon the third U.S. state to extend such rights to gay couples.

"The nondiscrimination provisions contained within (the bill) are consistent with Nike's corporate policies and practices and our support of similar legislation at the federal and state level," Nike Vice President of Global Human Resources Wes Coleman said in the letter.

The endorsement comes as other large companies in the region such as Microsoft Corp. and Boeing Co.have backed gay rights legislation in other states and at the federal level, said Rebekah Kassell, a spokeswoman for Basic Rights Oregon.

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http://www.planetout.com/news/article.html?date=2005/06/22/1

The Rev. Jerry Falwell is adding his voice to a conservative movement to punish Kraft Foods for its sponsorship of the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago, just as the Illinois state House and city newspapers are coming to the aid of the event.

In his monthly National Liberty Journal, Falwell wrote, "Multiple millions of Americans who loyally purchase Kraft products have a right to express their opinion on the company's decision to link itself with the Gay Games. These people have a right to say, 'If Kraft insists on sponsoring the Gay Games, I will be compelled to seek alternative brands at the grocery store.'"

Falwell added, "Please considerately express ... your desire that Kraft Foods withdraw its corporate sponsorship of Gay Games VII."