Focus on the Family Dumps Wells Fargo

[kweerwolf]

Focus on the Family announced in December that it is ending its banking relationship with Wells Fargo due to that company's aggressive efforts to promote the homosexual-rights movement.

Over the years, the pro-family organization had become aware of other pro-homosexual efforts by the company. But what finally tipped the scales was the decision by Wells Fargo to support the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) with company money.

"Earlier this year we learned that Wells Fargo gave a matching gift to a pro-homosexual group to enable it to raise more money to fight organizations like our own," Focus said in a December press release. "As one of Wells Fargo's customers, we objected, and we received no satisfactory resolution from the bank's corporate office."

In fact, Focus noted that a statement on GLAAD's website was filled with praise for the company's support: "Incredible news: Wells Fargo has offered to help support GLAAD's fight for equality against the Anti-Gay industry by matching your tax-deductible contribution dollar for dollar."

http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/3/afa/312006f.asp

More drivel from those fine examples of "christianity" at the American Family Association.

[catabryna]

1. And, as one of Wells Fargo's other customers...

I'm glad that Focus on the Family/AFA/whoever is no longer doing business with them. My money feels cleaner already! :P

[LostinVA]

4. They're my mortgage company...a nd I'm gay!

Take that, FOTF!!!

[Warpy]

2. Thanks for making me grateful for getting stuck with Wells Fargo

as the McBank that finally won the merger war with the one I started out with!

Anything Dobson hates has to be OK with me.

[racaulk]

3. Awesome!

I'm looking into buying my first house or condo in the next couple of years. I'm definitely going to check out Wells Fargo for my lending needs now. Thanks for bringing this to my attention FOTF!!! }(


On edit: I originally put AFA instead of FOTF. Doh!

[Virginia Dare]

5. Wow, that's the first positive thing I've ever seen about WF...n/t

[cboy4]

6. Maybe the Bank of Fuckin' Idiots would be a better choice

for these so-called Christians. :shrug:

You go Wells Fargo! :applause:

[swimmernsecretsea]

7. Dear Focus on the Family

I'm sending you and engraved invitation to kiss my ass. Please RSVP.

[Maat]

8. I'm conflicted about Wells Fargo.

My husband doesn't want to change, because we have been with them for years, they have good online banking, and he has everything set up the way he wants it.

I'm happy, as Vice President of the local PFLAG and staunch GLBT-rights advocate, to see the support of GLAD.

Wells Fargo is headquarted in South Dakota, however, and has contributed money to the Republicans there, as well as heavily to Republicans in general. These Republicans enacted that disgusting, anti-reproductive-rights abomination outlawing abortion. I am VERY STRONGLY pro-reproductive-rights, for reasons that I won't bore you with here.

Anyway, I'm very conflicted about Wells.

[TaleWgnDg]

9. Corporate America is well known to seed both sides of the

political fence. That way they may get favorable feedback and actions from both sides. Nothing new. Tis just corporate politics as usual. One caveat would be if the corporate execs or some corporate related association gave heavy to a cause over some other cause. Although we don't know the amount of donations indicated here, you raise a viable argument.

[Maat]

10. Thanks, Counselor. Something to ponder. (n/t)