Reply #20: Conservative groups again boycotting Ford over gay ads

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http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0313ford-boycott13-ON.html

WASHINGTON - Nineteen conservative groups said Monday they would reinstate a boycott of Ford Motor Co., contending the automaker reneged on an agreement to stop supporting gay rights organizations.

The groups set up a Web site urging supporters not to buy Ford vehicles after the automaker said last December it would continue running advertisements in gay publications. The American Family Association, which is leading this latest effort, had originally called for a boycott of Ford last year but suspended it for six months at the request of some Ford dealers.

"Ford has the right to financially support homosexual groups promoting homosexual marriage, but at the same time consumers have a right not to purchase automobiles made by Ford," said AFA Chairman Donald Wildmon in a statement.

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The American Family Association says it has 2 million online members who have requested e-mail alerts about different issues and it sends a monthly news journal to 160,000 homes. Other groups joining the boycott include: Center for Reclaiming America, Coalitions for America and the Liberty Counsel.

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Gee... I wonder if this makes those "conservatives" into "terrorists"?

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&pubid=968163964505&cid=1142203810052&col=968705899037&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News

excerpt:

Prosecutors didn't provide evidence they knew the perpetrators or had ever communicated directly with them. Rather, the six were convicted of running an Internet site that allowed others access to information that could be used in crimes.