Michigan Group Joins Boycott vs. Hallmark Over "same-sex couple" Cards

Family Policy Network ^ | 10/7/08 | Family Policy Network

[TheAverageGuy]

A Michigan pro-family group has joined a nationwide boycott of a major greeting card company as a result of its promotion of the homosexual lifestyle. The American Family Association of Michigan has joined forces with several other pro-family groups around the country to boycott Hallmark over the company's new line of "same-sex couple" cards.

AFA-Michigan's President Gay Glenn said, “Hallmark’s corporate position helps culturally legitimize and promote so-called homosexual ‘marriage,’ using its customers’ money to do so.” He added, “Each of us should ensure as a matter of conscience that Hallmark isn’t able to use any of our families’ money.”

Glenn said, “Several years ago, homosexual activists criticized a private school for observing Mother’s Day, since they said it ‘discriminated’ against children ‘who have two (homosexual) fathers’." He added, “That biological impossibility aside, what will Hallmark do next, remove its Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards to avoid offending homosexual activists? It’s obvious they have no concern about offending Christians and others who believe homosexual behavior is sinful and wrong.”

The text of the Boycott Hallmark petition reads as follows:

To: Hallmark Cards CEO Donald J. Hall

In Isaiah 5:20, God warns against exchanging good for evil by saying, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" (NKJV)

In Mark 10:6-8, God’s design for marriage is expressed clearly by Jesus Christ, when He declares, "But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh." (NKJV)

I urge you to withdraw any and all products sold by your company that celebrate, condone or otherwise encourage homosexual conduct and/or relationships. Unless and until you do, you have my pledge that I will refrain from doing business with your company.

Many Michiganders who signed the petition to boycott Hallmark over its pro-homosexual cards added their own comments to the statement above. Here is a sampling of those comments:

• Georgia in Whitelake, MI writes, "You're making a bad decision endorse homosexual behavior. I will no longer buy your cards."
  

• Jan in Shelbyville, MI writes, "It's a sad day when the BEST greeting card company bows to this degenerate lifestyle!"
  

• Marilyn in Ira, MI writes, "I love Hallmark and get all my cards from you, but not until you change your policy and pull these cards encouraging a homosexual lifestyle."
  

• Scott in Waterford, MI writes, "You are causing far more destruction than you realize."
  

• Frank in Bloomfield Hills, MI writes, "I have always bought Hallmark cards. I will stop it if you don't stop the gay cards."
  

  

• John in Roseville, MI writes, "More proof of how our society is sliding just further down the sewer!"
  

• Gloria in Hillsdale, MI writes, "I am sorry that you have chosen to ignore the millions of Christians that loved your cards."
  

• Ron in Muskegon, MI writes, "I have stopped doing business with your company."
  

• Pamela in Clarkston, MI writes, "This is not in the Bible and it is against the things of God."
  

• Evelyn in Lake Odessa, MI writes, "ENOUGH!"
  

• Rachel in Washington, MI writes, "It is not your job to define marriage through your cards. Stay out of it and stay moral."
  

• Kathleen in Grand Rapids, MI writes, "Please keep your stores family friendly. Our children are exposed to enough indecency as it is."
  

• Carole in Hart, MI writes, "I have always enjoyed shopping at Hallmark stores. But I cannot do so any longer, unless your stand on the homosexual issue changes."
  

• Theodore in Flint, MI writes, "I am very disappointed with the Hallmark Corp. over this decision. Hallmark has stood for family values for many decades but has turned from this to values that are degrading to families and the USA."
  

• Dawn in Ferndale, MI writes, "Until you stop this insane push for profits at any cost, I am a former GoldCrown member."
  

• Lisa in Saginaw, MI writes, "I am very disappointed that you are supporting something that contradicts the natural design of families and our bodies. I will be looking for another place to purchase cards. I hope that I will be able to shop with you again."
  

• Ruth in Rose City, MI writes, "Gay marriage is wrong, against God's standards. You cannot mock God without feeling the consequences."
  

• Gordon in Sparta, MI writes, "I will not buy another Hallmark card or product sold in any Hallmark store until actions of the company are reversed."
  

• Keith in Detroit, MI writes, "This is just wrong!!!"
  

• Christine in Ludington, MI writes, "I definitely will not enter your store until I know you are not selling homosexual marriage cards."
  

• Patricia in Grand Rapids, MI writes, "Your cards and the Hallmark specials for TV have been something I have enjoyed. I will no longer participate with either unless you reconsider and remove these objectionable cards from your stores."
  

• Judy in Muskegon, MI writes, "I'm really sorry that this is necessary. But I believe that we need to speak out."
  

• Glenda in Fowlerville, MI writes, "The Christmas shopping season has begun. I will NOT be spending my money at Hallmark stores."
  

• Bonnie in Gladstone, MI writes, "I am so disappointed by Hallmark's actions. I always thought Hallmark was family supportive."
  

• Cassius in East Lansing, MI writes, "We stand faithfully and firmly on our biblical beliefs about human sexuality, while reaching out in love to those affected by homosexuality and who have finally seen the need to escape from such a harmful life style. Your encouragement is wrong."
  

• Karen in Saginaw, MI writes, "Please don't go there! Please!"
  

• Janice in Portage, MI writes, "Sorry, Hallmark, you overstepped on this one. I only support traditional family-friendly businesses--and apparently you've chosen to disregard the belief systems of the majority of the people."
  

• Zoe in Troy, MI writes, "Why does Hallmark think they have to approve of sin?"
  

• Judith in Alpean, MI writes, "I love hallmark, but I refuse to purchase one more card until your cards are withdrawn that celebrate gay "marriage"."
  

• Georgia in Berkley, MI writes, "I will no longer buy Hallmark products until these cards are removed for all stores."
  

• Karen in Portage, MI writes, "I'm a Premium Gold Crown Member. Please don't offer the homosexual products. If you do, I'm sorry, I can't shop there. Please let me shop there again! I want to!"
  

• Jeffrey in Troy, MI writes, "Do the right thing!"
  

• Heidi in Six Lakes, MI writes, "I will be boycotting your products until I see this matter addressed and dealt with."
  

• Carol in Bloomfield, MI writes, "The Hallmark image has always been respected as the "hallmark" of family values. Why are you betraying the society which has supported you for a little added business? I will return 4 boxes of nativity Christmas cards I bought."
  

• Peter in Scotts, MI writes, "Nothing is more important in today's world to celebrate family as ordained by God - man, woman, and children. A solid family is the bedrock of a solid nation."
  

• Jane in Howell, MI writes, "STOP."
  

• Marilyn in Grosse Point, MI writes, "While I believe we are to "love our neighbor..." whomever that may be I oppose homosexual marriage. Marriage is one woman married to one man. Period!"
  

• Mary in Manitou Beach, MI writes, "Myself, my family and friends are NO longer buying Hallmark anything until this nonsense on coming out cards is stopped."
  

• Michael in Ann Arbor, MI writes, "I am quite appalled that Hallmark - a traditional family oriented store has stooped down to appeal to non-traditional family - the homosexual community. Because of this, I can purchase cards and gifts from another company."
  

• Jeff in Grand Rapids, MI writes, "What this means is that Hallmark is no longer trusted provider of cards and programs that touch the heart."
  

• Christine in Detroit, MI writes, "Please take heed to our plea...and let's stop the judgment of God on our nation."
  

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TAKE ACTION:

By signing AFA of Michigan's SECURE petition, your name and contact data will be compiled with many others from all over the United States who are opposed Hallmark's pro-homosexual cards. The list will be forwarded to Hallmark Chairman Donald J. Hall along with the verses above and an admonition to stop endorsing homosexual immorality.

To sign AFA-MI's petition now, click here: 
http://familypolicynetwork.net/petitions/afa-mi/hallmark-mi/

Thank you for your support. Let's pray together for Hallmark to do the right thing and pull these cards from their shelves.

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RELATED LINKS:

American Family Association of Michigan: http://www.afamichigan.org/

AFA of Michigan Promotes Hope for Homosexuals: http://www.afamichigan.org/2007/06/02/news-detroit-afa-michigan-to-fly-banner-over-homosexual-festival-in-ferndale/

AFA-MI Leader Defends Michigan State Marriage Amendment: http://www.afamichigan.org/2008/05/15/news-ca-court-proves-wisdom-of-mi-voters-approval-of-marriage-amendment/

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[MeanMachine]

This is silly. I’d hate to be tied up in a knot of hatred that tight for the rest of me life. Who cares if they have greeting cards? Seriously. If you happen to believe in God, then I’m sure it’s between them and God. Let them sin all they want to. How does it make one bit of difference in what goes on inside our own houses?

[OpusatFR]

Actually, I’ve found some really nice .99 cards at Target.

Christmas cards from the Metropolitan Museum of Art are beautiful and pretty inexpensive. Get the catalog.

Hallmark is so overpriced. All those freestanding stores are just full of dust catchers.

[MarineBrat]

Oh ick, now I’m tempted to think up some card ideas. :)

[steve86]

You get a crap sandwich award.

[Don Corleone]

There is not too big a market for “queer” cards here in Arizona.

[donnab]

I have a problem with this.
No one is forcing anyone to buy the cards. I hear alot about our freedoms getting trampled upon. If we succeed in trampling someone else’s freedom whether we agree with it or not, why should they not turn around and do the same?
I don’t have to agree with you, but you have the right of free speech. When someone else expression of this is being stopped, I also am uncomfortable.
If Hallmark was forcing us to buy said cards, it would be a different story. But they are not.

[SoConPubbie]

This is silly. I’d hate to be tied up in a knot of hatred that tight for the rest of me life. Who cares if they have greeting cards? Seriously. If you happen to believe in God, then I’m sure it’s between them and God. Let them sin all they want to. How does it make one bit of difference in what goes on inside our own houses?

It's not hatred, it is called sin by God.

Furthermore, this site is devoted to conservative ideals, including those promoted by God (the Christian God) as stated by the founder of this site Jim Robinson Here.

You may want to re-evaluate why you are here since your goals seem to run contrary to this site's goals.

[Albion Wilde]

Earlier, excellent thread on same topic.

[MeanMachine]

Crap sandwich? You found yourself a bun big enough to lay inside? I’m confused.

[trumandogz]

Actually, I’ve found some really nice .99 cards at Target.

You really shop at Target?

You do realize that Target offers Benefits to Same Sex (Homosexual) Partners?

[MarineBrat]

This is silly. I’d hate to be tied up in a knot of hatred that tight for the rest of me life.

There's many people who get angry when they are forced to witness the death by a thousand cuts of their once beautiful American culture. You may be confusing that with hatred of people.

[MeanMachine]

How is your bank account looking these days? Your portfolio, your credit, your investments? How about your rates? Mine aren’t looking too great either. If you can honestly convince me gay men giving each other greeting cards is a vital issue, I will shut my mouth.

[OpusatFR]

Yes, I do and I also drive a Ford.

[Sloth]

If we succeed in trampling someone else’s freedom whether we agree with it or not, why should they not turn around and do the same? I don’t have to agree with you, but you have the right of free speech. When someone else expression of this is being stopped, I also am uncomfortable.

I guess I must have missed the part where people were trying to get the government to restrict Hallmark's practices.

[MarineBrat]

Rut roh!

[manc]

I do not go to church but do think that homo’s are perverted and sick mentally.

It is not normal nor is it natural

As for inside their house, rubbish it is out in public, they are on parades with the other weirdo’s, even in MA they have had to close down areas at night due to homo’s having sex in the woods, dog parks, public toilets etc so don’t give me in their house.

They are wanting us to think they are normal and be accepted , they want a sham marriage, they want to get a hold of our kids,

so having a look at your posts since you just joined why not go to another site and push your pro homo, anti Mccain agenda elsewhere, maybe move on is more to your liking eh

as for boycotts then it is up to anyone who wants to do it as oabma is not president yet and I will join the boycott plus tell everyone I know to do so as well

[A_Former_Democrat]

My parents owned a couple of gift stores featuring Hallmark Cards. My father worked in the KC lithographing industry which did alot of Hallmark’s work.

“When you care enough to send the very best” . . .but not any more.

[Sloth]

Who cares if other people choose to boycott Hallmark? Seriously. It’s between them and Hallmark. Let them boycott all they want to. How does it make one bit of difference in what goes on inside your own house?

[manc]

read his past posts

He is clearly here to troll and in his few posts here since he just joined the poster has insulted people, pushed the homo agenda and clearly is not on here because they agree with our thinking but instead to cause trouble

Maybe Admin needs to look at this poster and see their past posts sorry trolling the board

[trumandogz]

So you shop at Target a company that offers Same Sex Partner Benefits and drive a vehicle made by Ford another Company that offers Same Sex Partner Benefits?

What airline do you fly? Southwest, American, Continental Delta, they all offer Same Sex Partner Benefits! When, I have to travel, I can't drive or Ford or even fly since all these companies endorse the homosexual lifestyle!

Now, even the State of Alaska offers Same Sex Partner Benefits!

Can I really vote for a governor for VP that offers benefits to gay couples?

I am really confused!

[manc]

the person is trolling with their liberal homo views, read their past posts

how do I inform Admin of this troll now?

[Neoliberalnot]

You don’t know the whole picture and it isn’t the Will and Grace Show. The bigger problem with “gays” is the fact they are the #1 vector for the spread of diseases among humans and even foreign nations want rid of this public health threat. Male homosexuals have the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS, syphilis, drug-resistant gonorrhea, entamoeba histolytica, chlamydia, herpes simplex II, Chancroid, Drug Resistant TB, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis non A & B, venereal warts, just to name a few. The press of course never discusses the CDC facts, but if you want to look for yourself the information is in the scientific literature. More than any other segment of society, the homosexuals are costing us billions in behavior-related disease and the cost of medical care.

[A_Former_Democrat]

And Target gave the boot to the Salvation Army kettles at CHRISTmas time 3 or so years back.

That was the end of Target shopping for me.

[MarineBrat]

How is your bank account looking these days? Your portfolio, your credit, your investments? How about your rates? Mine aren’t looking too great either. If you can honestly convince me gay men giving each other greeting cards is a vital issue, I will shut my mouth.

A FReeper has sent you a greeting card invitaion to a celebration of the gay lifestyle!

[Neoliberalnot]

You get a crap sandwich award.””

You might laugh, but fecal consumption is often exercised among males engaged in rimming and felching practices. Disgusting to most normal people, but hey, its a gay thing.

[JRochelle]

Lets ping the AFA guy himself!

Good work Mr. Glenn!

And his name isn’t Gay Glenn, its Gary.

[jeffc]

This is silly. I’d hate to be tied up in a knot of hatred that tight for the rest of me life

Wrong.
This is not "hate". Please read the comments people posted to the AFA. I see no hatred. They are expressing their opinions, as is allowed under the First Amendment, if I remember correctly, and if you believe people have the right to express ideas you disagree with.
People are letting a company know that they disagree with their policy and products and will not buy from them. If you ran a business, wouldn't you want to know why some people refused to buy your products?

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

It attempts to legitimize their perversion, there is nothing wrong with voicing your concerns as a consumer and boycotting their product, free market at work.

[TYVets]

Hallmark is so overpriced.

One reason is they need the money is to spend on their anti 2nd Amendment lobbing.

[trumandogz]

The fact is that a large number of American companies and offer Same Sex Partner Benefits to employees and market their products to the Gay Community.

Thus by working for these companies and buying their products we are all endorsing the concept of domestic Gay Partner Benefits and Gay marketing efforts.

[MarineBrat]

the person is trolling with their liberal homo views, read their past posts

how do I inform Admin of this troll now?

By shining the Viking Kitty light into the sky.

[MeanMachine]

Riiiight.

[abigailsmybaby]

That would be fine if it just went on in our own houses.

The homo agenda has been able to get the 9th Circuit Court to rule that parents’ rights stop at the school house door. In other words parents don’t have a right to know what is going on with their kids at school and don’t have a right to make choices about curriculum.

This all happened after the homo agenda was caught circumventing the rules of parental notification and having demonstrations of God knows what to K-12 graders.

The ones who preach tolerance have no intentions of practicing tolerance.

[trumandogz]

It attempts to legitimize their perversion, there is nothing wrong with voicing your concerns as a consumer and boycotting their product, free market at work.

Are you going to voice your concern to all companies that market to to homosexual community or just the companies that are more convenient to boycott?

How about companies and governments that offers same sex partner benefits?

Will you boycott those companies and support the elected officials of states that provide tax payer paid Benefits to Homosexual Partners of State Employees?

[MeanMachine]

That’s all true, and abhorrent. Let’s fight that, not Hallmark.

[MeanMachine]

Read all my posts, STFU and quit your slander.

[MarineBrat]

Are you going to voice your concern to all companies that market to to homosexual community or just the companies that are more convenient to boycott?

Luckily it's still not a hate crime to voice our concern... but probably not for long, BECAUSE we have not voiced our concern loudly enough in the past.

[manc]

O I have read all your posts and it is clear you are pro homo.

Since you have been on this site you have nearly half of your posts insulting or arguing with liberal view points to many of us on here.

So it’s clear you do not support McCain, you have pro homo views so why not just go to move on or the other loon site of daily KOS

[abigailsmybaby]

I’ll fight Hallmark. I’ll fight anybody who pushes the homo agenda. I have grandchildren who WILL NOT be brainwashed with this filth.

You give an inch, they take a mile.

[frankiep]

I agree.

Don’t like it, then don’t buy from them. It’s still a free country.

[manc]

you know where does obmaa stand on this issue?

Biden said they do not want homo’s to marry at the debate and yet I swear I could remember obama or his wife say they do support homo marriage to a homo group out in CA .

[MeanMachine]

I support the GOP, I love Sarah Palin, which I admit is a position I’ve come to over time, and I don’t trust John McCain. I’m not pro Homo I’m just not anti-homo to your satisfaction I guess. I’m pro pragmatism. Nice to know I have a stalker.

[trumandogz]

We are free to boycott a product for whatever reason. However, you will find that almost every company markets to homosexuals or at least will not refuse to make a sale to a homosexual.

And that is all that Hallmark is doing, they are marketing a product to gays just as every American company does.

[trumandogz]

I’ll fight anybody who pushes the homo agenda.

You do realize that the State of Alaska provides Same Sex Partner Benefits to state employees?

Will you fight Gov. Palin over this issue?

[abigailsmybaby]

Yep.

[Sloth]

However, you will find that almost every company markets to homosexuals or at least will not refuse to make a sale to a homosexual.

Do you not see a VAST difference between those two? I've never heard of Target or Home Depot barring the Fred Phelps / Westboro Baptist people from merely purchasing items at their stores, but you wouldn't be troubled if stores started *marketing* to the God-Hates-Fags demographic? Would Target not deserve condemnation if they started selling T-shirts with that slogan?

[trumandogz]

If the Fred Phelps Group was a large as the homosexual community, I would expect Target and other retailers to market towards them. However, as far as I can tell the Phelps Mob consists or around 25 people is not worthy of a marketing effort.

Now, if you owned a company would you fail to market to gays or refuse to sell products to gays?

[trumandogz]

“Yep” to which question?

[MarineBrat]

We are free to boycott a product for whatever reason. However, you will find that almost every company markets to homosexuals or at least will not refuse to make a sale to a homosexual.

In every instance I can think of, I would boycott a business that refused to sell a widget to a homosexual.  And in every instance I can think of, I would do my best to avoid purchasing something from a business that specifically markets to homosexuals.

And that is all that Hallmark is doing, they are marketing a product to gays just as every American company does.

I don't have a problem with selling products to homosexuals.  I have a problem with specifically designing products for, and marketing to, that market.  In the same way, I would have a problem designing greeting cards for the celebration of drug abuse and alcoholism.