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Contact: Cindy Roberts (662) 844-5036 ext. 227
For Immediate Release: 10/9/2008
McDonald’s agrees to changes: AFA ends boycott
(Tupelo, MS) - American Family Association (AFA) is ending its boycott of McDonald’s. AFA called for the boycott in May after McDonald’s joined the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC).
McDonald’s has notified the organization that McDonald’s Vice President Richard Ellis has resigned from the board of directors of NGLCC and that his seat on the board will not be replaced by McDonald’s. McDonald’s also said that the company has no plans to renew their membership in NGLCC when it expires in December.
McDonald’s stated that the company would remain neutral in the culture war surrounding homosexual marriage. In an e-mail to McDonald’s franchised owners the company said, “It is our policy to not be involved in political and social issues. McDonald’s remains neutral on same sex marriage or any ‘homosexual agenda’ as defined by the American Family Association.”
AFA Chairman Donald E. Wildmon said, “We appreciate the decision by McDonald’s to no longer support political activity by homosexual activist organizations.”
American Family Association is a pro-family advocacy organization with over two million online supporters.
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