TUPELO, Mississippi, June 7, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A boycott of the Ford Motor Company has been suspended by the American Family Association (AFA), after a meeting with auto dealers revealed the dealers want time to see if the concerns raised by AFA in their boycott announcement could be addressed by the dealers in cooperation with officials from Ford Motor Company.
“We believe the dealers were making a good faith effort and agreed to accept their request,” said AFA chairman Donald Wildmon. “Therefore, we accepted the suspension request and will work with the dealers in attempting to resolve our differences.”
Last month, Wildmon explained the reason for the boycott in a release: “From redefining family to include homosexual marriage, to giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to support homosexual groups and their agenda, to forcing managers to attend diversity training on how to promote the acceptance of homosexuality, to sponsoring a ‘commitment (marriage) ceremony,’ to sponsoring Gay Pride Parades, Ford leads the way.”
“We urge those supporting the boycott to disregard the boycott until December 1, 2005, and on or about that date, we will notify our supporters as to the status of the boycott,” Wildmon stated.
An MSNBC report revealed that Ford acknowledged meeting with the AFA and auto dealers over the weekend – officials said they were pleased the boycott was to be suspended. In a statement Monday, Ford reiterated their stance as a company that “values all people — regardless of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation and cultural or physical differences.”Â
AFA launched the Ford boycott Tuesday, May 31, 2005. In less than a week, over 110,000 people signed the pledge to boycott Ford for the company’s support of same-sex marriage.
See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
Ford Motor Company Supports Homosexual ‘Marriage’ Movement
https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2005/jun/05060206.html
See a boycott web site: BoycottFord.com
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