DROP IN 15 OF 17 MONTHS SINCE BOYCOTT CALLED

Ford Motor Company sales for the month of July dropped more than 19% compared with sales during the same month in 2006. AFA is again urging the automaker to stop promoting same-sex marriage and other aspects of the homosexual agenda.

AFA’s boycott of Ford began in March 2006, after the automaker reneged on an agreement to stop supporting homosexual groups which, in turn, support same-sex marriage and other aspects of the gay agenda.

“Our disagreement with Ford is simple,” said AFA Chairman Don Wildmon. “We don’t believe a company that relies on the support of families should be taking sides on controversial issues such as same-sex marriage.”

However, Ford continues to pay big money to give its corporate endorsement to major gay events. In June, for example, the automaker sponsored the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay-Bi-Trans Pride Parade and Festival (June 16); the Seattle Pride Come Together Celebration (June 24); and the London Gay Pride Parade and Festival in England (June 30).

Upcoming sponsorships include a $10,000 donation to the 2007 Out and Equal Workplace Summit, to be held in Washington, D.C. (September 27-29), and another $10,000 contribution to the 2007 PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) National Convention also in Washington, D.C. (October 11-14).

The PFLAG sponsorship is especially disappointing because that homosexual lobby group is a major advocate for gay marriage. On its Web site, PFLAG pledges to help change laws on the federal and state levels to allow people “in same-gender committed relationships the right to marry with the full legal rights and benefits.”

Ford sales have gone down in 15 of the last 17 months. While AFA has not suggested that the boycott is totally responsible for the drop in sales, Wildmon said it has certainly played a major role.

“We’ve heard from Ford dealers who said the boycott is hurting them in the pocketbook,” he said. “But Ford decision-makers don’t seem to care.”

AFA director of special projects Randy Sharp said the boycott has attracted support. Since the campaign began, he said, almost 735,000 people have signed a pledge to boycott the automaker over its promotion of homosexuality.

“When people see what we’ve uncovered about Ford’s promotion of gay marriage and the rest of the gay agenda, they are disappointed,” Sharp said. “More than that, though, they are often determined to do something about it. And that adds weight to this boycott.”

For more information on Ford’s support for the gay agenda, go to www.BoycottFord.com.