Comments on: AFA Launches Boycott of McDonald’s http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/ Change Revolution Fri, 18 May 2012 18:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Day’s Headlines | Cheap Ways 2 http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-11850 The Day’s Headlines | Cheap Ways 2 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:11:03 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-11850 [...] AFA Launches Boycott of McDonald’s from Phil Cooke and The Change Revolution – The Intersection of Media, Faith, and Change by Phil [...] [...] AFA Launches Boycott of McDonald’s from Phil Cooke and The Change Revolution – The Intersection of Media, Faith, and Change by Phil [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-5926 Rachel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-5926 <p>I'm not surprised, but I'm also not all that upset about it. Regardless of my views on homosexuality and gay marriage, what do we expect from a corporation run by people who likely do not have a relationship with God? A boycott seems a little ridiculous to me. I think there are much more effective ways to battle at the frontlines for our nation's values --like engaging in media and culture and actually being relevant, which I gather is end this blog encourages. </p><p>Good food for thought, most definitely.</p> I'm not surprised, but I'm also not all that upset about it. Regardless of my views on homosexuality and gay marriage, what do we expect from a corporation run by people who likely do not have a relationship with God? A boycott seems a little ridiculous to me. I think there are much more effective ways to battle at the frontlines for our nation's values –like engaging in media and culture and actually being relevant, which I gather is end this blog encourages. 

Good food for thought, most definitely.

]]> By: Eric Dye http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-5927 Eric Dye Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-5927 <p>Why just McDonald's?</p><p>Does it make a better headline?</p><p>What about Wells Fargo, IBM, Aetna, American Family Insturance and American Airlines? They all supported the NGLCC's 2008 Business & Leadership Conference more than McDonald's, UPS, AT&T, OfficeMax, Intel, Coninental Airlines, Comcast, Hilton, Hyatt, Southwest and Citi ... just to name a few. <br /><br />see here> <a href="http://www.nglcc.org/news/leadership/sponsors" rel="nofollow">http://www.nglcc.org/news/leadership/sponsors</a></p><p>I concur with the previous commenter, "... what do we expect from a corporation run by people who likely do not have a relationship with God?"</p><p>Love the Lord thy God, and boycott your neighbor as yourself ... or something like that.</p> Why just McDonald's?

Does it make a better headline?

What about Wells Fargo, IBM, Aetna, American Family Insturance and American Airlines? They all supported the NGLCC's 2008 Business & Leadership Conference more than McDonald's, UPS, AT&T, OfficeMax, Intel, Coninental Airlines, Comcast, Hilton, Hyatt, Southwest and Citi … just to name a few.

see here> http://www.nglcc.org/news/leadership/sponsors

I concur with the previous commenter, "… what do we expect from a corporation run by people who likely do not have a relationship with God?"

Love the Lord thy God, and boycott your neighbor as yourself … or something like that.

]]> By: Elizabeth Conley http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-5928 Elizabeth Conley Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-5928 <p>When choosing a strategy, we have to ask ourselves</p><p>1.  Is it ethical?</p><p>and </p><p>2.  Will it achieve the desired results?  </p><p>A boycott of McD's is probably ethical.  People have a right to decide to eat there or not.  Besides, if someone brown bags it instead of eating greasy junk, they save money and protect their health.  There aren't any ethical problems inherent in the tactic of boycotting a purveyor of over priced junk food.</p><p>Will it achieve the desired results?  Now this is where things get goofy.  What are the desired results?  The promoters of the boycott state that the boycott is about McD's giving the "...<font size="2">weight of their corporation to promoting the homosexual agenda..." </font></p><p><font size="2">So...  what's the point kiddies?  Do you have one?  </font></p><p><font size="2">Is the point of the boycott to punish McD's for supporting Gay and Lesbians?  If that's the intention, then prepare to fail.  The boycott will generate more supporters for McD's than boycotters.  Is the intent of the boycott to dissuade McD's from supporting the NGLCC?  If that's the hope, then it's doomed to failure for the very same reason.</font></p><p><font size="2">If the point is to draw supporters to their organization and re-energize their current membership by identifying an "enemy from without", then they've hit pay-dirt.  It will work just fine.   Donations should be up already.  </font><font size="2">Nothing unites like hatred, fear and a common enemy.</font></p><p><font size="2">It's a shame we can't get people excited about building bridges of understanding between people and God.   If a ministry sponsors NGLCC, will their sponsorship offer them an opportunity to work within the gay and lesbian community for the salvation of souls?  Insights, anyone?</font></p> When choosing a strategy, we have to ask ourselves

1.  Is it ethical?

and

2.  Will it achieve the desired results? 

A boycott of McD's is probably ethical.  People have a right to decide to eat there or not.  Besides, if someone brown bags it instead of eating greasy junk, they save money and protect their health.  There aren't any ethical problems inherent in the tactic of boycotting a purveyor of over priced junk food.

Will it achieve the desired results?  Now this is where things get goofy.  What are the desired results?  The promoters of the boycott state that the boycott is about McD's giving the "…weight of their corporation to promoting the homosexual agenda…"

So…  what's the point kiddies?  Do you have one? 

Is the point of the boycott to punish McD's for supporting Gay and Lesbians?  If that's the intention, then prepare to fail.  The boycott will generate more supporters for McD's than boycotters.  Is the intent of the boycott to dissuade McD's from supporting the NGLCC?  If that's the hope, then it's doomed to failure for the very same reason.

If the point is to draw supporters to their organization and re-energize their current membership by identifying an "enemy from without", then they've hit pay-dirt.  It will work just fine.   Donations should be up already.  Nothing unites like hatred, fear and a common enemy.

It's a shame we can't get people excited about building bridges of understanding between people and God.   If a ministry sponsors NGLCC, will their sponsorship offer them an opportunity to work within the gay and lesbian community for the salvation of souls?  Insights, anyone?

]]> By: Michael J. Holland http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-5929 Michael J. Holland Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-5929 <p>McDARNIT!!! ...there goes my weekly consumption of their new Chipotle Angus Burger (which bye the way had anyway noticed they used the McRib sauce for???)</p><p>But seriously Mc'D's should not be in the business of taking sides on issues like this, and if they think that it is alright to do so, then they can suffer the revenue losing backlash!</p><p>I also happen to think that Dr. Phil should also be boycotted :</p><p>http://groups.google.com/group/bullydoc/web/doc-or-bully</p><p> </p><p>MJ </p><p> </p><p> </p> McDARNIT!!! …there goes my weekly consumption of their new Chipotle Angus Burger (which bye the way had anyway noticed they used the McRib sauce for???)

But seriously Mc'D's should not be in the business of taking sides on issues like this, and if they think that it is alright to do so, then they can suffer the revenue losing backlash!

I also happen to think that Dr. Phil should also be boycotted :

http://groups.google.com/group/bullydoc/web/doc-or-bully

 

MJ

 

 

]]> By: Bill Grandi (cycleguy) http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-5930 Bill Grandi (cycleguy) Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-5930 Whew!  The only thing I have had from McBarf's in the past 10 year or so is their Orange Vanilla Milk Shake (2 days ago).  I have to watch what I eat so they are out of the question.  (I had just finished a 24 mile bike ride so I indulged). but this is not about their "food" is it?  I remember reading about AFA's boycott of Ford over the same thing.  Did it work?  They will take credit that Ford has almost tanked. But the topper was when they issued a letter saying, "You are now free to buy from Ford."  I am not free to buy from Ford?  Give me a break!  I think the same result will arise here.  No one will know and probably no one will care what AFA says to do. I won't eat at Mickey D's because I don't like the food not because I have been told to boycott.  Will they call me and ask me what I think?  I doubt it so their research will be skewed.  Count me out of the boycott.  And for the record: I am not for the homosexual agenda at all.  Whew!  The only thing I have had from McBarf's in the past 10 year or so is their Orange Vanilla Milk Shake (2 days ago).  I have to watch what I eat so they are out of the question.  (I had just finished a 24 mile bike ride so I indulged). but this is not about their "food" is it?  I remember reading about AFA's boycott of Ford over the same thing.  Did it work?  They will take credit that Ford has almost tanked. But the topper was when they issued a letter saying, "You are now free to buy from Ford."  I am not free to buy from Ford?  Give me a break!  I think the same result will arise here.  No one will know and probably no one will care what AFA says to do. I won't eat at Mickey D's because I don't like the food not because I have been told to boycott.  Will they call me and ask me what I think?  I doubt it so their research will be skewed.  Count me out of the boycott.  And for the record: I am not for the homosexual agenda at all. 

]]> By: Carol Harris http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-5931 Carol Harris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-5931 So what is AFA asking? For me to put my best friends, Christian believers who serve the our local community in many ways, out of business for owning several McDonald's restaurants? How about my Christian friends who own American Family Insurance franchises? Ford franchises? By the way, the believers who own the local McDonald's restaurants received four anonymous hate phone calls in one day over this issue. The cultural impact of these boycotts is secondary to the division and strife it causes among God's people. So what is AFA asking? For me to put my best friends, Christian believers who serve the our local community in many ways, out of business for owning several McDonald's restaurants? How about my Christian friends who own American Family Insurance franchises? Ford franchises? By the way, the believers who own the local McDonald's restaurants received four anonymous hate phone calls in one day over this issue. The cultural impact of these boycotts is secondary to the division and strife it causes among God's people.

]]> By: Rodney Olsen http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-5932 Rodney Olsen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-5932 I wonder why it's always issues like homosexuality we're asked to demonstrate about. Do we boycott companies who fail to uphold God's standards (if even they don't claim to follow him) in other areas? Are we asked to boycott companies who don't help feed and clothe the poor or who are seeking and serving justice for the 'least of these'? Why are some people so keen to dictate the morality of others instead of living out the morality of Jesus as a much more effective witness? I wonder why it’s always issues like homosexuality we’re asked to demonstrate about. Do we boycott companies who fail to uphold God’s standards (if even they don’t claim to follow him) in other areas? Are we asked to boycott companies who don’t help feed and clothe the poor or who are seeking and serving justice for the ‘least of these’? Why are some people so keen to dictate the morality of others instead of living out the morality of Jesus as a much more effective witness?

]]> By: Jeanette http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-5933 Jeanette Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-5933 <p>After the arrest of Rosa Parks, the city of Montgomery decided to boycott the public transit system, which turned out to be a successful boycott. On <a href="http://null/wiki/June_4" title="June 4" rel="nofollow">June 4</a>, <a href="http://null/wiki/1956" title="1956" rel="nofollow">1956</a>, the <a href="http://null/wiki/Browder_v._Gayle" title="Browder v. Gayle" rel="nofollow">federal district court ruled</a> that Alabama's racial segregation laws for buses were unconstitutional. </p><p>I guess you can't say that boycotts don't work. </p> After the arrest of Rosa Parks, the city of Montgomery decided to boycott the public transit system, which turned out to be a successful boycott. On June 4, 1956, the federal district court ruled that Alabama's racial segregation laws for buses were unconstitutional.

I guess you can't say that boycotts don't work.

]]> By: Richard Gaspard http://philcooke.com/boycott_mcdonalds/#comment-5934 Richard Gaspard Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/boycott_McDonalds#comment-5934 <p>Don Wildmon can boycott McDonald's, but he better leave his hands off my favorite (albeit INCREDIBLY liberal) company, Apple.</p><p>- lovingly typed on my 2.6 MacBook Pro. </p> Don Wildmon can boycott McDonald's, but he better leave his hands off my favorite (albeit INCREDIBLY liberal) company, Apple.

- lovingly typed on my 2.6 MacBook Pro. 

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