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Paul told us to avoid buying Idol Meat (1 Cor 8) because it funds heretical behavior. See also Eph 5:11.
For the clearest explanation - see this post:
http://foru.ms/showpost.php?p=39880431&postcount=7
That is why I (and over a million other Christian Families) will not buy a Ford...
From AFA.NET: A partial list of Ford's 2007 track record in support of homosexuality:
Automobiles 5. Ford/Volvo/Mazda/Jaguar/LandRover 34. General Motors 42. DaimlerChrysler 38. Cummins Also avoid: Toyota
Alternative : Nissan has no such policies and has the biggest assembly plant in the U.S. (I regret that I can't buy a purely American Car, but have told my Ford dealer I will buy a Mustang as soon as the boycott is lifted - and Ford has ended it's promotion of homosexuality).
Food/Beverages: 2. Pepsi Bottling Group 4. The Coca-Cola Co. 10. PepsiCo 32. General Mills, Also avoid: Kraft (See brands below), Altoids, Cargill, Quaker Oats, Whole Foods**
Alternatives: (Most of the products offered are junk foods and we would be lot healthier physically and spiritually if we avoided them altogether), Heinz, Hormel, Nestle
Household/Medical: 14. Proctor & Gamble (see brands below) 16. Novartis, 17. Johnson & Johnson, 18. Merck, 26. Colgate-Palmolive 30. Abbott 35. Kodak Also avoid:GlaxoSmithKline**, Pfizer, Bausch&Lomb, Corning, Estee Lauder, S.C. Johnson, Whirlpool, Unilever, CCA Global(Carpeting/Lighting)**, DuPont**
Alternative : Maytag, Purina, Rubbermaid, Bayer
Clothing/Retail/Restaurants 41. Walmart 45. Darden Also avoid: Walgreens, Starbucks, Papa John's Pizza, Best Buy, Borders, BP (Gas Stations), Chevron**, Gap, Nordstrom, Nike**, Levi, American Girl, OSI Restaurants**, Hardees/Carl Jr., Sears**, Sonic**,
Alternatives: Rite-Aid, Dominos Pizza, Chick-fil-a, Wendy's, ExxonMobile
Financial: 1. Bank of America** 9. JPMorgan Chase 11. Wachovia 20. Wells Fargo 22. Citigroup 23. American Express 24. Prudential 31. KeyBank 36. HSBC 37. Comercia Also avoid: Merrill-Lynch, Harris Bank, Wamu (Washington Mutual), CitiNational, RoyalBank of Canada, Cigna**, Capital One, Schwabb, CSFB, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Nationwide**, SunTrust, Mellon
Alternative : There are over 30,000 Banks, Credit-Unions, and Savings Institutions in the country, MBNA,
Insurance: 15. BlueCross/BlueShield, 27. Kaiser-Permanente 33. Health Care Service 40. Allstate** Also avoid: AIG, Chubb, MetLife, Aetna
Alternative :
Hotels/Gaming 39. MGM Mirage, 46. Marriot**, 47. Starwood Also avoid:InterContinental Hotels (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza...), Wyndham, Four Seasons**
Alternative :
Tech/Telecom/Cable 3. AT&T 6. Verizon 7. Xerox, 28. Sprint/Nextel 49. HP Also avoid:Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Lucent, Cisco, Dell, Freescale, Intel, NCR,SBC, SCE, Sun, Unisys, Raytheon, Honeywell,Adobe**
Alternative : (Need Help on this one) Emerson Electric,
Media/Cable/Content: Time Warner** 21. Turner Broadcasting (TNT, CNN) 25. Cox 48. Comcast** Also avoid: Lodgenet, Nickelodeon, Showtime, Walt Disney**, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Intuit, CMP Media, E-bay**
Alternative : CBN
Services: 12. PWC, Delloite, 43. Ernst & Young, 50. Accenture Also avoid: United Rentals, Bloomberg, Thomson, Orbitz, Standard & Poors, Agilent
Alternative : Grant Thornton, Perot Systems,
Utilities: 8. ConEdison, 29. Sempra Also avoid: PG&E
Alternative : Many areas now offer alternative utility services.
Alcohol/Tobacco: Also avoid: Anheuser-Busch, Miller Brewing, Molson, PhilipMorris (Frankly I would avoid the entire industry - but especially these companies)
Airlines: Also avoid: Delta, American Airlines, US Airways
** Names also supportive of Abortion Clinics.
Charities (Which despite whatever stated mission they have, are using contibutions to support Planned Parenthood): Audubon Society, Alzheimer's Association, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), American Diabetes Association, Council of Churches (including Church World Service, and CROP Hunger Walks), Glaucoma Research Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), National Education Association (NEA), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Save the Children, and the Sierra Club, Outward Bound West, American Automobile Association (AAA), Kaiser Permanente, American Cancer Society, Dr. Phil Foundation, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Camp Fire, Girl Scouts, Kiwanis Club, Rotary International, March of Dimes, Lions Club, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, American Diabetes Association, and the Young Womens Christian Association (YWCA).
Crest/Fixodent/Gleem/Scope/Oral-B Dental Products;Head&Shoulders/HerbalEssences/Infusium23/Pantene/Clairol/Camay/Ivory/Safeguard/Aussie/Zest/ /Soaps/Shampoo
Gillette/Braun Shaving, Max Factor/CoverGirl Cosmetics & Noxzema/Olay Creams; Cascade/Dawn/Ivory/Joy Dish Detergents, Tide/Bounce/Cheer/Downy/Dreft/Era/Febreze/Gain/Ivory Laundry & Fabric Care; Bounty/Charmin/Puffs Tissue/Paper, Luvs/Pampers Diapers, Always/Tampax Feminine Products; Vicks/Metamucil/Fibersure/Align/Braun/Pepto-Bismol/Children'sPepto/Prilosec/ThermaCare Health Care; Febreze/Mr. Clean/Swiffer Household Products, Folgers/Pringles//Home Café/Millstone Food Products; Duracell Batteries, Eukanuba/Iams Pet Nutrition; Actonel/Asacol/Dantrium/Didronel/Enablex/Macrobid/Macrodantin Prescription Drugs, Old Spice/Secret/HUGO/ESCADA/BOSS /BALDESSARINI /LACOSTE /NAOMICAMPBELL/Giorgio/Ghost/PUMA/Valentino/Beverly Hills/bruno banana Fragrance
Coffee: Sanka, Maxwell House, Yuban, General Foods International, Gevalia, Seattle's Best Coffee*, Starbucks*, Tassimo, Tazo*, Torrefazione Italia
Foods: Kraft, Nabisco, Light n' Lively, Philadelphia, Jell-O, Oscar Mayer, Louis Rich, Claussen, Tombstone, Velveeta, DiGiorno, Temp-tee,South Beach Diet, Taco Bell*, California Pizza Kitchen*, , Jack's, Lunchables, Back to Nature, Boca, Woody's, Breakstone's, Knudsen, Athenos, Churny, Cracker Barrel Cheese, Handi-Snacks, Harvest Moon, Polly-O, Old English, Cheez Whiz, Easy Cheese, Baker's Cocoa, Calumet, Bull's-Eye, CarbWell, Postum, Shake ‘n Bake, Oven Fry, Grey Poupon, Sauceworks, Cool Whip, Dream Whip, D-Zerta, Knox Gelatine, Minute, Balance, Ever Fresh, Certo, Sure-Jell, Honey Maid, Nilla, Oreo,
Cereals: Post, Raisin-Bran, Alpha-Bits, Banana Nut Crunch, Blueberry Morning, CarbWell, Cranberry Almond Crunch, Frosted Shredded Wheat, Fruit & Fibre, Golden Crisp, Grape-Nuts, Great Grains, Honey Bunches of Oats, Honeycomb, Natural Bran Flakes, Oreo O's, Pebbles*, Toasties, Waffle Crisp, 100% Bran; Good Seasons Dressings, Seven Seas, Miracle Whip, A. 1., Stove Top
Cookies/Crackers/Nuts: Planters, Oreo, Back to Nature, Triscuit, Barnum's Animals, Biscos, Café Creme, Cameo, Chips Ahoy!, Dad's, Famous Chocolate Wafers, Family Favorites, Old Fashioned, Ginger Snaps, Lorna Doone, Mallomars, Marshmallow Twirls, National Arrowroot, Newtons, Nilla, Nutter Butter, Oreo, Pecan Passion, Pecanz, Pinwheels, SnackWell's, SnackWell, Social Tea, South Beach Diet, Teddy Grahams, Wild Thornberry's*, Air Crisps, Better Cheddars, Cheese Nips, Crown Pilot, Doo Dad, Flavor Crisps, Harvest Crisps, Honey Maid, Nabisco Grahams, Nabs, Premium, Ritz, Royal Lunch, Stoned Wheat Thins, Uneeda, Vegetable Thins, Wheatsworth, Wheat Thins, Zwieback, Comet Cups, Corn Nuts, PB Crisps
Candy: Jet-Puffed, Kraft Caramels, Terry's, Toblerone
Other Beverages: Country Time, Crystal Light, Kool-Aid, Tang, Capri Sun*, Fruit20,Veryfine
This link gives a very good explanation of why we should be conscious of such things when we shop (I'm not Catholic, but most Christians can agree with what is said here):
http://www.livingcatholicism.com/archives/2006/03/withholding_fun.html
For the clearest explanation - see this post:
http://foru.ms/showpost.php?p=39880431&postcount=7
That is why I (and over a million other Christian Families) will not buy a Ford...
From AFA.NET: A partial list of Ford's 2007 track record in support of homosexuality:
- January - Sponsored graphic homosexual scene on FX network's "Dirt."
- March - Diversity Inc. lists Ford as fifth highest corporate supporter of homosexuality.
- April - Gives $10,000 donation to PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays).
- May - Gave $10,000 to become a sponsor of the 2007 Out and Equal Workplace Summit to be held in Washington, DC.
- June - A 12-week study showed Ford as the top sponsor of homosexual television network shows.
- Ford helped sponsor Cleveland Lesbian-Gay-Bi-Trans Pride Parade and Festival. Ford also had a festival booth and banner to market its support for homosexual celebrations!
- Ford sponsored the 2007 Seattle Gay Pride Parade.
- July - Ford places its fifth full-page ad in homosexual magazines OUT and Advocate for 2007.
- August - For announces eighth straight monthly sales loss for year.
- Just announced by Human Rights Campaign, Ford Motor Company donates $25,000 to aid group in its fight to defeat a Federal Marriage Amendment.
Other top sponsors to avoid (I'd ask for your input in helping to fill out this list & alternatives - Thanks)
Automobiles 5. Ford/Volvo/Mazda/Jaguar/LandRover 34. General Motors 42. DaimlerChrysler 38. Cummins Also avoid: Toyota
Alternative : Nissan has no such policies and has the biggest assembly plant in the U.S. (I regret that I can't buy a purely American Car, but have told my Ford dealer I will buy a Mustang as soon as the boycott is lifted - and Ford has ended it's promotion of homosexuality).
Food/Beverages: 2. Pepsi Bottling Group 4. The Coca-Cola Co. 10. PepsiCo 32. General Mills, Also avoid: Kraft (See brands below), Altoids, Cargill, Quaker Oats, Whole Foods**
Alternatives: (Most of the products offered are junk foods and we would be lot healthier physically and spiritually if we avoided them altogether), Heinz, Hormel, Nestle
Household/Medical: 14. Proctor & Gamble (see brands below) 16. Novartis, 17. Johnson & Johnson, 18. Merck, 26. Colgate-Palmolive 30. Abbott 35. Kodak Also avoid:GlaxoSmithKline**, Pfizer, Bausch&Lomb, Corning, Estee Lauder, S.C. Johnson, Whirlpool, Unilever, CCA Global(Carpeting/Lighting)**, DuPont**
Alternative : Maytag, Purina, Rubbermaid, Bayer
Clothing/Retail/Restaurants 41. Walmart 45. Darden Also avoid: Walgreens, Starbucks, Papa John's Pizza, Best Buy, Borders, BP (Gas Stations), Chevron**, Gap, Nordstrom, Nike**, Levi, American Girl, OSI Restaurants**, Hardees/Carl Jr., Sears**, Sonic**,
Alternatives: Rite-Aid, Dominos Pizza, Chick-fil-a, Wendy's, ExxonMobile
Financial: 1. Bank of America** 9. JPMorgan Chase 11. Wachovia 20. Wells Fargo 22. Citigroup 23. American Express 24. Prudential 31. KeyBank 36. HSBC 37. Comercia Also avoid: Merrill-Lynch, Harris Bank, Wamu (Washington Mutual), CitiNational, RoyalBank of Canada, Cigna**, Capital One, Schwabb, CSFB, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Nationwide**, SunTrust, Mellon
Alternative : There are over 30,000 Banks, Credit-Unions, and Savings Institutions in the country, MBNA,
Insurance: 15. BlueCross/BlueShield, 27. Kaiser-Permanente 33. Health Care Service 40. Allstate** Also avoid: AIG, Chubb, MetLife, Aetna
Alternative :
Hotels/Gaming 39. MGM Mirage, 46. Marriot**, 47. Starwood Also avoid:InterContinental Hotels (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza...), Wyndham, Four Seasons**
Alternative :
Tech/Telecom/Cable 3. AT&T 6. Verizon 7. Xerox, 28. Sprint/Nextel 49. HP Also avoid:Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Lucent, Cisco, Dell, Freescale, Intel, NCR,SBC, SCE, Sun, Unisys, Raytheon, Honeywell,Adobe**
Alternative : (Need Help on this one) Emerson Electric,
Media/Cable/Content: Time Warner** 21. Turner Broadcasting (TNT, CNN) 25. Cox 48. Comcast** Also avoid: Lodgenet, Nickelodeon, Showtime, Walt Disney**, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Intuit, CMP Media, E-bay**
Alternative : CBN
Services: 12. PWC, Delloite, 43. Ernst & Young, 50. Accenture Also avoid: United Rentals, Bloomberg, Thomson, Orbitz, Standard & Poors, Agilent
Alternative : Grant Thornton, Perot Systems,
Utilities: 8. ConEdison, 29. Sempra Also avoid: PG&E
Alternative : Many areas now offer alternative utility services.
Alcohol/Tobacco: Also avoid: Anheuser-Busch, Miller Brewing, Molson, PhilipMorris (Frankly I would avoid the entire industry - but especially these companies)
Airlines: Also avoid: Delta, American Airlines, US Airways
** Names also supportive of Abortion Clinics.
Charities (Which despite whatever stated mission they have, are using contibutions to support Planned Parenthood): Audubon Society, Alzheimer's Association, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), American Diabetes Association, Council of Churches (including Church World Service, and CROP Hunger Walks), Glaucoma Research Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), National Education Association (NEA), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Save the Children, and the Sierra Club, Outward Bound West, American Automobile Association (AAA), Kaiser Permanente, American Cancer Society, Dr. Phil Foundation, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Camp Fire, Girl Scouts, Kiwanis Club, Rotary International, March of Dimes, Lions Club, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, American Diabetes Association, and the Young Womens Christian Association (YWCA).
P&G Brands to Avoid
Crest/Fixodent/Gleem/Scope/Oral-B Dental Products;Head&Shoulders/HerbalEssences/Infusium23/Pantene/Clairol/Camay/Ivory/Safeguard/Aussie/Zest/ /Soaps/Shampoo
Gillette/Braun Shaving, Max Factor/CoverGirl Cosmetics & Noxzema/Olay Creams; Cascade/Dawn/Ivory/Joy Dish Detergents, Tide/Bounce/Cheer/Downy/Dreft/Era/Febreze/Gain/Ivory Laundry & Fabric Care; Bounty/Charmin/Puffs Tissue/Paper, Luvs/Pampers Diapers, Always/Tampax Feminine Products; Vicks/Metamucil/Fibersure/Align/Braun/Pepto-Bismol/Children'sPepto/Prilosec/ThermaCare Health Care; Febreze/Mr. Clean/Swiffer Household Products, Folgers/Pringles//Home Café/Millstone Food Products; Duracell Batteries, Eukanuba/Iams Pet Nutrition; Actonel/Asacol/Dantrium/Didronel/Enablex/Macrobid/Macrodantin Prescription Drugs, Old Spice/Secret/HUGO/ESCADA/BOSS /BALDESSARINI /LACOSTE /NAOMICAMPBELL/Giorgio/Ghost/PUMA/Valentino/Beverly Hills/bruno banana Fragrance
Kraft Brands to Avoid
Coffee: Sanka, Maxwell House, Yuban, General Foods International, Gevalia, Seattle's Best Coffee*, Starbucks*, Tassimo, Tazo*, Torrefazione Italia
Foods: Kraft, Nabisco, Light n' Lively, Philadelphia, Jell-O, Oscar Mayer, Louis Rich, Claussen, Tombstone, Velveeta, DiGiorno, Temp-tee,South Beach Diet, Taco Bell*, California Pizza Kitchen*, , Jack's, Lunchables, Back to Nature, Boca, Woody's, Breakstone's, Knudsen, Athenos, Churny, Cracker Barrel Cheese, Handi-Snacks, Harvest Moon, Polly-O, Old English, Cheez Whiz, Easy Cheese, Baker's Cocoa, Calumet, Bull's-Eye, CarbWell, Postum, Shake ‘n Bake, Oven Fry, Grey Poupon, Sauceworks, Cool Whip, Dream Whip, D-Zerta, Knox Gelatine, Minute, Balance, Ever Fresh, Certo, Sure-Jell, Honey Maid, Nilla, Oreo,
Cereals: Post, Raisin-Bran, Alpha-Bits, Banana Nut Crunch, Blueberry Morning, CarbWell, Cranberry Almond Crunch, Frosted Shredded Wheat, Fruit & Fibre, Golden Crisp, Grape-Nuts, Great Grains, Honey Bunches of Oats, Honeycomb, Natural Bran Flakes, Oreo O's, Pebbles*, Toasties, Waffle Crisp, 100% Bran; Good Seasons Dressings, Seven Seas, Miracle Whip, A. 1., Stove Top
Cookies/Crackers/Nuts: Planters, Oreo, Back to Nature, Triscuit, Barnum's Animals, Biscos, Café Creme, Cameo, Chips Ahoy!, Dad's, Famous Chocolate Wafers, Family Favorites, Old Fashioned, Ginger Snaps, Lorna Doone, Mallomars, Marshmallow Twirls, National Arrowroot, Newtons, Nilla, Nutter Butter, Oreo, Pecan Passion, Pecanz, Pinwheels, SnackWell's, SnackWell, Social Tea, South Beach Diet, Teddy Grahams, Wild Thornberry's*, Air Crisps, Better Cheddars, Cheese Nips, Crown Pilot, Doo Dad, Flavor Crisps, Harvest Crisps, Honey Maid, Nabisco Grahams, Nabs, Premium, Ritz, Royal Lunch, Stoned Wheat Thins, Uneeda, Vegetable Thins, Wheatsworth, Wheat Thins, Zwieback, Comet Cups, Corn Nuts, PB Crisps
Candy: Jet-Puffed, Kraft Caramels, Terry's, Toblerone
Other Beverages: Country Time, Crystal Light, Kool-Aid, Tang, Capri Sun*, Fruit20,Veryfine
This link gives a very good explanation of why we should be conscious of such things when we shop (I'm not Catholic, but most Christians can agree with what is said here):
http://www.livingcatholicism.com/archives/2006/03/withholding_fun.html