Christian group ends McDonald's boycott

Christian group ends McDonald's boycott
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CHICAGO, Oct. 10 (UPI) --
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The American Family Association has ended its boycott of McDonald's Corp., after an official of the Illinois company resigned from a gay and lesbian group.
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McDonald's spokesman Bill Whitman said the five-month boycott by the Christian values group ended after a McDonald's executive resigned from a National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce board, The Chicago Tribune said Friday.
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Whitman said former McDonald's vice president of U.S. communications Richard Ellis resigned from the U.S. gay and lesbian group after accepting an executive position with McDonald's Canadian operation.
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Jack Daly, global chief communications officer for the Oak Brook. Ill., company, said there are no plans to replace Ellis on the chamber's board.
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"We don't have a slot on the board to fill," Daly told the Tribune. "Richard's decision to be a member of the board was a personal decision, not a company decision."
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American Family Association told the newspaper that McDonald's, who donated $20,000 to sponsor a gala thrown by the gay and lesbian chamber, will not serve as a NGLCC sponsor next year.
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A ends boycott: McDonald's agrees to changes
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October 9, 2008
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McDonald's has told AFA they will remain neutral in the culture war regarding homosexual marriage. AFA is ending the boycott of McDonald's. As you know, AFA called for the boycott in May after McDonald's joined the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC).
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McDonald's said McDonald's Vice President Richard Ellis has resigned his position on the board of NGLCC and that his seat on the board will not be replaced.
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McDonald's also said that the company has no plans to renew their membership in NGLCC when it expires in December.
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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."
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We appreciate the decision by McDonald's to no longer support political activity by homosexual activist organizations. You might want to thank your local McDonald's manager.
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