CARE ENOUGH TO SEND HALLMARK YOUR VERY BEST
By Tom Ambrose
August 26, 2008
NewsWithViews.com
Even when I was a young boy, Hallmark was a household name. We bought their greeting cards for birthdays and Christmas, and they sponsored family-oriented TV shows on network television. But with their decision to begin publishing cards for homosexual “weddings“ they have apparently changed from being family oriented to being politically correct.
Their website notes that “What founder J.C. Hall began in 1910, succeeding generations of family leadership – along with thousands of employees and retailers – have nurtured and grown into today’s Hallmark.” Right. And just what is Hallmark’s family leadership now nurturing “today’s Hallmark” into? Here’s what they had to say to me when I contacted them in protest and promised to boycott their products:
Beginning this summer, Hallmark’s selection of more than 200 wedding cards will include four cards that use specific language and images appropriate for same-sex wedding ceremonies or civil unions. Hallmark makes cards for all kinds of relationships and situations, and we have for years produced cards for relationships that might be defined as “non-traditional” – including heterosexual couples who are not married, those in mixed race or interfaith relationships and blended families – so people in each of these situations could find cards to meet their needs. It is our goal to be inclusive rather than exclusive so that our products appeal to the widest range of people who wish to communicate and connect with one another. Not every one of the more than 200 wedding cards we offer will be right for every relationship, but we want every consumer to be able to find one that is just right.
We understand that this is a sensitive issue for you and appreciate you letting us know your concerns.
My response to Hallmark: “Baloney. Your decision is about money, pure and simple.”
As this boycott picks up steam, America’s families will start abandoning them en masse as they did with Ford (until Ford realized their foolishness and stopped catering to homosexuals) and are now beginning to do with McDonald’s – I wonder if Hallmark will think the money that they lose then will be worth the short-term gain they realize now? People in this country are fed up with this politically correct idiocy.
The message is clear: If you support perversion, it will eventually cost you far more than it ever gained you. My family of five will no longer buy Hallmark cards or any other Hallmark products. We stopped patronizing McDonald’s for fast food months ago.
Homosexual activists are actively destroying America’s cherished family institutions, including marriage, adoption, education, and entire church denominations. Moreover, the deviant sexual promiscuity that is promoted in the homosexual lifestyle leads to alcoholism, sexually transmitted diseases, and early death for homosexuals themselves. By encouraging the destructive behavior of this vocal minority, Hallmark has openly declared war on America’s families and long-held, Biblically-based values.
As I have noted before, I have never understood why homosexuals continue to justify putting their body parts in places where they were never intended to be placed – never mind why the priests in black robes who occupy America’s courts would create special rights for such repulsive activity. The claim that homosexuals were born the way they are – that they have no choice – is flat-out wrong. There is no evidence of a genetic basis for homosexual behavior. Nonetheless, in a society filled with victims and dysfunctions – where it is politically correct to be helpless and hopeless – the homosexual lobby has appropriated victim status to aid their, uh ... cause.
But it must be noted that their cry of “we cannot help what we are” implicitly acknowledges that even homosexuals themselves understand their behavior is immoral and that they are not willing to take responsibility for what they do. After all, why do you need to blame genetics for who you are if there is nothing wrong with your behavior?
I’ve also heard “gays” assert that homosexuality should be considered “normal” because it occurs in various animal populations. This mindless rationalization is demonstrably ridiculous. Some animals also eat their young – does this mean humans should emulate that behavior, too? Moreover, humans are gifted with minds that can reason, rather than acting like a beast blindly driven by hormones to copulate with whatever opportunity presents itself, as John Edwards, Bill Clinton, or anyone who owns a male dog can likely attest.
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If enough of you will move quickly on this and begin letting Hallmark know how you feel, you may help to shut this down before Hallmark invests too much money in this lunacy. Money talks, folks. Tell them what your money is saying. Buy cards and other products from Avanti, Gibson, and American Greetings instead. Send those on your e-mail lists a link to this column. And most importantly, to paraphrase Hallmark’s well-known slogan, I hope you will care enough to send them your very best by going to the link in this sentence, or by calling Hallmark at 1-800-425-5627.
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