Religious right to target Starbucks in Middle East over gay marriage (bizarre)

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http://americablog.com/2012/11/starbucks-gay-marriage-nom.html



11/12/2012 8:00am by John Aravosis 13 Comments Print

In a scheme so misdirected, so unlikely to succeed, it could have been crafted by Karl Rove, the lead religious right group fighting marriage equality for gays says it will take its war to Starbucks’ effort to spread into the Middle East.

The National Organization for Marriage, NOM, says that its strategy is to run online ads in Middle Eastern countries to inform them that Starbucks has supported marriage equality in Washington State. I wonder if those same countries are aware of the religious right’s views on Islam? Let’s inform them.

First, here’s an excerpt from the Colorado Independent, then my analysis:

During the call, one participant cited Starbucks, which endorsed gay marriage legalization in Washington, and General Mills, which spoke out against the proposed gay marriage ban in Minnesota. The participant asked what could be done “to stop the wave of corporate sponsorship of gay marriage.”

NOM President Brian Brown responded by saying that NOM was targeting the international business of companies that support same-sex marriage such as Starbucks, which NOM also hit with a national boycott effort this year. Brown said the aim is to make these companies’ political stances known in countries in the Middle East and elsewhere that generally do not support same-sex marriage, or homosexuality in general.

“Their international outreach is where we can have the most effect,” Brown said. “So for example, in Qatar, in the Middle East, we’ve begun working to make sure that there’s some price to be paid for this. These are not countries that look kindly on same-sex marriage. And this is where Starbucks wants to expand, as well as India. So we have done some of this; we’ve got to do a lot more.”

Oh where to begin?

more at link (and its' really great snark)

[ck4829]

1. "Hey, let's hook up with people who want to torture or execute gays!

But remember, it's hate the sin, but love the sinner!"

[smaug]

2. Pot, kettle?

Wow; what a bunch of dufuses...

[CJCRANE]

3. Um...anti-American propaganda by religious extremists...

...remind me again what's the difference between muslim and christian fundies...