Perhaps Wal Mart are the good guys!

[Giles]

Just to see what the other side is thinking, I get a conservative Christian group’s newsletter in my email. Their latest uplifting piece pointed me to “this important message”, which is the American Family Association campaigning against WalMart because it “Rolls Out [the] Red Carpet For Homosexual Marriage”.

So now I’m just a little bit happier about the new Super WalMart that’s being built near where I live, and now I’m just a bit more likely to do my regular grocery shopping there, when it opens. WalMart is indeed not quite as evil as I thought, if the AFA is unhappy with its attitude towards gays and gay marriage.

[Least_Original_User_Name_Ever]

One drop of happy into the bucket of unhappiness does not constitute a parade.

[Antinor01]

It does appear that Walmart is making at least a token effort to improve their image. They still have a lot of changes to make before I would think about shopping there, but this is encouraging. (I get the AFA action alerts too, same reason you do)

On the other side though, the AFA gets their panties in a twist if anyone mentions gay people or samesex marriage without in the same breath announcing that its evil and the participants will be going directly to hell. Hard to tell yet whats really going on with the big W.

[Canadjun]

I went poking around on their web page and discovered that Wal-Mart has reconsidered somewhat.

@Wal-Mart

Respect for the individual is one of the core values that have made us into the company we are today. We take pride in the fact that we treat every customer, every supplier and every member of our individual communities fairly and equally.

We are working hard to make our corporate contributions reflect the values of our customers, communities, and associates. As Sam Walton said, “Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.

Wal-Mart will not make corporate contributions to support or oppose highly controversial issues unless they directly relate to our ability to serve our customers.

Wal-Mart does not have a position on same sex marriage and we do not give preference to gay or lesbian suppliers. Wal-Mart does have a strong commitment to diversity among our associates and against discrimination everywhere.

[OneCentStamp]

@Giles

…campaigning against WalMart because it “Rolls Out [the] Red Carpet For Homosexual Marriage”

Obviously a fact-free smear campaign.

Everyone knows it’s a fuchsia carpet.