Yeah, right........
Jan. 8th, 2008 07:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundMicrosoft's gay rights efforts targeted
"A conservative Christian pastor plans to launch a high-profile campaign Tuesday urging religious followers to load up on Microsoft Corp. stock, in an attempt to force the company to "stop financing ungodly ventures."
The Rev. Ken Hutcherson, who leads Antioch Bible Church in Microsoft's hometown of Redmond, says that he will create a global and powerful group to promote traditional family values, including marriage exclusively between a man and a woman.
Hutcherson, joined by some of the country's most influential Christian leaders, has created a new organization, AGN Financial Network, to finance the effort. The worldwide venture asks people to buy three shares of company stock and donate one to AGN. Its Web site tells visitors, "You have the power to change the world," and contains tips on how to open a brokerage account. Among the listed supporters are Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention and religious pundit Gary Bauer."
Personally, I suspect this is more Mr. Hutcherson's way of getting rich at the expense of his flock and others he can dupe into this. Sounds like a scam to me.
The two most amusing / scary lines?
"He told company leaders, "I could work with you, or I could be your worst nightmare, because I am a black man with a righteous cause, with a host of powerful white people behind me," according to an e-mail update to his supporters. "I hope to hear from you and if not, you will hear from me."
What the bloody hell does this asshat's race have to do with anything??? Or is he trying to play the race card so he can later claim that Microsoft is being "racist" if they ignore his demands??
Then there's this gem:
"Hutcherson said it's not Microsoft's job to influence the public agenda, and that it should be left to others, like him.
"That's what my job is," he said. "I'm a pastor."
So companies trying to influence public policy for their employees = bad. Theocratic asshats trying to influence that same policy = good ? Yeah, right. He just wants people like him in the sandbox, and screw everyone else.
"A conservative Christian pastor plans to launch a high-profile campaign Tuesday urging religious followers to load up on Microsoft Corp. stock, in an attempt to force the company to "stop financing ungodly ventures."
The Rev. Ken Hutcherson, who leads Antioch Bible Church in Microsoft's hometown of Redmond, says that he will create a global and powerful group to promote traditional family values, including marriage exclusively between a man and a woman.
Hutcherson, joined by some of the country's most influential Christian leaders, has created a new organization, AGN Financial Network, to finance the effort. The worldwide venture asks people to buy three shares of company stock and donate one to AGN. Its Web site tells visitors, "You have the power to change the world," and contains tips on how to open a brokerage account. Among the listed supporters are Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention and religious pundit Gary Bauer."
Personally, I suspect this is more Mr. Hutcherson's way of getting rich at the expense of his flock and others he can dupe into this. Sounds like a scam to me.
The two most amusing / scary lines?
"He told company leaders, "I could work with you, or I could be your worst nightmare, because I am a black man with a righteous cause, with a host of powerful white people behind me," according to an e-mail update to his supporters. "I hope to hear from you and if not, you will hear from me."
What the bloody hell does this asshat's race have to do with anything??? Or is he trying to play the race card so he can later claim that Microsoft is being "racist" if they ignore his demands??
Then there's this gem:
"Hutcherson said it's not Microsoft's job to influence the public agenda, and that it should be left to others, like him.
"That's what my job is," he said. "I'm a pastor."
So companies trying to influence public policy for their employees = bad. Theocratic asshats trying to influence that same policy = good ? Yeah, right. He just wants people like him in the sandbox, and screw everyone else.
