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Bloodblister Bob Donating Member (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 09:47 AM
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Christian group pulls Wells Fargo accounts
San Francisco Chronicle 12/06/05:

Focus on the Family has closed all its Wells Fargo accounts because the San Francisco bank contributed to a gay rights group that promised to use the funds to "fight ... the anti-gay industry."...

http://tinyurl.com/bc5oy
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TalkingDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 09:51 AM
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1. I've got a hole in back yard they can all live in
It doesn't have any gays, minorities or people who are sexually aware in it. It's cozy and won't threaten their belief system one bit (ie has no fossils in it)

When they're all snug, I'll back the cement mixer up and.....
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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 10:04 AM
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2. Why are these people so powerful?
Why are they so effective in their boycotts? (And why aren't WE)? I have a few theories, but I'd like to hear from other people. Why are these huge corporations actually afraid of them?
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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-05 10:07 AM
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3. Locking
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