I got the following from the American Family Association:
Procter & Gamble wants to know if you approve of its support of the homosexual lifestyle
Company establishes toll-free number to call
May 2, 2008
Dear Eric,
Procter & Gamble wants to know if you approve its efforts to promote the homosexual lifestyle. It has established a toll-free number for you to call and vote to approve or disapprove its support of homosexuality.
P&G has added homosexual lovers to its soap opera "As the World Turns." It has also added scenes of homosexuals with open mouth kissing. The motive behind P&G's push is to desensitize viewers, especially younger viewers, to the homosexual lifestyle. The ultimate goal of homosexual activists is homosexual marriage.
Thousands of homosexual activists are already calling P&G.
Take Action!
* Call the toll-free number P&G has set up for the public regarding its promotion of the homosexual lifestyle. Call 1-800-331-3774 and click on option 2. Following the recording, click on option 2 again. There is not a live person at this number.
* Forward this e-mail to family and friends and urge them to call and vote.
* Reproduce this letter and distribute to others — Sunday School class, church, coworkers, etc. Ask your pastor to put this information in the church bulletin and newsletter.
When I was young, there was a chain mail about Proctor & Gamble being a Satanic organization, and about how its symbols were inspired by Satanism. It was all hogwash, but people spread it around just like they did the letter about Madeleine Murray O'Hare's desire to ban televangelists from the airwaves long after she'd disappeared.
I'm old enough to remember when religious people actively denounced soap operas for giving a false portrayal of reality.
So here I am reading this and thinking "This has to be a joke." Not only is it not a joke, but I read in some news stories that even Southern Baptist women have fallen in love with the gay couple and want to see more action.
Maybe that old email was right after all.
The expiration to leave your opinion by phone has come and gone. You must do so by e-mail at comments.im@gp.com. Thanks Eric.