June 23, 2009
“When Money Was the Weapon of Choice … The Gay Team Won”
It’s way too long to even try to excerpt — and I’m not saying I agree with every sentence — but I do think it deserves to be read in full.
I also think one paragraph heading — “How Mickey Mouse kicked Jesus’ ass” — should have been the headline, instead of:
Incidentally — and apart from the overall thrust (i.e., money talks, which I did know) is one thing I didn’t know:
Around 20 years ago, Waldenbooks, et al., sued the Un-American Family Association under RICO (the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) — and won.
Short version: It wasn’t the AFA’s boycott of Waldenbooks (for selling Playboy and Penthouse magazines), but interference with Waldenbooks’ ability to freely conduct business. (Lawyer-types, correct me if I’m wrong in any way on this super-short summary.)
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Filed Under: American Family Assn, Business/Economy, Civil Rights, Free Speech, Marriage, Radical Religious Right
