another shot fired in the culture war
Aug. 29th, 2006 12:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_siobhanI stole this from Warren Ellis
Focus on the Family work to reduce access to birth control and sex education and actively campaign against equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. They fund these campaigns through contributions from Christians who have been convinced that the USA should base it's laws on religious edicts. (But only those religious edicts that they approve of.)
1. Go to www.family.org and look for the “Resources” link in the blue bar on the left-hand side, right above the “Search” box, and click it.
2. Under the “Resource Category” menu on the left-hand side, you’ll notice categories such as “Homosexuality” under “Resource Category.” Me, I went straight to the CD’s and DVD’s under “Resource Format.”
3. Go through, find something you like, such as the recently released movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or The Chronicles of Narnia Radio Theatre Complete Set, suggested donation US $79.00, or the three disc Les Misérables soundtrack. It’s not a very wide range of products, but there’s bound to be something either you like or you could use as a sweet gift for someone else. Click the “Add to Cart” button.
They won’t send more than $100 worth of materials for free in any given shopping trip, so be sure to go through a few times, until you’re sure you’ve dinged them.
4. Select “Add New Shipping Address,” decide to send it yourself or someone else, and once you’re done picking up to $100, click “Proceed to Checkout.” Some people have been sending items to themselves to sell later on eBay, some have been ordering the more controversial items as conversation pieces or educational props, (as anti-anti-propaganda), but I plan on using mine as gifts, mostly. I’ve found no reports on receiving Focus on the Family junk mail after inputting an address, so I figure it’s fairly safe.
5. The next screen asks you to sign-up for an account and give your information. Fill it out with fictitious information, enter whatever name and address you like. You might want to make up a phone number too and an e-mail account too. After filling out all the required fields, click “Proceed to Checkout” one more time.
6. This will take you to the “Here is Your Cart” page. You may have to re-enter your data again after this part to actually confirm your account. Eventually, you’ll get to the “How Much Would You Like to Donate?” page.
7. Select “Enter other total amount” and enter 0.00 as the amount you would like to pay. (Don’t put in a dollar sign or it will ask you for credit-card information.) Don’t be fooled by the field in the lower-right-hand corner that shows you the suggested donation amounts, simply Proceed to Checkout.
8. The next screen is a guilt screen, to make you feel bad about how little you donated. ignore it. Ignore it utterly. Think of how many people they’re persecuted and had in their “gay kids can be cured” camps. Just proceed to checkout again.
9. Click “Checkout Now.”
10. Finally, pass this information on to all your friends. They’ve got money to back them, we have word of mouth, let’s see if we can win.
I ordered Narnia, Les Miserables and Ben Hur. And a bunch of books about having sex like a Christian, which I figure ought to be a hoot.
Maybe I'll go back later and see if they can help me out with a cure for my homosexual tendancies.
EDIT: I went back to order more copies, and it looks like they are out of stock of Narnia. I'm going to keep an eye out to see if it comes back on the list.
Also, I have gmail invites for anybody who doesn't want to give them their real email address.
Focus on the Family work to reduce access to birth control and sex education and actively campaign against equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. They fund these campaigns through contributions from Christians who have been convinced that the USA should base it's laws on religious edicts. (But only those religious edicts that they approve of.)
1. Go to www.family.org and look for the “Resources” link in the blue bar on the left-hand side, right above the “Search” box, and click it.
2. Under the “Resource Category” menu on the left-hand side, you’ll notice categories such as “Homosexuality” under “Resource Category.” Me, I went straight to the CD’s and DVD’s under “Resource Format.”
3. Go through, find something you like, such as the recently released movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or The Chronicles of Narnia Radio Theatre Complete Set, suggested donation US $79.00, or the three disc Les Misérables soundtrack. It’s not a very wide range of products, but there’s bound to be something either you like or you could use as a sweet gift for someone else. Click the “Add to Cart” button.
They won’t send more than $100 worth of materials for free in any given shopping trip, so be sure to go through a few times, until you’re sure you’ve dinged them.
4. Select “Add New Shipping Address,” decide to send it yourself or someone else, and once you’re done picking up to $100, click “Proceed to Checkout.” Some people have been sending items to themselves to sell later on eBay, some have been ordering the more controversial items as conversation pieces or educational props, (as anti-anti-propaganda), but I plan on using mine as gifts, mostly. I’ve found no reports on receiving Focus on the Family junk mail after inputting an address, so I figure it’s fairly safe.
5. The next screen asks you to sign-up for an account and give your information. Fill it out with fictitious information, enter whatever name and address you like. You might want to make up a phone number too and an e-mail account too. After filling out all the required fields, click “Proceed to Checkout” one more time.
6. This will take you to the “Here is Your Cart” page. You may have to re-enter your data again after this part to actually confirm your account. Eventually, you’ll get to the “How Much Would You Like to Donate?” page.
7. Select “Enter other total amount” and enter 0.00 as the amount you would like to pay. (Don’t put in a dollar sign or it will ask you for credit-card information.) Don’t be fooled by the field in the lower-right-hand corner that shows you the suggested donation amounts, simply Proceed to Checkout.
8. The next screen is a guilt screen, to make you feel bad about how little you donated. ignore it. Ignore it utterly. Think of how many people they’re persecuted and had in their “gay kids can be cured” camps. Just proceed to checkout again.
9. Click “Checkout Now.”
10. Finally, pass this information on to all your friends. They’ve got money to back them, we have word of mouth, let’s see if we can win.
I ordered Narnia, Les Miserables and Ben Hur. And a bunch of books about having sex like a Christian, which I figure ought to be a hoot.
Maybe I'll go back later and see if they can help me out with a cure for my homosexual tendancies.
EDIT: I went back to order more copies, and it looks like they are out of stock of Narnia. I'm going to keep an eye out to see if it comes back on the list.
Also, I have gmail invites for anybody who doesn't want to give them their real email address.
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Date: 2006-08-29 04:59 am (UTC)(I had no idea the Bible was the only sex manual I'd ever need).
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Date: 2006-08-29 05:05 am (UTC)Be generous, order a few for all of your friends.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 03:17 pm (UTC)However, it looks like Narnia is out of stock. You may have to check back to see if they have more copies available later.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 05:23 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 05:25 am (UTC)just because their ethics suck doesn't mean mine have to. so, that's what i'll do. it'll make my sense of justice happy. so, thanks for the tip!
(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 01:27 pm (UTC)That's a really good idea!
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Date: 2006-08-29 07:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-30 05:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 05:29 am (UTC)but i did get a manual on how to get it ooooon like a good christian (i suppose this involves the missionary position and not having an orgasm ... and here i thought that's what the teenage years were for!).
(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 07:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 07:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 02:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 01:04 pm (UTC)I actually have half a mind to sell these on ebay and donate any proceeds to various causes.
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Date: 2006-08-29 03:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-29 03:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-09 03:05 pm (UTC)i also don't have my books yet!! i'm still fucking like a heathen and friends with homosexuals!! they don't care about my salvation!!
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Date: 2006-09-10 04:11 am (UTC)And here I was looking forward to finding out how to restore the passion for God in my marriage.