Gay-rights activists, faith-based nonprofits waging online culture war
A culture war is being waged online — gay-rights activists vs. Focus on the Family and other faith-based nonprofits — for the hearts, minds and money of hundreds of big retailers.
College student Ben Crowther and other gay activists have been petitioning companies through a website called Change.org to sever retail links with an online hub called Charity Give Back Group. Crowther claims it supports "anti-gay hate groups" such as the Focus on the Family ministry and other conservative evangelical Christian organizations.
The New York-based CGBG, formerly known as Christian Values Network, allows online shoppers to authorize a percentage of their purchase dollars to go to the charity of their choice, secular or religious, including Colorado Springs- based Focus.
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