Secret supporters for the Culture of Death...

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A couple of weeks ago, my family and I decided to participate in the Race for the Cure 5K run that raises money for cancer. It seemed like a worthy cause and the organization itself is, BUT one of the primary supporters for this event is Planned Parenthood. Once my mom found this out, we immediately withdrew from participating in the race (thankfully we hadn't signed up yet). This type of hidden support for or by various organizations or companies is something that is difficult to determine, but is very important to watch out for. Its not just silent support for worthy causes, like the Race for the Cure, but also companies we frequent every day that quietly and covertly support the Culture of Death.

Just to give you an idea of some of these "under-the-radar" supporters, I have put together a short list of companies who quietly support the Culture of Death:

Eastman Kodak: This company has a trust which contributes large sums of money to People For the American Way, an organization that advocates freedom of 'reproductive choice' as well as contraception.

Kraft Foods - owned by Altria: Altria is the parent company of Kraft Foods. Altria is an admitted supporter of Planned Parenthood.

Bank of America: The Bank of America Corporation also supports Planned Parenthood. Their reasoning, according to Andrew Plepler, president of the Bank of America Charitable Foundation is, "Our in-volvement with Planned Parenthood is driven primarily by our associates."

Nike, Inc.: Yes, Nike shoes supports the Culture of Death. What is even more disturbing is that I found this information on their very own web site in which they were touting their support of Planned Parenthood.

Starbucks Coffee: According to WorldNetDaily.net, this company not only supports Planned Parenthood but also is intent in its support and advocacy of homosexual marriage.

As you can see, this is but a short list of companies who support abortion and the Culture of Death. Life Decisions International has a boycott list that is put out bi-yearly in which they list companies supporting the Culture of Death. It can be purchased for about $15 and although I do not have a subscription, the Kenrick-Glennon Pro-life Committee at my seminary does. This is not the only list out there, however. More and more web sites are listing supporters of the Culture of Death including Planned Parenthood itself, which has a list of what it calls "Matching Employee donations to Planned Parenthood."

I am not suggesting that we boycott every company that has even remote links to the Culture of Death. If a company is owned by a company who receives their copy paper from a company supporting abortion, it seems a little overkill to boycott them. Chances are that this company doesn't even know that its parent company purchases paper from an abortion supporter and the parent company may not know it either. However, companies that directly support abortion and the Culture of Death are another story. I cannot tell my readers what to do, I can only provide you with information. I recommend that you pray about frequenting any of these above companies or any you truly find out support the Culture of Death. Until next time...God bless.

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