By Mary Rettig and Jenni Parker
September 27, 2006

(AgapePress) - Prominent pro-family groups say Wal-Mart is once again giving its full endorsement to the homosexual agenda. A recent Boise State University press release reveals that Wal-Mart and "the Pleasure Boutique" are two of the co-sponsors of this year's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Diversity Week at BSU October 9-13.

The Pleasure Boutique is a company that openly boasts of having the "largest adult toy section in Idaho," as well as the state's largest selection of adult movies and DVDs. Bryan Fischer, executive director of the Idaho Values Alliance, says it is "just bizarre" that a retailer that has traded on a pro-family image in the past "would join forces with a porn peddler to promote the homosexual agenda."

Faithful Wal-Mart shoppers, Fischer observes, must be wondering what the company's corporate executives are doing to Sam Walton's once family-friendly company. "If companies are known by the company they keep, like people are," he adds, "Wal-Mart has some serious explaining to do."

The Idaho Values Alliance spokesman believes those at the helm of the world's largest retailer are making a costly mistake. "By pandering to two percent of the population, they're running the risk of alienating the millions of families that have made Wal-Mart one of the most successful businesses in history," he comments. "Why Wal-Mart would want to take that kind of a risk is a mystery."

But Don Wildmon, chairman of the American Family Association, says Wal-Mart's sponsorship of LGBT Diversity Week at BSU comes as no surprise after the company's move to join the Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and its support for other pro-homosexual events. Wildmon says there can be no denying the true intent of the university's "Diversity Week," based on some of the scheduled events.

One of these events, the AFA chairman notes, is the Idaho Votes No Campaign Update. He says Idaho citizens will be voting on a state constitutional amendment in November to ban same-sex marriage, "and this workshop will teach people how to oppose that and how to promote homosexual marriage."

Another event being held during Boise State University's week of LGBT promotions is a lecture called "Heterosexism," Wildmon points out. In this presentation, the pro-family leader says, a heterosexual couple will "help" heterosexuals deal with their supposed bigotry toward homosexuality.

Other LGBT Diversity Week events or lectures being sponsored by Wal-Mart include a "Gay History of Idaho," and discussions of "Hate Based Crimes," "LGBT Youth in Trouble," "Women's/Lesbian Issues," and "Diversity in the Workplace."

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