An explanation for Microsoft's anti-gay stance?
An explanation for Microsoft's anti-gay stance?: "
United States: John Aravosis has been poking around and has discovered that Microsoft pay a $20,000 a month retainer to fundie leader Ralph Reed. The precise reason why isn't known, but Aravosis suspects it might explain something:
Now, just think a minute. Microsoft finds itself under criticism from the local evangelical leader, religious right shareholders, bigoted employees and who knows who else. They don't know what to do. Who do they turn to? Well, if I'm in a religious right pickle, I'd turn to my $20,000 a month retainered religious right consultant, the former leader of the religious right, Ralph Reed.
And which side do we think the former head of the religious right would favor were he advising Microsoft what do when trapped between the Scylla and Charybdis of the gays vs. the religious right?
A. Stick to your guns and defend the gays? or
B. Find a way to stiff the gays and move more in line with the religious right?
Well, shiver my timbers, Microsoft ended up going with option B.
The article includes his sources, copies of invoices etc. Equal Rights Washington has issued an open letter to Microsoft urging to break off the relationship.
Microsoft paying Religious Right leader Ralph Reed $20,000 a month retainer - AMERICAblog, 26th April 2005 (via The Sideshow).
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"(Via The Pagan Prattle Online.)