At a time when many Curves For Women franchise owners are fighting for financial survival, Curves International is risking a public backlash by promotionally partnering with the divisive and highly controversial anti-gay and pro-life American Family Association.
The promotion:  Curves and American Family Radio (AFR) – an affiliate of the American Family Association (AFA) – are promoting a healthy recipe contest.  The Curves ads were nestled between politically charged pro-life stories and videos on the AFR website, and the prize included a free year membership at a Curves Club and an audio Bible dvd.
According to its website, the American Family …read more

(FranchisePick.Com)  Back in July of this year, FranchisePick.com reported (Is McDonald’s Funding a “naked homosex-fest”?) how a conservative Christian group called the American Family Association (AFA) was leading a boycott of McDonald’s in protest of the fast food giant’s relationship with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
The American Family Association had been calling for Richard Ellis, McDonald’s vice president of U.S. communications, to resign from the board of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and for McDonald’s to drop its membership and cease financial support for the NGLCC. McDonald’s provided $20,000 to be one of …read more