San Francisco, California: On August 16th 2011 the Charity Give Back Group (CGBG) issued a press release entitled “Charity Support Group to Retailers: Don’t Be Bullied By Activists.” The sub-heading stated “CGBG corrects the record with ‘The 5 Mistruths by the Activists;’ Asks Retailers to Remain Neutral.” The Press release began:
CGBG, an online service that helps users support their favorite charities by shopping on the web, today is correcting the record on a growing misinformation campaign to bully retailers into punishing customers and charities based on charities’ and customers’ beliefs.Anyone with a brain will recognise propaganda when they see it, because that’s exactly what this press release was. This press release also said:
In recent weeks, a small group of activists has targeted major companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Macy’s, the Gap, Expedia, and others with online petitions that portray CGBG and a handful of its network charities in a false light. As a result of the misinformation campaign spread through blogs and other online media including Change.org, Allout.org and Tie-dyed Jive in the (415), several retailers have severed ties with shoppers who use CGBG to support their chosen charities with online purchasing.The Christian Broadcasting Network, Religious Wire Services, Family Research Council (FRC), Focus on the Family (FOF), American Family Association (AFA), and other Christian News Outlets reported this press release as fact. In the section that allegedly corrected the “5 Mistruths by Activists,” their propaganda did not correct any “mistruths.” As someone who is always interested in semantics, I think it’s fascinating that the facts I cited to support my boycott campaign, was characterized as shedding a false light on CGBG and a “handful of its network charities.”
As you can see in the quote above, the press release also said that because of my “misinformation campaign,” that “several retailers have severed ties with shoppers who use CGBG to support their chosen charities with online purchasing.”
I think it’s imperative for Christian Wire Services, and Christian news outlets, to report the truth. By running this press release as a story, they were not reporting the truth. I am going to write about the absolute truth as it relates to this company’s statements, and prove that their propaganda is nothing but lies.
- CGBG network charities Focus on the Family and Summit Ministries are listed as “hate groups” by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
- The Family Research Council is a “hate group.”
- CGBG is associated with Abiding Truth Ministries, a Springfield, MA.,-based organization classified by the SPLC as a “hate group.”
- The name of the business retailers are working with is “Christian Values Network.”
It’s very difficult to know what the Christian Values Network or CVN.org is calling itself these days. According to the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office, the Faith and Family Values, Inc. owns CGBG, LLC and the Jewish Giving Network, LLC. The press release claimed CVN became CGBG in March 2011, when the incorporation papers for the LLC were filed on 10/16/2008. The Jewish Giving Network, LLC incorporation papers were filed on the same date.
I must say that this shiksa knows of quite a few legitimate Jewish charities and advocacy groups, who are not going to be pleased.
- CGBG donates money to hate groups and anti-women organizations.
In June 2011, Stephen Baldwin was promoting the network as UBuy2give.com on his Facebook page. Shell game anyone?
I was born at night, but not last night. The average individual can see that this press release that CVN/CGBG issued on August 16th, 2011 was full of mistruths, misleading statements, and lies.
This for-profit company issued the press release after they saw the traction my call for a boycott was having on their business model. They claimed that “a few activists” were spreading mistruths, when in reality, at that point I was the only individual working on this campaign for tolerance.
Faith and Family Values Network, Inc., CVN, CGBG, TJGN, and UBuy2give, Inc continue to misinform the public about their business. If someone wants to give to a charity, I would imagine you would do as most smart Americans do. You write a check, send it off, and get a tax deduction for your donation. Why you would want to make an online purchase to support a charity, where the small commission is not even tax deductible, is beyond me. Is someone trying to take advantage of online shoppers, or trying to subvert having to properly report sources of revenue? You can be the judge of that.
As I dig into the truth behind this for-profit company, there are more questions than answers. Regardless, I’m going to continue my campaign to promote tolerance, no matter what acronym of the day this company might be calling itself.
WYSIWYG, and that’s nothing but hate right now.
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