January 10, 2006

Chrm . Bill Ford
Ford Motor Company
One American Road
Dearborn , MI 48126-2798

Dear Chrm. Ford,

On November 28, Ford Motor Company and American Family Association worked out a representation concerning Ford's support of groups promoting the homosexual agenda including homosexual marriage. Ford's representations seemed to AFA a very reasonable and attainable goal.

1. Ford would not renew current promotions or create future incentives that give cash donations to homosexual organizations based on the purchase of a vehicle.
   
2. Ford would stop giving cash and vehicle donations or endorsements to homosexual social activities such as Gay Pride parades.
   
3. Ford would not make corporate donations to homosexual organizations that, as part of their activities, engage in political or social campaigns to promote civil unions or same-sex marriage.
   
4. Ford would cease all advertising in homosexual websites and media outlets (magazines, television, radio) in the U.S. with the exception of a small amount to be used by Volvo. The Volvo ads would be the same ads used in the general media and not aimed at the homosexual community specifically.

When homosexual groups opposed Ford's actions, seven homosexual leaders met with Ford. At that meeting, Ford repudiated your representations and issued a public letter strongly supporting the homosexual groups.

Ford made this decision at the request of only seven homosexual leaders and without any input from your thousands of dealers who stand to be adversely affected by your decision. Why would Ford put the interests of seven homosexual groups ahead of the interests of all your dealers? Evidently you consider seven homosexual leaders more important than your thousands of dealers. Your support for these groups pushing homosexual marriage can only hurt your dealers.

We strongly suggest that Ford remove itself from involvement in the cultural war and apply its resources to building the best product possible. It ill serves the purpose of Ford to take sides in the cultural war. It is a no-win situation. When you favor one side, you alienate the other. Leave the cultural battles to the various groups pro and con and to the politicians. Apply your energy and your resources to building better automobiles. This policy would benefit not only Ford, your employees and your dealers, but society as a whole.

It is our request that Ford retract its rejection of the representation. We can not, and will not, sit by as Ford supports a social agenda aimed at the destruction of the family.

We ask that you respond to our request by January 20. If we do not hear from you by that date, we will assume that Ford does not intend to honor its representations to AFA. Should you decide to respond, please do so by letter since we can no longer trust Ford to keep its verbal word.

Sincerely,

Donald E. Wildmon , Chairman
American Family Association

Other signatories include:

Tony Perkins, President
Family Research Council

Dr. James Dobson, Founder and Chairman
Focus On The Family

Gary Bauer, President
American Values

Dr. D. James Kennedy, President
Coral Ridge Ministries

Dr. Richard Land, President
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
The Southern Baptist Convention

Paul Weyrich, National Chairman
Coalitions for America

Beverly LaHaye, Founder and Chairman
Concerned Women for America

Dr. Gary Cass, President
Center for Reclaiming America

Rev. Ted Haggard, President
National Association of Evangelicals

Phil Burress, President
Citizens for Community Values

Curt Smith, President
Indiana Family Institute

Janet Folger, President
Faith2Action

Bobbie Patray, President
Tennessee Eagle Forum

Judie Brown, President<
American Life League, Inc.

Dr. Leo Godzich, Chairman
National Association of Marriage Enhancement

R. Allen Angell, President
Constituent Voice

Kelly Shackelford, President
Free Market Foundation

Gary Glenn, President
American Family Association of Michigan

Russell Johnson, Chairman
Ohio Restoration Project

Alan Chambers, President
Exodus International

Diane Gramley, President
American Family Association of Pennsylvania

Dr. Kenneth Hutcherson, President
Mayday for Marriage

Micah Clark, Executive Director
American Family Association of Indiana

Dr. Rick Scarborough, President
Vision America

Gregory B. Darby, Founder & President
Christian Interactive Network

John Uhlmann, Chairman
Our Shared American Identity Foundation

Ron Shuping, Senior Vice President of Programming
The Inspiration Television Networks

Dr. Keith Wiebe, President
American Association of Christian Schools

Tom Shields, Chairman
Coalition for Marriage and Family

Dr. Laurence White, President
The American Restoration Project

Larry Cirignano, Executive Director
CatholicVote.org

Keith Wiebe, Jr., President
West Virginia Family Foundation

Mathew D. Staver, President and General Counsel
Liberty Counsel

Kristian M. Mineau, President
Massachusetts Family Institute

Douglas Stiegler, Executive Director
Association of Maryland Families

Colin A. Hanna, President
Let Freedom Ring, Inc.

Carol L. Wagstaff, M.A., Executive Director
Living Stones Ministries

David Kyle Foster, President/Executive Director
Mastering Life Ministries

Curt Smith, President
Indiana Family Institute

Al Laws, Jr., Chief Executive Officer
Win Family Services, Inc.

Peter LaBarbera
Illinois Family Institute

William G. Owens, President
Coalition of African-American Churches

Jerry Flowers, Executive Director
RealMarriage.Org