PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 1997

Contact: Don Jackson, President - (937) 236-5433 Christian Family Network

"For Better Or For Worse?"...Pro-Family Groups Says, "Worse"

A nationally published cartoon strip, "For Better Or For Worse" is for the second time being used to push the homosexual agenda. This has many people across the nation upset at the blatant disregard for values and morality being shown by the cartoonist and the newspapers that are running the series.

Cartoonist Lynn Johnston's syndicated strip, distributed to over 1700 newspapers, will center on the "love life" of a homosexual character, Lawrence, who was "outed" in a previous series that ran several years ago. Because of plans to run this series of comic strips with a homosexual theme, a national pro-family organization is urging action by those opposed to the homosexual lifestyle.

Christian Family Network, in conjunction with other pro-family organizations, feels it is necessary to respond to this attack on the family. CFN is asking people with subscriptions to newspapers carrying "For Better Or For Worse" to call and respectfully ask that their newspapers NOT be delivered on this Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; the days that the homosexual agenda will be pushed through the comic strip. CFN is quick to point out that this is not a boycott of newspapers, but is a way of letting all involved know that the American public is unwilling to be an accomplice to the liberal homosexual agenda. While the cartoonist may have her right to draw the strip she wants, and the newspapers have the right to run the strip, consumers likewise have a right not to be subjected to the harmful effects this material may have on their families.

The "comic page," read by all family members including the very young, is one place in the newspaper that should be safe from unhealthy agendas.

Cartoonists and newspapers have a responsibility to ensure that the comic page is available for safe, healthy, enjoyable entertainment. This page should not be used as an indoctrination tool for the homosexual lifestyle.

The media, in its many forms, has become the cheerleader for the homosexual movement and are the true "change-agents" of society. This is another example of media power gone wrong; where that power is used in an effort to reshape the public's opinion of the homosexual lifestyle. In reality, homosexuality is immoral, unscriptural, and unhealthy. We hear the 'media elite" speak of tolerance, but we must stand firm and say that some things were not meant to be tolerated and this is one of them.

"There have been but a handful of newspapers of the 1700 carriers of "For Better Or For Worse" that have declined the series, stated CFN President Don Jackson. "While most newspapers have decided to aid and abet the homosexual agenda, we intend to have an impact on as many of them as possible. The subscription cancellation action is to take place across the nation beginning Monday. Pro-family groups feel that though the actions are simple and easy, they WILL make a difference."

"If people respond in this way to their local newspaper, it sends a very strong message that the American public is unwilling to be an accomplice to the liberal homosexual agenda being pushed on us at every opportunity through every imaginable medium," says Jackson. "This is not a boycott of newspapers; it is simply our way of declining to participate in the homosexual agenda. We have no other option than to let our voices be heard. Silence is the door of consent!"