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Immediate Release: 4/9/2008
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Leaders ask Marriott to drop in-room adult movies
(Tupelo, MS) - Forty-seven pro-family leaders have asked the Marriott
chain of hotels to stop making porn movies available in their guest
rooms.
In a letter dated April 3 to CEO John W. Marriott III, the leaders asked
for a meeting with Marriott to discuss the issue. “The cosigners of this
letter are leaders of some of the largest pro-family organizations in
America. On behalf of these groups, a few of our principals would
appreciate the opportunity to meet with representatives from Marriott to
discuss this matter further.”
The group said pulling the movies would be in keeping with Marriott’s
public statement of “promoting the well-being of children and families”
and Marriott’s stated stance against “…such tragedies as human
trafficking and the exploitation of children.” Marriott has
approximately 2,800 hotels in the U.S., and about 2,400 of them have
in-room porn movies.
According to Donald E. Wildmon, chairman of the American Family
Association, Marriott has not responded to the request.
In addition to Wildmon, other leaders include Dr. James Dobson, chairman
of Focus on the Family; Tony Perkins, president of Family Research
Council; Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and
Religious Liberty Commission; Bishop Harry Jackson, chairman of High
Impact Leadership Council; and Robert Peters, president of Morality in
Media.
Signers of the letter include the following:
Donald E. Wildmon
Chairman & CEO
American Family Association
James C. Dobson, Ph.D., Chairman & Founder
Focus on the Family
Tony Perkins, President
Family Research Council
Paul Weyrich, Chairman & CEO
Free Congress Foundation
Dr. Richard Land, President
Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
Bishop Harry Jackson, Chairman
High Impact Leadership Council
Alan Chambers, President
Exodus International
Dick Bott, President
Bott Radio Network
Phil Burress, President
Citizens for Community Values
Maurine Proctor, President
Family Leader Network
Rich Bott, Vice President
Bott Radio Network
Tom Shields, Chairman
Coalition for Marriage and Family
Bill Johnson, President
American Decency Association
Ron Shuping, Exec. VP of Programming
The Inspiration Networks
John Stemberger, President & General Counsel
Florida Family Policy Council
Micah Clark, Executive Director
American Family Association of Indiana
Diane Gramley, President
American Family Association of Pennsylvania
Gary Glenn, President
American Family Association of Michigan
David E. Smith, Executive Director
Illinois Family Institute
Doug Stiegler, Executive Director
Maryland Family Protection Lobby
Chris Hupke, President
South Dakota Family Policy Council
Kent Ostrander, Executive Director
The Family Foundation (Kentucky)
C. Preston Noell III, President
Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.
John Helmberger, CEO
Minnesota Family Council
Michael S. Heath, executive director
Christian Civic League of Maine
David Fowler, President
The Family Action Council of Tennessee, Inc.
Joe Ortwerth, Executive Director
Missouri Family Policy Council
Sharilee Guest
Founder,
www.AmericaTakingAction.com
President,
www.BrandMyBooks.com
President,
www.LegaciesThatLast.com
Family Products,
www.SimplyFUNdraisers.com
Mathew D. Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
Karen Testerman, Executive Director
Cornerstone Policy Research
John L. Harmer, Chairman
The Lighted Candle Society
Dean Nelson, Executive Director
Network of Politically Active Christians
Dr. Carl Herbster, President
AdvanceUSA
Phillip Jauregui, President
Judicial Action Group
Robert Peters, President
Morality in Media
Matt Barber, Policy Director – Cultural Issues
Concerned Women for America
Len Deo, Founder & President
New Jersey Family Policy Council &
New Jersey Family First
Bobby Lloyd, Executive Director
Long Island Citizens for Community Values
Regina Griggs, Executive Director
Parents & Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays
(PFOX)
Carmen Pate, Co-Host
Point of View Radio Talk Show
IRN/USA Radio Network
Steven W. Fitschen, President
The National Legal Foundation
Dr. Rod D. Martin, Chairman
TheVanguard.Org
Chris Brown, Executive Vice President
National Federation of Republican
Assemblies
Gene Mills, CEO
Louisiana Family Forum
Steve Noble, Chairman
Called2Action
Cathi Herrod, President
The Center for Arizona Policy
Howard “Rusty” Leonard, President
Stewardship Partners
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