Cape clergy group joins call for Woolworths boycott

The Concerned Clergy of the Western Cape (CCWC) says in a media statement it has decided to support a call to boycott Woolworths stores during June over the company’s gay pride campaign.

Pastor Barry Isaacs chairperson of the CCWC says the group of Christian leaders emphasises the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman and that Woolworths’ support of the LGBTQ community conflicts with its deeply held religious convictions and compels it to support the boycott call made last week by Rev Errol Naidoo director of the Family Policy Institute.

“Our boycott is not meant to incite hatred or discrimination against individuals within the LGBTQ community or any other similar community. This is rather a respectful expression of OUR religious convictions and demonstration of our commitment in upholding the values and principles that are central to our faith and which we have practiced for many years.

“We hereby call upon our fellow Christians and other like minded faith organizations who share our concerns, to join us in the peaceful boycott for the month of June. We believe that it will serve as a powerful reminder of our significant traditional beliefs that underpin our convictions to safeguard the freedom or out religious expression,” says the statement.

You can view the full statement here.

Naidoo published a newsletter yesterday in which he says: “Tragically, despite the massive outcry from Christian (and Muslim) consumers, Woolworths refused to cancel its ill-conceived and divisive ‘pride’ campaign.”

He says: ” Christian consumers must intensify the boycott of Woolworths. We must also stage peaceful protests outside Woolworths stores where possible. Significantly, this campaign is not directed against LGBTQ citizens but rather a rejection of the sexual rights political and ideological agenda behind the redefinition of marriage, the dismantling of the natural family, the sexualization of minor children in education and entertainment and the attempts to stifle religious speech.”

In a follow-up to a video he posted last week [see latest video here] he accuses Woolworths of spreading disinformation and emphasises the need to “stand up for righteousness and truth in South Africa”.

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