Out for blood. (readerforum).I have boycotted the Red Cross since 1985 because of their unreasonable ban [Health, October 23]. My beef with them came when I was pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Long Beach. The church had always had a bloodmobile blood·mo·bile n. A motor vehicle equipped for collecting blood from donors. blood drive; that year we had planned to take only lesbian blood. Suddenly the blood-mobile was canceled, and the Red Cross cited a policy that stated it would not come to a "gay establishment" to receive blood because "it might cause a panic in the general population." I initiated a correspondence with the then-director of the Red Cross, and when he indicated he did not know anything about lesbians' having the lowest incidence of STDs of all risk groups, I offered written proof. Nothing would deter this man from his policy. The Red Cross missed an opportunity to educate the public and instead chose to pander to To appeal to (base emotions or less noble desires), so as to achieve one's purpose; to exploit (base emotions, such as lust, prejudice, or hate). See also: Pander the imaginary Imaginary can refer to:
The Rev. Dusty Pruitt, Aurora Aurora, cities, United States Aurora (ərôr`ə, ô–). 1 City (1990 pop. 222,103), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc. 1903. , Colo. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion