In the letter to Ford, released by the American Family Association today, the group's president, Donald Wildmon, claims that unnamed representatives of Ford made verbal commitments to the organization. According to a statement released by the AFA, those agreements were:

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.

In the letter, Wildmon told the Ford Chairman, “We can not, and will not, sit by as Ford supports an agenda aimed at the destruction of the family.”

The letter demanded a reply from the company before January 20 and indicated that if a reply is not received by that date that, "[W]e will assume that Ford does not intend to honor its representations to AFA. The letter went on to request that should company reply, that they do so in writing, as, according to Wildman, the group "can no longer trust Ford to keep its verbal word."

The letter and included Beverly LaHaye, founder of Concerned Women for America (CWA) as a signator. LaHaye's son, Lee, is the closeted Chief Financial Officer of the organization. Additional signators include: Alan Chambers, president of "ex-gay" organization Exodus International; James Dobson of Focus on the Family and Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.

Representatives of PageOneQ's calls to the American Family Association went unreturned. The group's written statement included the notation that no additional comments will be made at this time.

A complete list of signators is below. Ford's letter may be read here.

Signators include:

Donald E. Wildmon, Chairman American Family Association

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

NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WILL BE MADE AT THIS TIME