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Wal-Mart Declares War Against Southern Heritage People of the 19 States of the old Confederacy which are populated by Southerners who are not a race, but a people and who value their cultural heritage shop heavily with Wal-Mart. Nearly half of all of the U. S. Wal-Mart stores and almost 80% of the Wal-Mart Superstores in the nation are found in the South. Yet, the current management of Wal-Mart has joined the attack on the cultural heritage and ancestral origin of the people of the South by banning a popular barbeque sauce because the labels show the flag of South Carolina and a Confederate battle flag on them. Thousands of American Indians, Mexican Americans and Black Americans fought in the Army of the Confederate States of America (CSA) in the War Against Northern Aggression (War between the States) of 1861-1865. Over 160,000 Blacks served in the Armed Forces of the CSA, fighting under the battle flag of St. Andrew's Cross which is a flag of truth and freedom, not a flag of slavery as the northern oppressors and the NAACP would have people believe. Today, there would be several million Blacks who are descendants of these Black Confederate Soldiers according to Anthony Hervey of the Black Confederate Soldier's Foundation. The facts expose these lies easily, when checked. The Wal-Mart officials, guilty of making the decision to commit Genocide against their main customers, the People of the South, were willfully negligent in committing this offense and attack and should be brought to justice for their crimes against the civil rights of the Southern People. "Their weak excuse is that a customer complained." This also amounts to censorship and deprives Southern customers the freedom of choice. Let those who are offended out of false information by the labels with St. Andrew's Cross on them simply avoid buying that brand. Let those you like the sauce or the label buy it if they so desire. It is not proper in a free country for Wal-Mart to make these decisions for their customers. Of course, Wal-Mart has the right not to buy products from a particular company if they wish, or to discontinue defective or inferior products. However, Maurice Bessinger's Barbeque sauce was neither inferior nor defective, thus the decision to remove the product from the shelves of more than 90 Wal-Mart stores in the South was motivated by malice and those with hatred in their hearts. The result is a genocidal attack upon the cultural heritage of people in the South who value their heritage and the contribution that their ancestors made to the southern struggle for independence. Furthermore, the reason allegedly given by Wal-Mart included religious discrimination against a minister of a Baptist Church and Maurice Bessinger for having a tract from that Church in his store. Not only was Bessinger persecuted for supposedly supporting all of the statements in the Church tract, (guilt by inference?), but his religious rights may have been violated also. Perhaps customers being not only deprived of a right of choice in their barbeque sauce by Wal-Mart, but who have been offended by this attack upon their heritage should ban together and file a class action law suit against Wal-Mart or at least form a boycott against the stores and perhaps picket some of their stores. Vance Beaudreau
Mr. Lee Scott, President Walmart, Inc. 702 Southwest 8th Street Bentonville, Arkansas 72716 Dear Sir; I am in receipt of an e-mail letter dated September 21, 2000 from cstreply@wal-mart.com and signed simply Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. I am specifically named in your e-mail and your employee stated unequivocally that because of a statement that I made in a sermon, you are discontinuing the distribution of Maurice's Gourmet Bar-b-Que Sauce. The exact quote is as follows: "In fact, the following is a direct excerpt from "Biblical View of Slavery," a message by Pastor John Weaver that is distributed by Maurice Bessinger in some of his restaurants: I am going to show you not only biblically, but historically how especially many of those African slaves blessed the Lord for allowing them to be enslaved and sent to America. Because what they had over here was far better than what they had over there." In your e-mail you stated that the above quote was contrary to "one of your core principles, respect for the individual." May I ask how the above quote is in anyway contrary to "respect for the individual?" Is it disrespectful to teach the Word of God? Is it disrespectful to teach and quote history? Would it have caused you any concern if I had said: "I am going to show you not only biblically, but historically how especially many of those WHITE slaves blessed the Lord for allowing them to be enslaved and sent to America. Because what they had over here was far better than what they had over there?" The truth is, many white slaves were sent to this country as well. Most came over as indentured servants, literally slaves for a period of years. Georgia was started as a penal colony. Is it disrespectful to remind Georgians what the Word of God says about crime and how history records the founding of Georgia? Australia was founded as a penal colony also. The examples and illustrations that I used were from The Slave Narratives. The Slave Narratives were originated, funded, and compiled by the federal government in the 1930's. Is the federal government disrespectful to individuals and groups for compiling these narratives? Should you cease paying taxes and refuse to distribute anything published, produced, or connected with the federal government? Please answer the following questions: 1. How did you come to possess the above quoted tract? Did you visit Maurice's and pick it up or was it brought to your attention by others? If by others, who brought the tract to your attention? 2. Did you read all of the tract? 3. Exactly what part of the tract is disrespectful to individuals or groups? 4. Please explain any portions that you believe are unbiblical or unhistorical. 5. Did you make the decision to discontinue Maurice's sauce or did others under you make the decision with or without your knowledge? 6. Who is the employee who sent the e-mail to Mr. Lake E. High and what is his position in your company? 7. Please explain how you can hold Maurice Bessinger responsible for something that I have said. Does the presence of my tract in his restaurant mean that he
approves of everything that I say and do? Does the presence of all of the periodicals in your stores mean that you approve of all their contents? Does the same
apply to the rock, rap, and country music that you sell by way of 8. If you will not carry Maurice's sauce, will you allow me to shop in your stores? It seems as if I am the chief offender in this controversy. Why have I not received a letter from you informing me that I am no longer welcome in your stores? Is it somehow right to receive money from those with whom you disagree but not right to pay for products from those with whom you disagree? What about other customers that may hold offensive positions to your "core principles?" Will they be investigated if they write, publish, or speak contrary to your "core principles?" Will you likewise examine, investigate, and determine if the rest of your distributors' beliefs, convictions, and life styles do not violate your "core principles?" 9. Since you are interested in "respect for the individual," why do you disrespect Mr. Bessinger's faith and his right to believe and distribute what he deems biblically and historically correct? Why punish him for his faith? It seems you are destroying one man because you do not deem him politically correct. Please consider these questions seriously. May I remind you that you, your employee, and Wal-mart have used my name and by innuendo, insinuation, and implication have attacked my character and integrity, and have communicated to others that I am disrespectful, dishonorable, and racist. May I hear from you within 10 working days. Thank you, John Weaver Pastor Freedom Baptist Ministries Ministries of Freedom Baptist Church |
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