The BBC's American division has ended its involvement with a faith-based website after it was revealed to be funding ‘gay hate’ religious groups. The online shopping website Christian Values Network offers goods and services from over 800 companies and organisations including, until today, the BBC America Shop. Yesterday UK Gay News alerted the BBC to the way “commissions” on sales of BBC merchandise could well be passed on to such groups as Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council and other organisations that fall into what watchdog group Southern Poverty Law Centre calls ‘gay hate groups’ “BBC America Shop was not aware of CVN.org’s current donation policies,” a BBC spokesperson responded. “We have ended our relationship with this affiliate effective immediately.” Microsoft was the first company to pull-out of the scheme, severing its relationship with CVN at the end of last week
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First published: Friday, 22nd July 2011 - 11:32pm