Sometimes there is a story that perfectly symbolizes the morality of our time. The Orlando Sentinel, on a crusade to eliminate evil, published a piece calling out major “gay friendly” corporate donors for giving to a scholarship program meant to help children of the poor go to private schools. The problem is, some of those kids were using the money in the form of vouchers to go to Christian schools that, in the view of the Sentinel, were homophobic.
Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits touts “an inclusive and diverse culture” welcoming to LGBTQ employees. It is also Florida’s largest contributor to a state-backed scholarship fund that funneled more than $105 million to private campuses with anti-gay policies during the last school year.
Read Full Article »The beverage distributor has kicked in more than $600 million over the past decade to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which pays for children from low-income families to attend private schools. Corporations like Southern Glazer’s receive dollar-for-dollar write-offs on their state tax bills when they contribute to the scholarship program.
