Christian Group Boycotts Gap Over Holiday Ads

Not enough Christ in Gap's Christmas: AFA
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 13, 2009 2:15 PM CST
Christian Group Boycotts Gap Over Holiday Ads
In this Aug. 19, 2009 photo, a shopper leaves a Gap store in Palo Alto, Calif. The apparel retailer Gap Inc.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

A Christian group has launched a boycott of the Gap over its religion-neutral holiday ads. The American Family Association, already ticked off by last year’s campaign, which wished consumers a “Merry Gap-mas,” hit the roof over this year's “Go Christmas, Go Hanukkah, Go Kwanzaa, Go Solstice.” The tagline "looks like an attempt to patronize people," an AFA rep tells BrandWeek.
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