NOM Caught Lying About Support From Chicago Bears
A division of the National Organization for Marriage had gleefully claimed that the Chicago Bears contributed memorabilia to an auction that would help it raise money. But today its leader admitted that's not true.
Jennifer Roback More is the president of NOM's Ruth Institute, and in a newsletter reported on by Equality Matters, Dan Savage, and others, she claimed the Bears were huge supporters. She listed an autographed jersey from former linebacker Brian Urlacher and an autographed photo from the late running back Walter Payton as her big gets.
"You should know that we have two fabulous raffle items from the Chicago Bears Organization (and a huge THANK YOU to the Bears for supporting our message)," she wrote.
But after activists contacted the Bears to check out the claim, the team condemned Roback More for spreading "false" remarks.
http://www.advocate.com/sports/2013/04/04/nom-caught-lying-about-support-chicago-bears
