Has anyone here ever heard of "The Dove Group"?

[DancingBear]

I just received a phone call (started out with "is the lady of the house at home" - honest) from someone representing The Dove Group. He was asking all kinds of questions about children and child raising and grandparents and other children in the area - since we have no kids I just hung up on him (after trying three times to be nice).

Anyone know anything about them? Politically driven? Fundie based? Normal group?

[Ken Burch]

1. Do they make those really good ice cream bars?

You know, the ones with the milk chocolate coating that you can break off and eat by itself?

[mattclearing]

2. I think they make soap.

:D

[DancingBear]

4. It's my own fault

I should have put the "caveat" in there... :)

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[Midlodemocrat]

5. I got a phone call from them today also

A recording asking for me by name, and then saying that they were trying to eliminate inappropriate programming, sexual content, blah, blah, blah on television. I hung up on the computer.

I think he said it was the Dove Foundation.

Here is a link to their organization.

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:dCNwKR4E6CgJ:www.dove.org/default.asp+%22Dove+Foundation%22&hl=en

[LostinVA]

9. I Had a live person talk to me....

Interesting.

[Midlodemocrat]

11. And we are both in VA

coincidence??? I think not.

They lost me on the family values talking point. I control what my children watch, not the government. Censorship is a real hot issue with me.

If you don't like what is on TV, turn it off.

[LostinVA]

13. Not a coincidence!

And both in Central VA, I bet, from your screenname....

i ACTUALLY THINK THAT KIDS should BE ABLE TO WATCH KID MOVIES, BUT READ SOME OF THE REVIEWS AT THEIR SITE! Like for Harry Potter... oy.

[Midlodemocrat]

14. I know, I was just checking out that site

...notice how not one movie is approved for watching? People have so little to do with their time.

[DancingBear]

15. Um, guess what - I'm in Virginia too! n/t

[LostinVA]

16. Uh-oh

They called me like 15 times in a week. I never answered, because I don't pick up if I don't recognize the name/number on Caller ID. But I finally did. It started about 10 days ago.....

[alexisfree]

6. is a bunch of pigeons!.....

[LostinVA]

7. OMG! Total Freeper Group! They Called Me Too!!!

http://www.dove.org/frames/background.htm

They asked me the same questions, and I played along, saying some anti-gay stuff, and they got REALLY excited about THAT, let em tell you. Finally, I said, "I have to tell you, my girlfriend and I don't agree with what you're doing." (I'm female). They kinda freaked out,a nd freaked out more when I asked how the hell I got on their list. They refused to tell em, became hostile, and hung up. I called back three times and was hung up on EVERY time. Very, very interesting....

I reported them re: the Do Not Call list.

[klyon]

12. they also called me

I too am on the Do Not Call List.
I hung up on it.
I have been called lately, several times, by companies with recorded messages giving telephone numbers to call back. I called one and told them to remove my name from their list after giving my standard phone solicitation rant. I told them they need to get the list and use it.

KL

[auntAgonist]

8. check this out...

http://www.familyfirst.com/the_dove_foundation.html

http://www.dove.org/

[lectrobyte]

19. dove.org likes Sponge Bob, it must be a different dove group...

http://www.dove.org/reviews/default.asp?Sort=&Direction=Down&Keyword=&SearchType=&Position=1&Unique_ID=4695

[ElsewheresDaughter]

10. is it the Urban Dove Group?

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/stjo/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042203aaa.html

[OneBlueSky]

17. interesting that the very first DVD for sale on their site is . . .

"The Importance of Being Earnest" . . . which, I believe, was written by one Oscar Wilde, a rather notorious and flamboyant homosexual . . . for shame! . . . :)

[LostinVA]

18. An Admitted and CONVICTED Buggerer n/t