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Procter Gamble: Rumors
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Procter & Gamble has received well over 200,000 calls and letters regarding this false rumor just within the past 18 years. However, some well-known religious leaders and groups from the Christian spectrum have tried to put a stop to these rumor in recent years. These include: The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; Jerry Falwell; The Southern Baptist Convention; Most Reverend Daniel E. Pilarczyk, Archbishop of Cincinnati; and the Church of the Nazarene.
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The Facts About Procter & Gamble's Trademark Procter&Gamble has dedicated an entire page to the rumor. Includes information about the logo, a letter from Phil Donahue, and letters from various religious leaders.
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The rumor going around that the president of Procter and Gamble appeared on The Sally Show and announced he was a member of the church of Satan is not true. This a hoax that's been going around in one form or another for the past 20 years...only originally, it concerned the Phil Donahue Show...then evolved to the Jenny Jones Show...and now it's evolved to The Sally Show. The president of Procter and Gamble has NEVER appeared on The Sally Show...NEVER. Nor has any other person in authority at P&G. Any president of a multi-national corporation (including the head of P&G or Liz Claiborne) would be immediately fired by the board of directors if he or she did such a thing. Also, profits from any such corporation go to the stockholders...not a church designated by the president.
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In an unrelated issue, Amway has been the subject of a legal fight on charges of spreading rumors about competitor Procter & Gamble's alleged involvement with Satanism. But court records show that such rumors were spread by a small number of
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It seems impossible that the rumor of an appearance by the President of Procter & Gamble on DONAHUE is still circulating after more than a decade. There is absolutely nothing to this rumor.
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