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A group of interfaith clergy plans to deliver a petition to Lowe's headquarters in Mooresville on Tuesday, asking the retailer to apologize for pulling ads from a TV show about Muslim Americans.
The coalition, which includes activist and faith-based groups Faithful America, Change.org, CREDO, Sum of Us, and Groundswell, are angered by Lowe's Dec. 5 decision to stop advertising on the TLC show "All-American Muslim."
The retailer, which had nearly $50 billion in sales last year, said it was responding to complaints from the religious group the Florida Family Association. The group had petitioned Lowe's to stop advertising on "All-American Muslim," which it said was propaganda that hid the dangers of Islamic fundamentalism.
On Tuesday, the interfaith group says it will attempt to deliver the signatures to the entrance of Lowe's headquarters, a sprawling campus on Lowe's Boulevard.
A spokeswoman for Lowe's said Monday afternoon that she was checking into the company's plans regarding the petitions.
Lowe's has faced an online firestorm from both sides of the debate since it pulled its ads from the show.
On Facebook, the company apologized for any offense it had given but stood by its decision. Last week, Lowe's deleted the post on its Facebook page after it was swamped with more than 28,000 mostly angry comments.
