The folks at the American Family Association are very upset by the direction Archie Comics is taking. Goodness gracious! They now have a gay character, and he is well liked by the entire gang. Not only that, in one episode, Archie takes a bullet for his gay friend and dies. This is just outrageous in the minds of the religious right. And, they are accusing the cartoon/comic book of destroying America's youth.
From Right Wing Watch:
Tim Wildmon and Ed Vitagliano of the American Family Association are upset about the direction of Archie Comics, and spoke with Religious Right pundit Larry Tomczak on today’s edition of “Today’s Issues” about how Archie is corrupting young people with messages promoting “the occult and homosexuality.”
Tomczak described how in a recent issue Archie dies while taking a bullet for his gay friend, something Wildmon apparently found hilarious as he cracked up while Tomczek detailed the plot.