List of big US companies that are religious

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06/14/2013 20:38

Subject: List of big US companies that are religious

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Anonymous wrote:What is your point in listing this? Do you think people shouldn't shop anywhere that has management who aren't atheist or agnostic?

If this about choosing to shop only at stores where people share your faith or lack thereof then really you need to list the faith/non faith beliefs of every owner/CEO. Also some of the people on the list are identified as having a faith and others as incorporating their faith and beliefs into their business. They are lumped together. Advocating for not patronizing a business simply because the owner doesn't share your faith is pretty discriminatory. As it is when people post lists of companies owned /run my Muslims.

You're missing the point. It's not just about companies that are religious, but what kinds of religious ideology that you're supporting, as a customer. I wouldn't support a homophobic and misogynistic company that justified their practices with religion (and most of the companies in that list do let ideology transcend into company policy). It doesn't matter if they're Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Ancient Egyptian, Mayan, or what label they call themselves.

So what religious ideology do you object to in Tom Chappell and Jeff Swatz's business practices?

Do you believe therefore that a person that has a faith should only patronize other establishments that share their faith?

Seeing as you are working under the assumption that if someone has a faith that the ideology stemming from their faith transcends into company policy then it must be very restrictive to in fact shop only in places that have owners and CEO that are non religious. As only 18% of DC residents identity as not having a religious (as atheist, agnostic or non-religious), similar to the national average of 20%, it must be quite time consuming to research and only frequent establishments run by other the same as you. I think you have every right to do so, I just don't share your viewpoint. My corner store is owned by a Muslim family and I wouldn't think to boycott them due to not sharing their beliefs. I think interacting with people of other faiths and with people are are different than ourselves is a positive thing and to go out of your way to shun others who believe differently is unfortunate.

I come from a multi-religious family (Catholic & Muslim), so I know all about interacting with people of different faiths. But that goes both ways - it isn't just the religious (or certain religious persons) who are deserving of respect. But I wouldn't patron a business if I were aware that they oppose some of my most core beliefs. I'm more than happy to extend an initial hand towards understanding, but If they don't support me, why should I support them?

I am the Pp you are replying to and agree that everyone is deserving of respect, and I haven't said otherwise. You don't have to support anyone you don't wish to, for valid or invalid reasons. You have a very different tone than the OP / subsequent PP and make a different point. If you have a personal issue with a business and it would be against your conscious to patronize it, then don't. However posting a list of businesses with the sole criteria being they are owned by people who have a faith (when OP likely knows little about the business practices of many of them) with the only point being these businesses shouldn't be patronized because the person who owns it has a faith and the assumptions about their practices is (in my opinion) unfortunate, discriminatory (not in the legal sense) and detrimental to building tolerance.