List of big US companies that are religious

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I don't think it's a big deal if a company prints a Bible verse on it's coffee cups.

What would be more disturbing to me would be in the case of Prop 8 in California where 2/3 of the donations against same sex marriage came from Utah: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/01/local/me-gaymarriage1

The Torah and Bible do say homosexuality is wrong - Leviticus (Torah/Bible) says “If a man lies with a male as one lies with a woman, the two of them have done an abhorrent thing; they shall be put to death—their bloodguilt is upon them” (Leviticus 20:13).

So are you against all followers of the Torah and Bible - all Jews and Christians?? And homosexuality is forbidden in islam - would you ban all islamic companies too? Will you stop buying gasoline and take the train or bike everywhere? this thread is so ridiculous. And I'm not even against gay marriage but still, I have a brain.

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Surprised about timberlands. Did anyone else assume a black guy owned the company?

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I'm kinda embarrassed to know Christian people rule business that use sweat shops and poisoned food sources

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I am always amazed that the people screaming the loudest about other's intolerance are unable to see their own intolerance.

I think I love you.

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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.

Oh please

Oh please, feel free to ignore if it doesn't interest you.

No, I think we have an obligation to call you out on your bullshit. You named, and what's implied is an attempt to shame.

But, really, shame on you. Are you really that narrow-minded? That provincial? That insecure about your own beliefs? Get a grip.

I *named*? What is this, the scarlet R? I posted a Yahoo article. Quit being so melodramatic.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I hear you. I refuse to give Chik-fil-a (sp ?) my business anymore because the owners/management are religious, homophobic, discriminatory shitheads.

So PP, do you not eat out anymore? Anywhere?

I don't see how you can find many good restaurants to eat at in this city if your line in the sand is that the owners or management cannot be religious and supportive of traditional marriage.

It rules out all the middle eastern restaurants, or businesses owned or run by those who practice Islam. Darn. That is some good food. But we can't eat or patronize businesses that just might have religious owners or managers.

Most Christian owned businesses too. Even secularly owned businesses, because you never know if that company might have accidentally hired a practicing Baptist or a Morman.

How do Hindus feel about gay marriage? Ooops, 50/50% chance you can't eat at any Indian restaurants. Damn!

Buddhists? Got to cut our some of those businesses too.

Well, let's patronize the Jewish establishments. Wait, no, not the ones owned by Orthodox Jews. Well, crap.

Nothing like a good Jewish deli. OP won't patronize one though. What is the word for that again? Oh yeah... anti-semite.

Oh fuck you. Seriously. You're being a dramatic, lying cunt. Did you actually click the article and see that they posted examples of controversial religious ideologies, not just blanket lists?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I hear you. I refuse to give Chik-fil-a (sp ?) my business anymore because the owners/management are religious, homophobic, discriminatory shitheads.

So PP, do you not eat out anymore? Anywhere?

I don't see how you can find many good restaurants to eat at in this city if your line in the sand is that the owners or management cannot be religious and supportive of traditional marriage.

It rules out all the middle eastern restaurants, or businesses owned or run by those who practice Islam. Darn. That is some good food. But we can't eat or patronize businesses that just might have religious owners or managers.

Most Christian owned businesses too. Even secularly owned businesses, because you never know if that company might have accidentally hired a practicing Baptist or a Morman.

How do Hindus feel about gay marriage? Ooops, 50/50% chance you can't eat at any Indian restaurants. Damn!

Buddhists? Got to cut our some of those businesses too.

Well, let's patronize the Jewish establishments. Wait, no, not the ones owned by Orthodox Jews. Well, crap.

Nothing like a good Jewish deli. OP won't patronize one though. What is the word for that again? Oh yeah... anti-semite.

Oh fuck you. Seriously. You're being a dramatic, lying cunt. Did you actually click the article and see that they posted examples of controversial religious ideologies, not just blanket lists?

Don't let her get to you. It's just Katherine (remember that's Katherine with a "K") repetitively posting about her outrage and vapors, but doesn't yet know that there's a cure for Internet-Tourettes. Katherine's just mad that Yelp told her she's not allowed to harass reviewers anymore, who posted negative reviews for her religiously franchise, as Katherine usually just hurls obscenities and names at them. Deep down, she just really hates herself and the freedom of expression (except when it comes to Katherine's expression, that's mandated by Jesus in a specific apocryphal text).

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Anonymous wrote:I'm kinda embarrassed to know Christian people rule business that use sweat shops and poisoned food sources

Well, in all likelihood, and if I were a betting lady, I'd bet that they do operate most of them.

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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.

Oh please

Oh please, feel free to ignore if it doesn't interest you.

No, I think we have an obligation to call you out on your bullshit. You named, and what's implied is an attempt to shame.

But, really, shame on you. Are you really that narrow-minded? That provincial? That insecure about your own beliefs? Get a grip.

I *named*? What is this, the scarlet R? I posted a Yahoo article. Quit being so melodramatic.

Darling, don't you know? You're not allowed to NAME restaurants. I do believe it's idolatry or something - you can read more about it in that chapter where God outright encourages rape (I know, that doesn't narrow it down at all).

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the milaturah.

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i know about marriott. its unfortunate as i'd rather not be a patron but i like them better than sheraton or hyatt at that price point from my experience.

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Would you really not patronize a business because the founder was Christian or Jewish?

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I don't think it's a big deal if a company prints a Bible verse on it's coffee cups.

What would be more disturbing to me would be in the case of Prop 8 in California where 2/3 of the donations against same sex marriage came from Utah: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/01/local/me-gaymarriage1

The Torah and Bible do say homosexuality is wrong - Leviticus (Torah/Bible) says “If a man lies with a male as one lies with a woman, the two of them have done an abhorrent thing; they shall be put to death—their bloodguilt is upon them” (Leviticus 20:13).

So are you against all followers of the Torah and Bible - all Jews and Christians?? And homosexuality is forbidden in islam - would you ban all islamic companies too? Will you stop buying gasoline and take the train or bike everywhere? this thread is so ridiculous. And I'm not even against gay marriage but still, I have a brain.

Please read the rest of Leviticus before using that as a citation. Seriously.

I'm a devout atheist. I don't patronize places like CFA, who give money to hate groups disguised as religious groups. I don't see any reason to take a CEO's religious or non-religious beliefs into consideration, unless they're donating money to questionable groups. Tithing is not a questionable donation.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you really not patronize a business because the founder was Christian or Jewish?

It's not about someone being religious, but what *kind* of religion they practice. There are a lot of tolerant, respectful religious people. There are also a lot of bigoted, homophobic, and misogynistic ones. I'd patron the former, but absolutely not the latter.

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Anonymous wrote:i know about marriott. its unfortunate as i'd rather not be a patron but i like them better than sheraton or hyatt at that price point from my experience.

Try Kimpton hotels. Socially progressive, in the same price point, and located in most major US cities. Their customer service is MILES ahead of Marriot/Sheraton/Hyatt - from what I understand, they treat employees very well, which translates to excellent service.

Plus, their decor is so much more attractive!

http://www.kimptonhotels.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimpton_Hotels_%26_Restaurants#Company_programs