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.

Then create a list of companies that are misogynist or homophobic. I'll be right there with you boycotting Chick-Fil-A, but being religious isn't synonymous with bigotry. Painting all people of faith with a single brush, is unfair and disrespectful to the large numbers of religious people and organizations who believe in and advocate for equality.

Chick fil-A isn't homophobic. What are you going on about?

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Uh oh the owner goes to church he must be racist

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Why can't people just love their God in private?

We all know WHY these big corporations insidiously include their religious ties.

b/c religion is business

There are rich churches all over the place where the so-called devout do business after services. Give to your religion and we'll support your business.

bottom line - Religion is hypocrisy.

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Anonymous wrote:Why can't people just love their God in private?

We all know WHY these big corporations insidiously include their religious ties.

b/c religion is business

There are rich churches all over the place where the so-called devout do business after services. Give to your religion and we'll support your business.

bottom line - Religion is hypocrisy.

At least for me religion is a big part of who I am and what I do. If I worshiped my God only in private and was completely banned from talking about it otherwise then it would be hard for me to answer a simple question such as "how was your weekend?".

I get that people don't want me preaching the Gospel to them 24/7 but in not going to never bring it up in hopes that I don't offend someone.

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It's not about offending someone. Read Matthew 6:6.

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I think that scripture is referring to not simply praying in public to look like you are a good Christian but to pray when no one else is looking. A way of showing God you truely believe in him.

There are also many references to preaching the Gospel to others such as Matthew 28:18-20 so while prayer is a personal thing talking about my beliefs is not.

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At least for me religion is a big part of who I am and what I do. If I worshiped my God only in private and was completely banned from talking about it otherwise then it would be hard for me to answer a simple question such as "how was your weekend?".

I get that people don't want me preaching the Gospel to them 24/7 but in not going to never bring it up in hopes that I don't offend someone.

Fine - then I imagine you'd extend the same courtesy to atheists. For instance, if you asked about an atheist's weekend, they could say -- "Oh, I went to a big atheist meet-up and had a great time with all my non-believing friends."

or "I went to a very informative and well-attended talk about the new book 'The God Problem'"

that would be OK with you, right?

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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?

Controversial religious ideologies? Christian? Mormon? Huh?

You posted a list of companies that were religious. Your motivation in posting said list was to encourage people to boycott these companies, was it not? You said nothing about how they've taken stands that alienate or offend large customer swaths of customers -- the most egregious examples in some of them were to publish a Bible verse somewhere (Forever 21, Alaska Airlines). How's that "controversial religious ideology?"

So, by your logic, a self-identified Jewish deli is to be avoided. Which makes you an anti-semite. I don't understand what it was about having your post put to you in those terms that finally jarred you into just how horrible it was for you to start this thread in the first place, but it is true and it logically follows.

And to the pp, I have no idea who "Katherine" is -- my name is Roger.

Good lord dude, chill out. You're acting like the OP personally put a list together and published it on Yahoo, and this little ol' niche on the web. You clearly have anger and resentment issues. I hope you work on that, instead of lashing out at random people.

The OP was too lazy to personally put together a list. Instead, she grabbed someone else's work and started an entire thread based on the premise that the companies named in the list should be avoided for some reason.

Reacting to that makes me neither angry nor resentful. This is a discussion forum. I'm discussing. I didn't say "fuck you." I didn't call anyone a "lying cunt." That was someone else. And you think I have the anger issues?

Clearly, the direction this thread has taken has made you uncomfortable. I hope it results in you undertaking some personal circumspection. And that you avoid, in the future, condescending to others, especially when the "hope" you profess for others is really something you should consider for yourself.

Good day.

But calling someone anti-Semitic and other ad hominems is acceptable? I will forever never understand the hypocritical lack of self-awareness that many supposedly people of faith encompass.

Peace to you.

Calling someone anti-Semitic for refusing to patronize a Jewish establishment is not an ad hominem attack -- it is an accurate descriptor. I don't see any other ad-hominems lobbed, except for use of the word "shithead" which was only throwing the same term back in the pp's face.

Except that no one has called for anyone to refuse to patronize a Jewish establishment, or a Christian establishment, or a Muslim establishment - simply for being Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, and for those reasons alone. So yes, you are issuing ad-hominems against people who have never even remotely made such a suggestion.

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At least for me religion is a big part of who I am and what I do. If I worshiped my God only in private and was completely banned from talking about it otherwise then it would be hard for me to answer a simple question such as "how was your weekend?".

I get that people don't want me preaching the Gospel to them 24/7 but in not going to never bring it up in hopes that I don't offend someone.

Fine - then I imagine you'd extend the same courtesy to atheists. For instance, if you asked about an atheist's weekend, they could say -- "Oh, I went to a big atheist meet-up and had a great time with all my non-believing friends."

or "I went to a very informative and well-attended talk about the new book 'The God Problem'"

that would be OK with you, right?

Me yes, my MIL is an atheist and I find her views interesting. She has even talked with me about that very book. We have had several interesting discussions. She knows shes not going to change my mind and I'm not gong to change hers.