17 Big Companies That Are Intensely Religious

Posted on Thursday, 26 January

thereisnogod:

itsjustsummer:

Read the article it’s worth it, but here is the list:

-Forever 21

-Tyson Foods

-Chick-fil-A

-Mary Kay

-In-N-Out Burger

-Timberland

-Alaska Air

-Marriott

-JetBlue

-Interstate Batteries

-Trijicon

-Hobby Lobby

-ServiceMaster- Merry Maids, Terminix and American Home Shield

-George Foreman Cooking

-H.E.B

-Curves

-Tom’s of Maine

I’m not saying to boycott these places or brands, but when your faith is written right there in the first paragraph of your mission statement, that’s going to make me think twice.

I would say boycott them.  Mission Statements should not have religion in them.

There is no reason to advertise your religion if you are a Corporation! They are not people and they do not have religions.

This is insanely idiotic, boycott these companies?? Every organization of any kind is started by individual human beings and they have the right to express their own views in that company.  It’s not your place to tell a business that their goods or services are not valid because they happen to mention a religious belief as part of their mission statement.  The word “mission” statement itself comes from religious routes.  Saying that you should boycott a company for having some religious leaning is like saying that you should ignore a child’s lemonade stand because the kid has a cross around their neck.  Henry Ford published in his company newspaper (a fairly widely read item it his time) that doing business with Jews would bring down the entire global economy and destroy any sense of order on the planet - I didn’t see Ford on that list by the way.  My point is this: a “boycott” of a company implies that some change in their business model must occur in order for them to regain your business - but these companies are not segregating or categorizing their clientele based on their missions, they are simply sharing with the world that they are firm in their own identities, which for some people, include more outspoken religious pride.  It’s one thing if these companies were supporting the Westboro Baptist Church or something absurd like that, but it’s exceptionally shameful and close-minded to suggest that someone who feels free in expressing their own viewpoints and using the company they started as a platform for sharing said opinions deserves to be boycotted.  Self expression is self expression, and even corporations are protected by the 1st amendment. 

(via myheadisweak)