About illustration: This is a cross in Middleboro, MA where I used to live. It was the subject of controversy when an out of town motorist complained it was on public land. If you search the web for “Middleboro cross conroversy” (here) you will find a number of articles about it including one I posted on Daily Kos titled “The United States is suffering from both a pandemic and an evangelical epidemic” where I also used an image of this cross.
A friend and I were driving by a Hobby Lobby the other day and I mentioned that because of their so-called Christian policies I never buy crafts there and I would rather travel to a Michael’s even if it was further from home (it isn’t).
I was curious about other companies who imposed the owner’s Christian values on their employees and the public and found an interesting website. This is a pro-christian website.
The website praises these companies for practices policies promoting Christian values that I have no problem with. However, some raise my hackles. For example, they praise Hobby Lobby for trying to sue the government over a mandate requiring that they cover emergency contraception for employees.
At Marriott they ban porn on their pay-per-view.
If you work at Carl Jr’s, you to start your day with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
In-N-Out Burger is just now coming to the Portland area. At the fast food chain there are Bible passages on the wrappers, containers, and cups that come with your order.
Wendy’s adheres to some Christian values which sound good. The article lists three of them as “do the right thing,” “treat people with respect,” and “giving back.” Dig a little deeper (here) and you discover Wendy’s supports organizations with pro-life beliefs that “are founded in faith.”
I can begrudgingly accept that Tyson Foods Tyson keeps a team of chaplains on the payroll since they are requiring 100% of their employees to get their Covid vaccinations. If, as the article says, “they serve as stewards of the animals, land, and environment entrusted to it” as long as they don’t impose religious values on employees I suppose there are those who appreciate having company chaplains.
I am not sure what it would take in this day and age for a customer boycott to influence a company to change a policy, but as Philip Kotler writes in The Marketing Journal “Consumer Boycotts: (are) An Essential Method of Peaceful Protest”.
Here’s another article: “When Consumers Boycott Businesses, Does It Work?”
Finally, though this has nothing to do with the religious practices of a company, it is gratifying to learn how Donald Trump's real estate empire has paid the price for his poisonous politics and back in 2016 Ivanka Trump’s brand took a beating as a consumer boycott gained momentum.
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