Big U.S.Companies You Might Not Know Are Religious

[xmas74]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-u-s--companies-you-might-not-know-are-religious-175228053.html?page=1



One of the companies, Interstate Batteries, doesn't even make all of their own product. They just package and sell. I know this because I work for a company that makes batteries for them. BTW-my company? Hires Americans, pays a living wage, is not religious and is very big on diversity training-and means it. So keep buying their batteries because I like having a job that actually pays the bills, lol.

[Initech]

1. Why are gun makers religious?

Where in the Bible does Jesus instruct his disciples to shoot first and ask questions later?

[xmas74]

6. Who knows?

It's disgusting.

[IDemo]

14. Guns are great religious tools

They commonly result in people meeting their Maker.

[Initech]

17. Guess that's what they mean by "onward Christian soldiers".

[Rod Walker]

23. Luke 22:36

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

[rurallib]

2. Tyson? Wow - they gotta be one of the worst flaunters of immigration laws

We have a plant down the road and they have many, many different nationalities they have imported. I am sure it would not take a lot of work to find many probably illegally. They pay as little as possible. They have replaced Latinos with Burmese and folks from someplace in Africa.
Very christ-like.

eta - hope any immigration bill comes down hard on the likes of Tyson

[xmas74]

8. I worked for Tyson's about 20 years ago.

It was horrible.

[PDJane]

3. Will someone please explain to me how a corporation can be religious?

The person thing is a legal fiction.

[pscot]

4. so is religion

it's a perfect fit

[Nevernose]

5. You could just read the article

It's all explained. Unless yours was more of a grammar question...

[PDJane]

13. I read the article. There is nothing in there that says that these companies are religious.

Their founders, their founders heirs, whatever...they may be religious, but the fictional entity is just that. It is a fiction. If you are not living up to your charter and the law of the land, then you shouldn't be in business. If the law specifies coverage of birth control, then you should pay for birth control.

My God says you can't do that is not a valid argument for everyone else.

This stuff just leaves me amazed.

[Nevernose]

26. So it was a grammar thing

And I agree completely with you.

And I'm always suspicious, too, of the motives. How much is an actual desire to run a "biblical corporation" (whatever the hell that is, anyway), and how much is simple, shameless pandering?

[Ilsa]

7. I think there are little things they do

to publicly push their religion, like putting up religious signs, not just Christmas-themed, for Christmas holiday. I've seen "Jesus is the reason for the season" at Interstate Battery franchises. They probably offer time off for their chosen religious holidays, too.

But I'm just speculating based on what I've seen.

[xmas74]

10. That's the bad part about the Interstates.

They advertise with signs at their franchises but the actual factory where they are made isn't owned by them and doesn't follow their policies. In other words-please keep buying them. I made some just last week at work and would like more orders.

[Ilsa]

12. I've had them before but don't need

one right now. Sorry.

[xmas74]

19. That's cool.

We also make Sears Die Hards.

If you know someone shopping soon let them know that they are both American made.

[1-Old-Man]

9. I know of one, not incorporated,a family owned business actually.

And it was far and away the best company I've ever dealt with. The are a speciality boat parts manufacture, dominant in the nitch market they serve and just unbelievable in their customer support.

[xmas74]

11. There are some good ones and some bad ones.

The huge ones are more interesting, since they don't always act quite so Christian.

[Arcanetrance]

15. Meh of all the things in life I worry about the least is which companies are religious.

[xmas74]

20. I like to know where my money is going to and what it's supporting.

If the product I want to buy is made by two different companies, both of the same quality and similar prices, I'd like to know a bit about the company. Is it an American-made product? Does it pay a living wage?

Some companies, such as Curves, I've dropped over the years. Why? Because of its strict anti-choice stance and knowing that the money I paid for a membership also went towards supporting those causes.

I am a practicing Christian. I do the best I can to live up to what should be the ideals of Christianity and not what is actually being done in His name. But there are causes that are supported in the name of Christianity that I cannot and will not support. That's why a list of this nature can be a good thing.

[Arcanetrance]

22. I care about American made. I don't like companies that are anti choice or anti gay

I guess my comment was more about the idea of them being religious. That part doesn't bother me as much as how they treat their employees and how they act in society. Neither of those things have anything to do with religion.

[xmas74]

24. But the problem is that it's often done in the name of religion.

And that tends to be where the problem lies.

[Arcanetrance]

25. True religion is bent to meet and say what people want.

[cherokeeprogressive]

16. Yawn...

Ya know, I went to In-N-Out nearly EVERY DAY when I was a junior/senior in high school. I NEVER knew about the religion stuff until recently, when I read about it on... where else... DU.

Fuck that anyway. I LOVE In-N-Out and rarely pass one if I'm off the mountain and it's anywhere near lunch time.

Animal-Style baby... there's no other way.

[xmas74]

21. I don't have a problem with Christian run businesses

but I do have a problem with a business that might be taking my money and donating it to causes I do not support. That's why I dropped my membership years ago to Curves, even though I liked the price and the service.

[niyad]

18. I knew about quite a few of them, and have been boycotting them for years.

the last one--anschutz--yeck. he just bought the local fishwrap, which was already about as reichwing as you could get. it certainly has not improved.

[hobbit709]

27. Old H. E. Butt was such a good Baptist that his stores didn't sell beer and wine.

After he died Jr. figured out how much money they were losing to groceries that did and changed his tune.