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Boycotts

Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by ktn4eg, Jul 28, 2014.

  1. ktn4eg

    ktn4eg New Member

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    Every so often I receive in the mail unsolicited mailings from some "Christian" organization that tell me that it is morally imperative that, as a Christian, I boycott certain corporations because someone in "corporation XYZ" has made it a corporate-wide policy to do something that violates some Bible principle such as promoting gay marriage or abortion.

    Now, granted, I am opposed to such things as gay marriage and abortion. However, does that therefore mean that I, as a born-again Christian, must boycott "corporation XYZ"?

    Personally I don't see that boycotting "corporation XYZ" will necessarily change anything. Moreover, I'd venture to say that a large percentage of "corporation XYZ's" employees probably don't agree with such so-called "social policies" that come from corporate HQ either, but will still remain as employees because they need the money to survive.

    What's your opinion on boycotts?
     
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    Rolfe Well-Known Member
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    My own opinion is that boycotts rarely accomplish little more than to cause feelings of self-satisfaction in the participants.

    As for others dictating what a Christian is required to boycott, I pay them no mind.
     
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    JamesL Well-Known Member
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    I would suspect that a certain amount of the people running those "Christian" organizations are serving the god of mammon, which would qualify some for the boycotts they are pressing for.
     
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    RLBosley Active Member

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    What they said ^

    Boycotts are rarely effective and frankly unrealistic with the modern world. If we boycotted everything that somehow supported non-Christian causes, we'd all be Amish.
     
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    Magnetic Poles New Member

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    Don't be so sexist. It is "personcotts". You must be gender inclusive.
     
  6. thisnumbersdisconnected

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    :laugh: :thumbsup:
     
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    Alcott Well-Known Member
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    Boycotts are what Cub Scouts sleep on when they go camping.
     
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    It's nice to see some subject matter get the respect it deserves. :laugh:
     
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