Oh my gosh - didn't think of that!
Can you imagine??
Whew - I was beginning to think you were off your rocker.
See, we're not talking about hiring individuals but instead actually promoting sin.
There's a VERY big difference.
Here are some statements from their press release:
As I said, I've not purchased Ben and Jerry's in years - not since I heard about what they promote and support.
I know I don't make much of a difference but I knew what they were supporting, I fully disagreed with it, and I chose not to use their product.
Do you buy from any company that hires a homosexual or an adulterer or fornicator, etc?
If you do, do you feel that you are helping such homosexuals, adulterers, fornicators, etc., to live their lifestyle by helping to keep them employed by purchasing a product from their company?
If a company has someone employed who is a homosexual or an adulterer or a fornicator, etc., and the company knows that they are, do you think that company is supporting/endorsing sin.
Why or why not, in your view?
My church employs sinners and they know it.
They even call them pastors!
No - employing someone is not supporting/endorsing sin unless the company is hiring them to do that sinful thing.
So a company hiring someone to steal money from others?
yes, that's wrong.
Otherwise an employee is an employee.
They're not paying them because they are homosexual.
But in this case, Ben and Jerry's is changing the name of this ice cream to support the homosexual cause.
They changed the packaging, they are making an entire campaign about it.
OK - I guess if a company went all out with a full campaign saying "We hired Sam who is gay.
We support gays and look at how much we do - we hired Sam!
We're going to give out ice cream to everyone to celebrate that we hired a gay man.", then I would agree that employing him is endorsing his lifestyle but a general employee? Nope.
I'm sticking with my Baskin Robbins' chocolate chip. Please don't tell me that they support gay rights too because I think I'd cry a lot and you don't want to see that.
:)