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1 | Radical Boycott??? | John 17:15 | brazos | 154770 | ||
As I was surfing the web one day, I came across an invitation to join in on a boycott. It was reported that a big company was planning on supporting the Olympic games for homosexuals and lesbians. The person, or organization, suggested that we, as Christians, should boycott this company that was supporting this event. It sounded like a good idea to me. I have been thinking about this for sometime now. The conclusion I came to is we daily face the possibility of supporting and propagating the promotion of things that do not fit who we are in Christ. We give our money to purchase a product or service. The businesses we patronize maintain operations with the support we provide. Many of the corporate organizations partake in and promote ungodly practices for greedy monetary gain. Below is a list of examples of products/services and unchristian practices: 1. Cable or satellite television services--unacceptable language/violence/porn 2. Theaters and movie rental stores----gratuitous language, sex and violence 3. Grocery stores----tobacco products and alcoholic beverages 4. Super centers----products from foreign countries (possible sweatshops) (support of foreign people serving false gods) 5. Postal and parcel services---porn and ungodly items are shipped daily 6. Any foreign material products; automobiles, electronics, household items, ect. -----possible sweatshops and support of foreign people serving false gods 7. Internet services---promote unchristian ideas and products, gives access porn and other unacceptable practices I thought I had resolved this issue within myself. I thought "I give my money to them. What they do with it is between God and them". This idea was short lived. I thought again "But, if I know for sure that this company I am supporting is practicing ungodly deeds, then it is unchristian of me to do so". Ok, here, finally, are my questions: Is there any merit to what I have thought through and concluded? If so, then how is a Christian to survive in this world without supporting those who are going against God's guidelines? |
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2 | Radical Boycott??? | John 17:15 | eklektos | 154771 | ||
Hello Brazos, Just how far do you want to go with this? The electric companies supply all of those things you listed. You could stop paying your bill! Our Government supports some of these activates. You could stop paying your taxes! You pay rent or buy your house from agents or landlords that support such activates. You could stop making payments! You can't drive your car because the oil companies also supply gasoline to the drug lord's vehicles! Personally I have selected not to do business with Target stores, for two reasons: 1.) they do not support Toys 4 Tots. 2.) they do not support Salvation Army bell ringers in front of their stores. Jesus prayed, Joh 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. Joh 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. God sends the rain on the just and the unjust. We are planted in the same field, earth, and along with us grow the tares. We grow together until Jesus commands His angels to reap the harvest. We are told not to hob-knob with the ungodly. The disciples bought the Passover lamb sacrifice, most likely in the marketplace and the marketplace sold strong drink (Mk 14:12). God knows our needs in this culture. But, if you must, there are many Amish communities around, for they also feel that calling. And, yet, their buggies use the asphalt roads laid down by the ungodly governments. There are specialty shops that directly use ungodly practices, porn stores, tattoo parlors, cat houses, saloons, etc., that would destroy your witness if someone you were trying to reach for Jesus saw you coming out of them, but general stores are not usually associated with the lusts of the world. You will have to decide this, for what is not of faith is sin. Preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and use what God has given you to do it. by Grace, eklektos |
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