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Re: One more reason why I'm refusing to shop in Wal*Mart
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Wed, 7 May 2003 03:11:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> http://money.cnn.com/2003/05/06/news/companies/walmart_mags/index.htm
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> "
> The Times said that the company's standards and the magazines' content have
> not changed, but the firm has been under pressure from Christian groups in
> the past for its sale of certain magazines.
> "
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> Another reason why these "Christians" are not my idea of Christianity. I
> was looking for an opportune time to throw in a Sorkin quote, and here it is...
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> "...It was very easy for me to think, as it is very
> easy for a lot of people to think..., that most often
> one should be suspicious of [religion].
A example of an intolerant generalization that is devoid of substance and
meaning.
> That most often
> it's an instrument of hypocrisy or, worse yet, of bullying:
Prove? Cites? More BS generalizations.
> 'You're not living your life the way I would have you live it,
> the way God would have you live it.
> Therefore, God is going to
> punish you; you are somehow less in God's eyes.' Obviously, that
> kind of thing is insidious and terrible."
Yes, and Christians certainly don't believe that. The Gospel revealed by Jesus
is that God loves everyone *unconditionally*. Sorkin is ignorant.
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> Hey you pseudo-Christians--Go back to your Bible and read the *entire*
> thing--don't go admonishing others about their lack of values when you are
> supposedly professing to be Christian and not getting that you're not
> suppose to do that--You're all Pharisees! To you I say, "Take a
> seat"--You're not helping.
Hey plank eye-- what's crawled up yours? They are perfectly within their
rights to pressure Wal*Mart into removing those rags-- that is the American
way. So don't patronize WM because of it-- fine. But criticizing them is
stupid.
> And to Wal*Mart, who succumbs to this type of 'peer-pressure'--well, your
> decision--my decision is to not shop where I'm going to be 'protected' from
> life.
They obviously care more about that group's input than yours-- TS.
JOHN
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