Atheist Business with Christian Customers.

[Jeremiahcp]

You're an atheist businessman with a thriving business. 80% of your clientele are Christians.

Do you tell them you don't believe in the biblical god or not?

Customers prefer honesty over religious alignment, besides if your business can't take the loss of the very few bigots who refuse to do business with an atheist, then the business was probably doomed anyways.

 

[MapMistress]

You're an atheist businessman with a thriving business. 80% of your clientele are Christians.

Do you tell them you don't believe in the biblical god or not?

My grandparents lied. It was the 1940s/1950s and they owned a newspaper in the Bible Belt. Grandpa was atheist. Grandma more agnostic. They figured that they wouldn't be able to sell newspapers in the Bible Belt unless they joined a church.

So they picked a church to join to sell newspapers. They rarely attended though. They always used the excuse that their Sunday paper was the biggest seller, so they were up all night Saturday to Sunday printing and distributing, thus couldn't make it to church.

As for me, I don't have to lie. I expect most of my clients to kneel before me anyway.

 

[roger1440]

Let’s say you are businessman closing a big deal. You are shaking the man’s hand you are making the deal with. Do you mention to the guy you just took a crap and didn’t wash your hands, yes or no?

 

[whirlingmerc]

My experience is that most Christians will do business with someone with a good quality product regardless what they believe. Honesty and integrity is a factor and is part of the product so that remains a consideration.

 

[Marsh]

I have once but the person and I had developed an acquaintance prior to any question being raised. Perhaps familiarity was the defining factor that made a difference compared to events in which service was declined due to a religious viewpoint held.

Yes, I can see that. However, I did work in retail many years and became friends with a small number of my customers, but even in those cases religion never came up (our connection was a common interest in astronomy). All the same, I can see the topic of religion rising in some situations. It just never did with me.

 

[Beenthere Donethat]

You're an atheist businessman with a thriving business. 80% of your clientele are Christians.

Do you tell them you don't believe in the biblical god or not?

I don't see the issue. Christians buy services and products from atheists all the time. We don't really care as long as the business is fair, honest, and competent.

 

[Beenthere Donethat]

No. Greed is good- but should I tell them that? When you are at the top of the food chain do you really want to let them in on trade secrets like evolution and survival of the fittest? That sounds like it might encourage competition. They can pay more for my products out of a mis-guided sense of charity and generosity as christian "virtue".

They can keep their souls. I'm only interested in their money.

Most atheist businessmen are not like you, if you are even one. Most nonbeliever business owners want to put out a good product or service and are fair and honest. And Christians don't really care if a business owner is Christian or not as long as they are fair, honest, and competent. Whether they are saved or not is really not my business most of the time.

You don't sound like a nonbeliever, you sound more like a Satanist or something with your "Greed is Good" lament and your desire only for money rather than providing a good service or product.

 

[Laika]

Most atheist businessmen are not like you, if you are even one. Most nonbeliever business owners want to put out a good product or service and are fair and honest. And Christians don't really care if a business owner is Christian or not as long as they are fair, honest, and competent. Whether they are saved or not is really not my business most of the time.

You don't sound like a nonbeliever, you sound more like a Satanist or something with your "Greed is Good" lament and your desire only for money rather than providing a good service or product.

I am an atheist but not a businessmen. My reply was slightly tongue in cheek as I'm a communist so the whole "capitalism" idea doesn't appeal. but yeah I do have an interest in the left hand path/satanists as well as ayn rands objectivism (a greed is good philisophy) because they are materialist like Marxism.

 

[IndigoStorm]

My grandparents lied. It was the 1940s/1950s and they owned a newspaper in the Bible Belt. Grandpa was atheist. Grandma more agnostic. They figured that they wouldn't be able to sell newspapers in the Bible Belt unless they joined a church.

So they picked a church to join to sell newspapers. They rarely attended though. They always used the excuse that their Sunday paper was the biggest seller, so they were up all night Saturday to Sunday printing and distributing, thus couldn't make it to church.

As for me, I don't have to lie. I expect most of my clients to kneel before me anyway.

Well if you got it then flaunt it!

 

[IndigoStorm]

Customers prefer honesty over religious alignment, besides if your business can't take the loss of the very few bigots who refuse to do business with an atheist, then the business was probably doomed anyways.

Actually my business was established in 1929 and still going strong,

 

[Jeremiahcp]

Actually my business was established in 1929 and still going strong,

Alright. . . .

 

[Shlomoh]

Actually many believers are not open to viewing nonbelievers' point of view. They are not open to religious or philosophical diversity so it may be best not to discuss your unbelief with them. If they start asking too many probing questions, tell them that belief is one of the topics you keep to yourself and you appreciate their respect for your privacy

 

[Revoltingest]

Actually many believers are not open to viewing nonbelievers' point of view. They are not open to religious or philosophical diversity so it may be best not to discuss your unbelief with them. If they start asking too many probing questions, tell them that belief is one of the topics you keep to yourself and you appreciate their respect for your privacy

What fun is that?

 

[Shlomoh]

What fun is that?

LOL

 

[Shlomoh]

I've now learned that the most effective way to fight global warming is to call people Hitler.

Double LOL

 

[Cephus]

Actually many believers are not open to viewing nonbelievers' point of view. They are not open to religious or philosophical diversity so it may be best not to discuss your unbelief with them. If they start asking too many probing questions, tell them that belief is one of the topics you keep to yourself and you appreciate their respect for your privacy

I won't bring religion up usually, but if the other side does, I am going to be open and honest, whether they like it or not. If they don't want to hear my views, they shouldn't ask about my views.

 

[Shlomoh]

Lol my Yarmulke tends to give it away

I have a suggestion. Take off your yarmulke and place a bobby pin on a wig you can buy cheap. Next put a long piece of tape on it that connects to your tsitist so that the wig doesn't fly away. BTW, I am getting a yellow iron on bade that has a half moon and says MUSLIM on it If they ask me do I belive in Gad I'll just point to the badge I said Gad because I am not a member of the hypen-nation

 

[Shlomoh]

Is this leading up to "why can't a bakery refuse to bake a cake for a gay wedding"?

I am having a cake made. It's in the form of an erect penis and it says ***** GRABER on it. I never let people know I am hetero sexual

 

[Shlomoh]

You're an atheist businessman with a thriving business. 80% of your clientele are Christians.

Do you tell them you don't believe in the biblical god or not?

I tell them I don't believe in Cod because Flounder is better

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Let’s say you are businessman closing a big deal. You are shaking the man’s hand you are making the deal with. Do you mention to the guy you just took a crap and didn’t wash your hands, yes or no?

Since I wash my hand after I use the restroom, this dilemma has never come up for me. Is it a problem for you often?