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Grey Muzzle
Apparently they disagree with treating breast cancer.A company has a right to pull anything that supports what they disagree with.
wa:do
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Apparently they disagree with treating breast cancer.A company has a right to pull anything that supports what they disagree with.
lol, what core values would that be??
On the contrary, I assume that most Christians would be horrified at the commercialization of Christianity's faith and practices.
I would think that the majority of Christians have the good sense to avoid establishments of this nature.
I wasn't talking about the crap. I was talking about the important things. The average consumer, especially the consumer who isn't internet savvy, isn't going to care about where they purchase their bible from, if their intent is to pick up a bible for study.
It steamed me that they were referred to as an "idiot" if they chose a store like Lifeway. That's all I was saying.
Personally, I see no difference between purchasing from Amazon or a store like Lifeway. When you get down to the heart of it, someone is profiting on God's word. I think that the less idiotic shopper is the shopper who price compares, to be honest.
I think of Granny. She'd have me purchase online for her if she got a better deal. She don't play.
I see where you're coming from. But have you ever been into a Lifeway store? You will find little or nothing in there that doesn't line up directly with very conservative, Southern Baptist doctrine. Lots of "Prayer of Jabez" and substandard Christian music as well. And there's some really good Christian music out there, and some really good Christian books, but Lifeway is very narrow when it comes to what they will carry. Of course, they would say "Narrow is the gate" or something like that, but I think it's more like "Narrow is the mind."
I had a friend who was looking for a rosary as a gift for someone. She's not Catholic and didn't know where to buy one. Someone else suggested Lifeway, and I quickly set her straight on that one - there's absolutely no way that Lifeway would carry rosaries - but they would surely carry literature that was critical of rosaries.
A company has a right to pull anything that supports what they disagree with.
I can't stand Lifeway stores myself. Lots of useless pablum. Christianity Lite - Six Flags Over Jesus - whatever you want to call it. I hate to say this, and I hope I don't offend anyone, but they're much too Southern Baptist for my taste.
Lifeway is the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention.
arm pit?
Hrm, this wouldn't have been on my radar, since I've never been inside a Lifeway. They've just replaced all the "Northwestern Bookstore" franchises here, and I haven't been in one of those in a decade, either.
From what I've seen, anything (therapist, bookstore, any service) that's marketed with the word "Christian" in it, is actually very specifically targeted to the conservative Baptist-ish demographic, which is the demo more likely to seek out something labeled as Christian.
That is particularly sinister.
I wanted to add that there are more "liberal" Christian bookstores. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the bookstore that supplies my school's books, but it's a national chain. There are a lot of Catholic stores / ministerial supply outlets where priests and pastors buy their robes (etc).
Much ado about nothing.
This is nothing more than self-righteous back slapping at the cost of women's health.
Way to go, Lifeway.
I plan to boycott the store.
On the contrary, I assume that most Christians would be horrified at the commercialization of Christianity's faith and practices.
I would think that the majority of Christians have the good sense to avoid establishments of this nature.
Sorry, but I think it's unfair to insult the intelligence of those who choose to walk into a Christian store, to purchase items focused on Christian study and lifestyle.
Where should one go?
What's funny is I only recently realized that Christian marketing was so narrowly defined as that particular demographic. For my entire childhood to early 20s, I was completely unaware of liberal Christians. To me, Christianity was synonymous with a long list of specific political, religious, and behavioral views, and exceptions to those views meant someone wasn't really a Christian.
Apparently they disagree with treating breast cancer.
wa:do
Absolutely.And they have to deal with the negative consequences of pulling a product as well.
I can't stand Lifeway stores myself. Lots of useless pablum. Christianity Lite - Six Flags Over Jesus - whatever you want to call it. I hate to say this, and I hope I don't offend anyone, but they're much too Southern Baptist for my taste.
It was the bookstores right to pull that bible, and it is in other people's rights not to shop at the store, too. I don't agree or disagree with what they did, as I don't know the entire story- but it seems to me that they are throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Just my view.