Abortion

Abortion

Recently I have been peppered with emails about corporate businesses going awry with what/who they are supporting. Although I think it vital to be "Salt & Light" in a world immersed in darkness, we must consider what battles to fight, when to engage, and which plain to fight them on. Moreover, we must remember who the true enemy is. With that said, I believe it is good to know how we are all interrelated. Before we segregate our efforts towards the 1 or 2 organizations who may not reflect our values, consider these facts: the vast majority of the brands and companies that you support likewise support or partner with organizations that do not necessarily stand for Christian values. In principle, if you plan on boycotting one you had better boycott them all and become an Hamish Quaker (in practice at least). Seriously. Take a look at the following...

Altria -- you have not heard of them but they used to be known as (and still are)...

Philip Morris --You know they make cigarettes...oh they also give funds to Planned Parenthood (you know the abortion advocates). They also just happen to own:

Kraft Holdings... who are the recent sponsors for the 2006 gay Olympics. Oh - Kraft also owns:

Oscar Meyer - Hot Dogs, Lunch meat, bacon
Kraft Foods - Macaroni & Cheese, Miracle Whip
Nabisco Foods - Oreos, Chips Ahoy etc.
Post Cereals - Grape nuts, Raisin Bran, etc.
Planter's Peanuts
DiGiorno
Kool-Aid
Jell-O
Miracle Whip
Maxwell House
and about 100 other brands.

So that means you had better put down that Oreo and look elsewhere.

And if you are going to do that then you had better get a new O/S because those pesky gay-rights group have plenty of companies that support them...chief among them is Microsoft who now plans to support upcoming gay-rights legislation. But if you are going to do that then make sure you also abstain from supporting the following groups as they support abortion rights: Bank of America, CIGNA, Johnson & Johnson, J. P. Morgan Chase, Kenneth Cole, Levi Strauss, Pfizer, Prudential, Walt Disney, Unilever, Wachovia, Whole Foods, Ernst and Young, Merck, Time Warner, Wells Fargo and Neiman Marcus. And if you are against that then you probably want to stop purchasing from companies that support stem-cell research like GE.

I really could go on and on...but I think you get the point. Perhaps it is time for Christians to re-think their approach and strategy on how to advance the Kingdom of God I mean, we are to make disciples -- that is our great commission. We know that we are in this world but not of it. So let your light shine brightly on the hill and let your salt flow with season. Otherwise, stop choosing your battles ala carte and be separate -- all the way...Pilgrim.