But was she being forced to promote it?
She could have bought the shirt and said “I don’t need a bag, thanks.” and been on her way.
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She could have bought the shirt and said “I don’t need a bag, thanks.” and been on her way.
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Melbourne
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That is true, but she took the opportunity to make her own statement in her own way about promoting something she did not approve of and she did. That’s her right to do so.
If she simply left the store without buying the shirt, she didn’t make a statement at all. People leave stores without buying things all the time, for various reasons. For all the store owner knows, she didn’t buy the shirt because it was too expensive, she didn’t like it, or some other reason completely unrelated to gay pride. Also, if it was a busy store, there’s a chance no one even knew she was in the store looking at the shirt in the first place.
In order to make a statement, she would have had to somehow communicate to the store owner: “I am not going to buy this shirt or anything else from you because your shopping bags promote homosexuality.” Based on her post, this isn’t what she did. She simply left without buying the shirt, and that makes no statement at all. She didn’t stand up for anything, and she didn’t get her shirt.
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Melbourne
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In her heart she did. Not every statement needs to be made for everyone’s attention.
When I pray I don’t do it so everyone else in the world knows I prayed, I do it silently and in my heart I know I have had a conversation with the one who matters the most.
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Sorry, I’m not following. If no one knew about it, she did nothing to take a stand against gay pride. What is different in the world because she did not buy that shirt? Absolutely nothing.
If the owner of the store knew they lost business because of their affiliation with gay pride, that might make them rethink things. But they don’t know that they lost a sale because of their affiliation, and so they don’t have that experience to make them rethink it.
Right…but that’s not what we’re talking about here. Praying and taking a stand for what you believe in aren’t the same thing. If you’re going to take a stand against something like homosexuality, people have to know about it or it won’t work. God knows what’s in your heart but people don’t. You aren’t standing up against a wrong thing people are doing if said people don’t even know you’re taking a stand.
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Tis_Bearself
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If this bothers you so much, then
Either buy the shirt and leave the bag,
Or turn the bag inside out so the logo doesn’t show,
Or don’t shop there.
I’m not sure why it would warrant this much discussion?
Either buy the shirt and leave the bag,
Or turn the bag inside out so the logo doesn’t show,
Or don’t shop there.
I’m not sure why it would warrant this much discussion?
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JimG
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This seems strange. They were in a hotel. They had rooms. Yet they wanted to have sex in the stairwells and public bathrooms?!
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JimG
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I think maybe there should be a Christian Pride month.
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Melbourne
Guest
Praying is putting to purpose something I believe in. In this instance the OP took a stand on something based on her beliefs.
You seem determined to defunct the OP’s purpose. If you believe so strongly for this gay pride that’s your right to do so, just as the OP expressed her right in her own way. Why do you feel it necessary to take that away from her?
No, I’m not. All the OP asked is “Is it a sin to walk around with a shopping bag that has a gay pride symbol on it?” That was her question. She even said if it’s not a sin she would go back and buy the shirt. You are the one who has turned it into an argument about it being her right to take a stand against gay pride.
Um…no, not sure where you’re getting this. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman, as was designed by God.
Once again, all she wants to know is whether or not carrying the bag around is a sin.
Everything I’ve said is in response to you saying she has a right to make a statement by not buying the shirt. My only point is that the act of not buying a shirt doesn’t make a statement against anything.
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Melbourne
Guest
The OP may have believed so and she exercised her right to do it. Why is that a problem for you?
Not at all. I simply posted my response and you seem to want to debate that continuously.
You take care and God bless
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It’s not a problem for me. If that’s what she believes, sure, she absolutely has the right to not buy the shirt. I’m not saying she doesn’t have the right to do that. However, the fact that she has a right to do it doesn’t mean it’s an effective way to make her point.
Based on her post, though, it doesn’t seem like that is what she was doing. All she wanted to know was is it a sin to carry around a bag with a gay pride symbol on it.
No, I’m just trying to make a point that if you want to stand up for something, you have to let people know what you’re standing up for.
You take care and God bless.
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Norseman82
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Another option would be to go to the register and buy the shirt, but if they gave the rainbow bag before you paid for it, ask for a different bag, and if they can’t accommodate you, then say you won’t purchase the item.
The whole reason businesses pander to the agenda is fear of losing business. Well, two can play the game.
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Norseman82
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Uh, something tells me that the motivation for businesses pandering to the agenda is not religious compassion to help people carry crosses, but rather one of two things:
- Marketing;
- Fear of losing business because if they don’t do something to pander to the agenda they will be bullied and lose money.
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VanitasVanitatum
Guest
That sounds like you are following the footsteps of the LGBT community. Every month has a special commemoration so I don’t think its that necessary and it doesn’t have a good look either.
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VanitasVanitatum
Guest
The employees are going to be the ones dealing with it and if you bring the manager or something then you’re not going to look good. The owner or whatever won’t notice.
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FirstFiveEighth
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I don’t think it would be sinful unless you explicitly wanted to show support for “gay pride”. Direct vs indirect cooperation and all that. But IMO you made a good call. I will not support a company that promotes such things if I can help it and I most certainly will not walk around with a rainbow shopping bag. That is a company trying to make me support their politics and I will not play that game.
I’m also ticked that Obama went and made June “gay pride” month. I was born in June and ever since Obama invented this celebration I get saturated with gay pride crap everywhere I go on my birthday. It’s annoying.
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FirstFiveEighth
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heidi_storage
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Yep. I won’t ever again wear pink ribbons because of them. I am glad that breast cancer research is prominent, but I can’t escape the association between Komen and deliberately killing humans.
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0Scarlett_nidiyilii
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Nope, our only boast is in Jesus
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