Is shopping at Walmart a sin?

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I have a question about which stores are morally acceptable to shop at. I have heard different things about different stores such as - You shouldn’t support Walmart because they are one of the biggest supporters of Planned Parenthood. And you shouldn’t support Abercrombie and Fitch because they objectify women. And you shouldn’t support Fred Meyer because they support pornography.

I have no idea if these things are just myths or if there is any validity to them.

I was wondering if anyone knew of a website where I could find this kind of information. I don’t want to be indirectly supporting anything that is morally unacceptable.

Are there stores that you know of that support morally unacceptable practices?

I just got married 2 months ago and money is tight. I sure could use the money I would save by shopping at Walmart - but I won’t do it until I know for sure they do not support abortion or other evils.
 
I don’t support Walmart because I don’t think they compensate their workers fairly. On the other hand, I know there are many people who don’t have the luxury of passing up a good deal unless it is truly immoral… and I don’t think Walmart goes so far as that.

There are many false accusations about large companies floating among the urban myths. You do have a responsibility to investigate the truth of serious claims before believing them.
 
We don’t shop at Walmart because we find it offensive that their ad campaigns proudly tout “Family Values” when their company exercises anything but. Plus, they sell guns and bullets.
 
Yes.

Next question… 🙂

Actually, most corporations are going to be morally bankrupt in some way or fashion. Many (Levi Straus, for example) give to Planned Parenthood. It would be impossible to avoid spending money that doesn’t find its way to some morally reprehensible organization or cause.

Unless, that is, you become a Luddite hermit and live in a ramshackle hut a la’ The Unabomber.

I say pick your battles. I try to avoid companies that are up front in their largesse to Planned Parenthood and other organizations that support the Culture of Death. I try to give my money to companies that support causes consistent with Catholic teaching. There are websites that track corporate giving. I don’t know which category WalMart falls within.
 
NOW used to protest at Walmarts because they refused to sell Birth Control. Walmart was against selling birth control. Walmart later did give in to the Pro-Aborts.
 
Well, we shop there alot!! There are certainly ALOT of “made in the USA” items there, at least car stuff, and toiletary items etc… and yes they sell guns made in the usa also, IMO, what a ridiculous reason to not shop anywhere.:rolleyes:
 
Our government is behind abortion…they contribute to Planned Death with our tax dollars. So, should we stop being citizens of the United States of America?

To boycott in order to bring about change is good. However, I seriously doubt that Wallys or Target (who by the way, apparently no longer gives to planned death), is going to miss a shopper here or there. If the boycott is organized and pressure is brought to bear upon them, then I think I would join in the boycott, but not as a single person.

As far as guns and bullets…doesn’t our constitution give us the right to bear arms? Hmm…
 
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cwmzzm:
I just got married 2 months ago and money is tight. I sure could use the money I would save by shopping at Walmart - but I won’t do it until I know for sure they do not support abortion or other evils.
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I felt the same way although now through raising children, paying taxes and mortages really can change priorities!! 😃

I try to do what we can when we can, for example we switched out LD phone service to Sienna Communications. I’m sure there are some other things we could do - but you have to pick your battles. Just remember to try your best with what you can do - you can go to Mass, say the rosary, vote “pro-life”, raise morally conscious children, tithe or give what you can to charity, etc. Sometimes we have to give to Cesar what is Cesar’s!
 
You need Life Decisions International www.fightpp.org

They keep track of those things. For a small donation you can get a listing that they constantly update.

I don’t think Walmart contributes to PP (planned parenthood). In fact they took some criticism for refusing to stock the morning after pill in their pharmacies. You can shop there in good conscience and save a lot of money.

The rule I go by is that I try to boycott anyone who donates to PP. It’s a lot harder than it sounds. We have a Whole Foods Market here and we used to love to go until we found out they give PP money.

If a company provides a uniques service or far superior service to any other company, I think it is still morally OK to patronize them. For example, if a drug company gave money to PP and you got sick and needed the drug and no other company made a similar drug, you would not be required to stay sick and boycott the company.
 
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To boycott in order to bring about change is good. However, I seriously doubt that Wallys or Target (who by the way, apparently no longer gives to planned death), is going to miss a shopper here or there. If the boycott is organized and pressure is brought to bear upon them, then I think I would join in the boycott, but not as a single person.

As far as guns and bullets…doesn’t our constitution give us the right to bear arms? Hmm…
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Call me a Catholic Vegetarian, but I don’t care to support death at all. And we have no problems boycotting–we care more about where our dollars are spent rather than worrying whether corparations are missing it.
 
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cwmzzm:
I have a question about which stores are morally acceptable to shop at. I have heard different things about different stores such as - You shouldn’t support Walmart because they are one of the biggest supporters of Planned Parenthood. And you shouldn’t support Abercrombie and Fitch because they objectify women. And you shouldn’t support Fred Meyer because they support pornography.
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Fred Meyer supports pornography? In what way? I love Fred Meyer and can’t imagine not shopping there. One stop shopping, good selection, and usually good prices.

I think you have to make up your own mind about whether you want to support a company or not, not just follow the “shoulds” of the world (not addressing you specifically, cwmzzm, just generally speaking). I don’t shop at Wal-Mart, but it’s because I have my own moral reason. I don’t know what their connection is with Planned Parenthood, if any.
 
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pittsburghjeff:
You need Life Decisions International www.fightpp.org

They keep track of those things. For a small donation you can get a listing that they constantly update.

I don’t think Walmart contributes to PP (planned parenthood). In fact they took some criticism for refusing to stock the morning after pill in their pharmacies. You can shop there in good conscience and save a lot of money.

The rule I go by is that I try to boycott anyone who donates to PP. It’s a lot harder than it sounds. We have a Whole Foods Market here and we used to love to go until we found out they give PP money.QUOTE]

You know Jeff, I was just thinking that about Whole Foods. I love it, too, and just spent a small fortune there the other night (buying organic produce to make baby food, among other things 🙂 ) But for as organic as that place is, it just reeks of liberal, lefto trappings. I was thinking as I went home that night that I must be inadvertantly supporting who knows what kinds of causes with my purchases. I think I’ll be heading down to the crowded Strip and local farmers markets to make my high-quality food purchases from now on. (And maybe McGuiness Sisters now and again, but they sure are pricey!) Thanks for the info!
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Yep…the GOV uses MY tax dollars …OUR tax dollars to support Ritual Satanic Blood Sacrifice…

…AND…the CCC tells us to PAY OUR TAXES…

(please note, thats not an attack of CCC…I’m making a point)

Its a matter of each of us picking which battles we can AFFORD to fight.

The Church says Abortion is MURDER…it also says we have the RIGHT to kill another if one is endangering the life of another…but yet we cannot go into a Death Mill and kill a doctor in the act of murdering a defenseless baby…

The Church says we must follow the LAW…

This is WHY…things are NOT simply Black and White in this world and our faith…there is MORE Gray than we think.
 
I don’t know about the sin aspect of shopping at Walmart, but I do think it is a behemoth that is taking over the world. It ruins small towns and blights the look of suburbs. It underpays its employees and treats women unfairly. I sometimes shop there because it is so convenient and has what I need, but I try to shop there as little as possible. I especially try to stay out of the grocery department.
Walmarts’ prices aren’t always that great, and I would hate to lose our other supermarkets that have a nicer selection.
 
Well, if SHOPPING there is a sin, then where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?!?!?!?

I WORK there!:bigyikes:

Blue “there ARE worse places than Wal*Mart!” Rose
 
I don’t know about any other store, but I do know that Abercrombie
& Fitch is one that Catholics should avoid. There was a big
article in our local Catholic newspaper about them several
months back. They had a so called Christmas catalog out that
featured teens in sexy clothes and poses and made sexual
references that included Jesus. It was extremely disgusting
and vulgar. :mad:
 
I don’t know about any other store, but I do know that Abercrombie
& Fitch is one that Catholics should avoid. There was a big
article in our local Catholic newspaper about them several
months back. They had a so called Christmas catalog out that
featured teens in sexy clothes and poses and made sexual
references that included Jesus. It was extremely disgusting
and vulgar. :mad:
 
I’m not sure where we draw the line, but you may want to check out my post in the Safeway-Family Planning Aisle thread.
Something else to think about is the Ave Maria mutual fund company
www.avemariafund.com only invest in companies that dont violate the teachings of the Church and if I am not mistaken the criteria includes excluding those companies involved in birth control, abortion, porn, and same sex partner benefits. Maybe they have a list of the companies they are investing in on their site (off hand I am not sure if they do or not.)
 
Just an opinion, not a rule:
I think it is okay to shop at stores if you can’t get anywere else. If you want to take it literally, we will have to boycott any record or movie label that doesn’t do what is 100% Catholic…and look at the software you are using too…I think we should not support a store if it is known for a fact to support something immoral in some way…but there are some shady things that people do for competition and starting rumors about a company can be one of them…so check it out first.
However, if we can find them, don’t forget to give good companies our support…there are pro-Catholic companies out there also like:
www.sienna-group.com👍
 
No. At least, not necessarily. They support organizations that support abortion. So by shopping there, you’re supporting a company that supports organizations, that supports abortion?

For sin to exist, you must be materially cooperating. I do not see such guilt by association from such a chain.

I admire those who meticulously way ever dollar and vote with their pocketbook though. I would be willing to cooperate with any serious boycott done for a legitimate reason. I just would not consider those who did not support such actions as sinning.
 
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