Is this questionable?

[fin]

There’s a family who runs a publishing business. they have a reputation of being devout Catholics. they magazines they publish include home decor, fashion, teens, lifestyle, entertainment, etc.

there are articles in their magazines that I find incompatible with their reputation as ‘devout’ Catholics. there was an article about a gay who came out, also mentioned that June was Gay Pride month. another article about ‘how to date a single dad’. they have a magazine about high society.

i don’t mean to be a party pooper, but a magazine about rich people won’t do much for ordinary people; it could also be an occasion of sin(envy).

What do you think? I’m not trying to judge them or anything. I’m anonymous & so are they.

 

[Abbadon]

There’s a family who runs a publishing business. they have a reputation of being devout Catholics. they magazines they publish include home decor, fashion, teens, lifestyle, entertainment, etc.

there are articles in their magazines that I find incompatible with their reputation as ‘devout’ Catholics. there was an article about a gay who came out, also mentioned that June was Gay Pride month. another article about ‘how to date a single dad’. they have a magazine about high society.

i don’t mean to be a party pooper, but a magazine about rich people won’t do much for ordinary people; it could also be an occasion of sin(envy).

What do you think? I’m not trying to judge them or anything. I’m anonymous & so are they.

I think that once you have a contract with a magazine to publish thier magazines you can’t break it. I’m not sure if a contract can contain “can not contain articles about homosexuals or african americans”. Beyond an overall scope of what the magazine will enclude i don’t know how much power a publishing company will have over a magazine. Plus freedom of the press, freedom of speech and all that jazz…

 

[surfinpure]

fin,

If what you’re asking is, Do magazine publishers have a duty to see to it that they are not scandalizing their customers, my answer would be, Yes, they do. Can they control for every little detail, practically speaking? I don’t know, but it seems that might be rather difficult.

Thank goodness all I’m responsible for is deciding which magazines I ought not purchase!

 

[Joyousguard]

I know how you feel. But remember, Jesus associated with tax collectors and all sorts of sinners. While I wouldn’t condone their behavior I do understand that nowadys it becomes extremely difficult to live our lives or even run our businesses with the teachings of the church constantly in mind. Many of us probably work for companies that give money to Planned parenthood or support charities or organizations contrary to the Catholic faith. Although these people own their own business it is incredibly difficult to run it always by THE BOOK.

It gets more difficult everyday to be Catholic and go about our everyday lives when greater pressure is constantly being exherted on us and our beliefs to move contrary. Pray for them but suttle hints here and there might be okay too, but above all show copassion and understanding for their diffcult dilema.

 

[fin]

hi, thanks for your opinions.

yes, I do understand it’s hard to follow Church teachings, esp. in this world nowadays.

let’s make it my situation. If I publish magazines, shouldn’t I, as a Catholic, have a say that I don’t want articles to promote contraceptives, abortion , gay activism, Catholics bashing? That is what I was wondering about.

 

[love4mary]

If a publishing company were to handle Only those magazines that did not go contrary to the faith of the Church which means contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ, then the ONLY magazines they would be publishing would be those printed/written by the Church. They would not be in business very long at that rate.

I have a perfect example of this. A friend of mine from church opened up a Catholic Bookstore in our very protestant town. The ONLY things carried in this store are Catholic books and articles of faith. He averages only 2 customers a day. Sadly, his doors will soon be closing. No customers means no income to pay the bills. Sort of like your publishing friends. They must be able to make enough money to at least pay the bills and support their family.

 

[surfinpure]

fin,

Theoretically, yes, you should have a say in what sort of material you publish. However, I agree with love4mary … it probably isn’t reasonable for a person to attempt to run such a company at all, unless there are good Catholic clients already lined up and waiting to do business with you. If it were you, I’d say perhaps it’s time to get out of the publishing business, or start soliciting bigtime.

 

[puzzleannie]

There’s a family who runs a publishing business. they have a reputation of being devout Catholics. they magazines they publish include home decor, fashion, teens, lifestyle, entertainment, etc.

there are articles in their magazines that I find incompatible with their reputation as ‘devout’ Catholics. there was an article about a gay who came out, also mentioned that June was Gay Pride month. another article about ‘how to date a single dad’. they have a magazine about high society.
.

wrong forum should be the popular media forum if you are discussing a magazine or a magazine article.
wrong way to approach the problem since you have given no info on the magazine, the publisher, or what you find problematic
absolutely no way to comment without any info.

 

[Sr_Sally]

What do you mean by publish? Are they the printers for someone else’s mags? Or do they actually write and edit the content? If they are the printers, then no, they probably don’t have a lot of control about the contents. They can object if they want and possibly lose that business.
If they are the writers and editor, then probably there is some room for criticism. Home decor, fashions, etc aren’t inherently evil. Celebrating Gay Pride month or encouraging others to do so is a problem.
If you are friends with this family, approach them and ask them about it. If you aren’t, you can simply write a letter to the editor and then stop buying those mags.

There’s a family who runs a publishing business. they have a reputation of being devout Catholics. they magazines they publish include home decor, fashion, teens, lifestyle, entertainment, etc.

there are articles in their magazines that I find incompatible with their reputation as ‘devout’ Catholics. there was an article about a gay who came out, also mentioned that June was Gay Pride month. another article about ‘how to date a single dad’. they have a magazine about high society.

i don’t mean to be a party pooper, but a magazine about rich people won’t do much for ordinary people; it could also be an occasion of sin(envy).

What do you think? I’m not trying to judge them or anything. I’m anonymous & so are they.

 

[fin]

Hi,

I am not friends with the publishers nor do I buy their magazines. I posted this question because they have a reputation for being a devout Catholics, and I thought that what they publish is incompatible with their ‘beliefs’. Since I don’t know them personally, I don’t know how devout they are.

The magazines they publish, they are the ones who invented them. It isn’t like a book publishing house wherein you have a contract with the author. That’s why I think they have a say in the content.

I was thinking that maybe because they want their magazine to be popular, they would have these kinds of articles so that many people would patronize them.

 

[fin]

What do you mean by publish? Are they the printers for someone else’s mags? Or do they actually write and edit the content? If they are the printers, then no, they probably don’t have a lot of control about the contents. They can object if they want and possibly lose that business.

As I’ve said, yes, they really own the mags, they have employees (editors, writers) who write the contents.

 

[fin]

If a publishing company were to handle Only those magazines that did not go contrary to the faith of the Church which means contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ, then the ONLY magazines they would be publishing would be those printed/written by the Church. They would not be in business very long at that rate.

I have a perfect example of this. A friend of mine from church opened up a Catholic Bookstore in our very protestant town. The ONLY things carried in this store are Catholic books and articles of faith. He averages only 2 customers a day. Sadly, his doors will soon be closing. No customers means no income to pay the bills. Sort of like your publishing friends. They must be able to make enough money to at least pay the bills and support their family.

I’m sorry to hear about friend. I, on the other hand, am looking for many Catholic books but can’t find them.

the publishers are not friends of mine. but regarding your statement about being able to pay the bills…it’s not applicable to them, because they are also rich. Aside from publishing, they have other businesses like hotel, etc.

 

[thiscatholickid]

There’s a family who runs a publishing business. they have a reputation of being devout Catholics. they magazines they publish include home decor, fashion, teens, lifestyle, entertainment, etc.

there are articles in their magazines that I find incompatible with their reputation as ‘devout’ Catholics. there was an article about a gay who came out, also mentioned that June was Gay Pride month. another article about ‘how to date a single dad’. they have a magazine about high society.

i don’t mean to be a party pooper, but a magazine about rich people won’t do much for ordinary people; it could also be an occasion of sin(envy).

What do you think? I’m not trying to judge them or anything. I’m anonymous & so are they.

It’s fine. That’s just how they are making their living. My father used to run a gas station, the gas station sold condoms. I dont think my father has contributed to the sin of contraception. He was just making a living.

Now if my dad ran a sex shop, that’d be different. Because his occupation would no longer be a general retailer, but somone who caters specifically to sexual immorality.

In the same way, these Catholics are okay unless the only magazines they sell are ones with immoral content.