Walmart supports abortion

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portarica said:
We must also stop buying things at Walmart because they sell stuff with the pink ribbon.

Tell your pastors and social groups that a boycott of Walmart must begin now.

Also on a much more closely related to death culture note, Walmart through its support of the communist government in China is directly connected to that governments forced abortion policy.

If you are a faithful Catholic it should be forbidden for us to step foot in that corporations stores.

Peace
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The “pink ribbon” is the symbol for breast cancer awareness. It may be associated with Susan G Komen, but it’s not exclusive to that foundation!

Look, here it is on a “abortions contributes to breast cancer” website:
abortionbreastcancer.com/index/

I’m not a fan of Wal-Mart, (especially after reading Barb Ehrenreich’s “Nickel and Dimed” expose on low-paying jobs), but I realize that nearly all retailers carry things that are produced by companies that do things contrary to Catholic belief…nearly all stores carry condoms and other articificial birth control methods. They sell magazines such as Cosmo or “celebrity” magazines that glorify the lack of morals in Hollywood…this list could go on and on…

You could probably find financial ties to just about anything unethical or immoral that you purchase if you researched it far enough. Unless you are totally self-sufficient and living tax-free, at some point your money is going to go somewhere against your belief system if you follow the trail long enough.

Wal-Mart does have very low prices and people with very limited budgets often don’t have the luxury of shopping somewhere else…especially large Catholic families with one income.

It needs to be an individual’s decision where they shop, not a boycott made from the pulpit.
 
elts1956 said:
You are right Rence, the women aren’t rounded up, the babies are. Since when in a Republic do we not protect the innocent and the vulnerable? Since when in a Christian society do we not protect the innocent and vulnerable?

Now if we had a DECENT healthcare program, one that wasn’t forced on us, or if I worked for an employer who asked that a certain percentage of my yearly paycheck be contributed freely of my own free will for support of breast care for those women who couldn’t afford it, I would willingly do so. There are ways to support indigent women and their families other than through Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood has the government behind them. They helped elect this administration and now it’s payback time out of our pockets.
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This might be the best post in this thread.
Again, a knowing and willing support of PP is unconscionable.
 
You could probably find financial ties to just about anything unethical or immoral that you purchase if you researched it far enough. Unless you are totally self-sufficient and living tax-free, at some point your money is going to go somewhere against your belief system if you follow the trail long enough.

No kidding. Unless you are living in a cave in a remote area…:rolleyes:

I really don’t think some people get it, that inciting fear and paranoia is not going to work.

A person cannot live a fishbowl existence…there is a big wide ocean out there in America that is not Catholic, not going to be…never will be.

I shop at Wal-Mart for the prices…if I can get cheaper at Target…I’ll go there.

Why stop at Wal-Mart…there is enough free-mason symbolism on our currency…oohyeah, let’s boycott money…and while we are at it, our nations capital, because some of our Founding Fathers…the right so glaringly points out as perfect…were free masons. A big no-no for the Church faithful.

See how crazy this can be? 🤷
 
Julianna said:
You could probably find financial ties to just about anything unethical or immoral that you purchase if you researched it far enough. Unless you are totally self-sufficient and living tax-free, at some point your money is going to go somewhere against your belief system if you follow the trail long enough.

No kidding. Unless you are living in a cave in a remote area…:rolleyes:

I really don’t think some people get it, that inciting fear and paranoia is not going to work.

A person cannot live a fishbowl existence…there is a big wide ocean out there in America that is not Catholic, not going to be…never will be.

I shop at Wal-Mart for the prices…if I can get cheaper at Target…I’ll go there.

Why stop at Wal-Mart…there is enough free-mason symbolism on our currency…oohyeah, let’s boycott money…and while we are at it, our nations capital, because some of our Founding Fathers…the right so glaringly points out as perfect…were free masons. A big no-no for the Church faithful.

See how crazy this can be? 🤷
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I agree about boycotting money. Please send me yours and I will dispose of it for you.
 
catharina said:
Excellent link. I thank you.
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You’re welcome! :)I think that if we concentrated our efforts on getting our elected representatives to start pushing for the scaling back of how this money is spent, it would do a lot more good than encouraging the boycotting of Wally World. It would also send a bigger message to those in office that in spite of the elections of 2008, we Catholics (and Orthodox and Protestants) have had enough of the culture of death and won’t allow our tax dollars to fund it!.
 
TarkanAttila said:
And why not? Shouldn’t it be the right of the purchaser to know where his money is going? If a store owner were to, for example, donate some of his money to the local Mafia (should one exist), or use it to fund an illegal drug ring (even if he doesn’t do any himself), shouldn’t we, the funders, know about that?
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Actually, no, it’s not a purchaser’s right to know. Not unless the company is publicly held. A private company has no obligation to release such information to people who buy from them. Their money can go to their local Chuch, to buy new registers, to the charity of their choice, or to build their homes. It’s not anyone’s business unless the company is publicly held and has a board of directors to whom to answer.
 
estesbob said:
And the biggest sin of all-it isnt UNIONIZED!

Which is the real source of the animosity towards Wal-Mart.
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pshaw I say. I come from a union family (carpenters and firefighters) and still dislike unions in general. They have a time and place but are drastically out of control today.
Julianna said:
You could probably find financial ties to just about anything unethical or immoral that you purchase if you researched it far enough. Unless you are totally self-sufficient and living tax-free, at some point your money is going to go somewhere against your belief system if you follow the trail long enough.

No kidding. Unless you are living in a cave in a remote area…:rolleyes:

I really don’t think some people get it, that inciting fear and paranoia is not going to work.

A person cannot live a fishbowl existence…there is a big wide ocean out there in America that is not Catholic, not going to be…never will be.

I shop at Wal-Mart for the prices…if I can get cheaper at Target…I’ll go there.

Why stop at Wal-Mart…there is enough free-mason symbolism on our currency…oohyeah, let’s boycott money…and while we are at it, our nations capital, because some of our Founding Fathers…the right so glaringly points out as perfect…were free masons. A big no-no for the Church faithful.

See how crazy this can be? 🤷
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Two things

Part the first: No, we cannot live in a fishbowl nor can we physically force people to stop their support of objective evils. But we can do whatever we can. We can make the attempt, put in the effort. This is what counts. If every Catholic in this country (68 million I think) stopped shopping at Wal-Mart and told them why I believe they woulds top supporting these immoral things. I cannot guarantee it, but I believe so.

Part the second: The founding fathers (some of them) were masons, yes. But the anti- christian (especially anti-Catholic) agenda was not formed at that time. It was still just a secret society designed to wield power for (relative) good, not for the destruction of anything. At least that is what I remember from what I read a while back, and I make no claims to the perfection of my memory. Freemasonry has very elusive roots, THEY say they were responsible for Noahs ark, among other things. But the first major “Grand Lodge” was formed in 1700 something. Before then it was many legitimate Mason guilds. So, trying to identify whether the founding fathers were part of the “bad” freemasons is very difficult.

I do understand your point, but it is a diversionary argument to distract us from the point of what we should do about the evils supported by everyday companies of today. We must all make our own judgments in these matters. We must all be good stewards of providence, as Phil Lenahan is fond of saying. This includes knowing where you are spending your money, what you are spending it on, why you are spending it where you are spending it, and when you know how they are spending your money acting appropriately.

But thats just one man’s opinion.

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I do a lot of shopping at Wal-Mart. It’s around 12 miles from my home (I live in a rural area). I do not purchase any of the pink ribbon merchandise. My husband and I refuse to contribute to any charity that contributes to Planned Parenthood and that includes purchasing pink ribbon articles. Wal-Mart has a large selection of everything from food, to soaps, to linens to clothing.
 
portarica said:
We must also stop buying things at Walmart because they sell stuff with the pink ribbon.

Tell your pastors and social groups that a boycott of Walmart must begin now.

Also on a much more closely related to death culture note, Walmart through its support of the communist government in China is directly connected to that governments forced abortion policy.

If you are a faithful Catholic it should be forbidden for us to step foot in that corporations stores.

Peace
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First: oh

Second: People should boycott Walmart because of their human rights violations (ranging from various worker’s right violations to discrimination), not because of “supporting abortion” (in apparently, an extremely round about way). Personally, I think human rights is a more important topic than abortion - but what do I know?
 
bosonhiggs said:
First: oh

Second: People should boycott Walmart because of their human rights violations (ranging from various worker’s right violations to discrimination), not because of “supporting abortion” (in apparently, an extremely round about way). Personally, I think human rights is a more important topic than abortion - but what do I know?
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Actually, Human Rights…includes abortion of Human life. IMHO I think it’s time that people stop trying to use the compartmentalization of abortion from Human Rights.
 
kimmielittle said:
Actually, Human Rights…includes abortion of Human life. IMHO I think it’s time that people stop trying to use the compartmentalization of abortion from Human Rights.
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Ditto, kimmie!

:clapping::clapping::clapping:
 
kimmielittle said:
Actually, Human Rights…includes abortion of Human life. IMHO I think it’s time that people stop trying to use the compartmentalization of abortion from Human Rights.
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You can argue both ways on that idea though - some people view the idea of making abortion illegal an infringement on human rights because it takes away women’s right to choose, forcing them into something they do not want.

I don’t really wish to get into an abortion argument though, so I will continue on by stating :

this argument, in terms of human rights, is not what I was speaking of.

I mentioned workers rights and discrimination, I specifically mean : child labor (sweatshops being the major issue), denying the option of joining unions, denying individuals proper break time, gender discrimination, etc - happening abroad and in the United States.

I, personally, think the idea that Walmart supports abortion is silly - especially because they do not sell items such as emergency contraception pills (which many Catholics view as abortive), a business decision which was based off of scripture (apparently - that was the statement that was given).

I admit I have no idea what this “pink ribbon” nonsense the OP was talking about is…the only pink ribbon I know of is for breast cancer awareness.

~in conclusion~ I do like the idea of people not buying items from Walmart - just for different reasons.
 
kimmielittle said:
:rotfl::rotfl:You amuse me…🙂 Why would it be paranoia to acknowledge a stance support ] taken by a company? To acknowledge a TRUTH…is not a personality delusional flaw. 🙂
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I strongly suggest…you and the other boycotters start looking for an underground cave to live in or an abandoned commune in Northern California…because the way you are all going…you will not be able to live like you are you now.

If I spent my days “back tracking” where all the money goes…my house would be a mess…the grass would grow to the roof of my house…and my boss would wonder why I’m not at work. Everytime I went out to lunch with my friends…I would have do a “fact finding” to see if I could eat there…just in case…somebody said on CAF that the diner or eatery supported Susan G. Komen.

NOTE: The powers that be of the Church do not possess a list of businesses that Catholics are not allowed to frequent>>>there are no statements that say so>

IT IS A “PERSONAL” CHOICE>>>>>get a grip:shrug:
 
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