Where is an updated boycott list for the prolife movement?

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Matthew25 said:
there is a lot more to being pro-life than being pro-birth
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It is concerning to see how many people have liked this comment. This line is often used to justify being pro-choice, as if killing babies is okay to protect them from all the other evils of the world.

Boycotting is not an obligation. However, it can be an act of good against evil, and involves sacrifice of preferred quality for a greater cause. To condemn boycotting of companies that support abortion is rude, if not sinful.

I am aware there is a lot of evil in the world. I’ve chosen to focus my efforts on what I believe to be the greatest evil, being deprived of any opportunity to live a life for the glory of God. Boycotting is not all or nothing. If you have acheived “all” show me how. If you are not interested in boycotting that is fine, but do not condemn it.
 
Boycotting in our modern world, with anything other than your local mom n pop business, symbolic at best. The energy it takes to boycott everything, the resulting lifestyle, is simply not practical. Heck, we could not read this forum because of the underlying level 2 and 3 telcom providers.
 
Do you only vote in local elections where there are less people voting differently than you? Just because it is impractical to do everything doesn’t mean it isn’t worth doing at all, but more to the point it certainly isn’t a bad thing to do.
 
I think we would all be advised to get far more involved in local politics. Funny how everyone knows the name of the British Prime Minister or the Senior Senator from California (even if they have never BEEN to California), but, they usually cannot name their elected School Board members or their local Representative to the State House.
 
signit said:
Is there any independent evidence for these companies contributing to Planned Parenthood other than secondhand Internet stuff?
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You are right to be skeptical and hesitant about random boycott lists that circulate on the internet.

If you want an updated, accurate list, the only place I know to get one is from Life Decisions International (LDI).

http://fightpp.org/projects/cfp-boycott/

The only way to get the list is to pay for it. The list is not to be distributed for free online.

There are several reasons for this. First, LDI devotes a considerable amount of time to create and maintain the list. People need to be paid for their time. Second, if the list got published online, it would mean that LDI was putting in all the time and energy just to hand-deliver a list to Planned Parenthood of organizations for them to support. Third, the list is constantly changing. If people just keep forwarding and sharing the list, it is inevitable that people will be passing on old information. And companies are routinely added and subtracted from the list.

So if you are looking for an accurate, updated list, you’ll need to get it from LDI.
 
I hope you are not reading my post as being pro-choice. I’ll put my pro-life bona fides up against anyone. I just think we have to see being “pro-life” as not only “pro-birth”. If you want boycott, for any reason, knock yourself out. I never condemned it, just accurately state that you are doing for being against abortion.
 
Fighting abortion is part of the pro-life movement. I don’t see how I was so inacurrate as to cause offense. It is very unsettling to see the majority reaction on a Catholic site to a request for help to boycott companies that support abortion is…
Matthew25 said:
this one hits a nerve
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TheLittleLady said:
Boycotting in our modern world, with anything other than your local mom n pop business, symbolic at best. The energy it takes to boycott everything, the resulting lifestyle, is simply not practical. Heck, we could not read this forum because of the underlying level 2 and 3 telcom providers.
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This is a dangerous attitude. One must do the right thing, and resist in some way, even if one thinks it will have practically no effect against an antagonist.
 
But cannot boycotting be seen as a loving act which seeks to save at risk children? Cannot boycotting be seen also as a loving act towards badly behaving companies which might get there attention and educate them into changing their understandings and behavior?
 
Practicality seems to be an argument for utilitarianism. It seems to be running a cost-benefit analysis before determining what one ought to do.
One might argue that practicing Christianity is not especially practical-after all it embraces self-sacrifice.
 
Without going into all the details, I’ll just bow out here. Trust me, I’m all for helping women make the decision to keep their child. There’s is just a lot more to the story. God bless!
 
I think he was just trying to emphasize the other issues again, as in making the decision less of a burden. It may not be a valid option morally, but it is still within the realm of freewill which can be addressed, and it is true that a lot can be done to support woman after birth so they aren’t tempted to make a horrible decision out of fear or pressure/manipulation from family and friends.

I just don’t understand why he came into the thread so antagonistic towards my request, or why so many people agree with his attitude, but he said he doesn’t want to participate anymore so I am not going to harass him.
 
As I am a poor person, a disabled widow who works full time and volunteers, the luxury of making my own clothes, gardening, hunting, I am going to be frugal and shop where prices are best. (my phone/internet is a gift from my son) If that makes me utilitarian, then, that is my lot. Win the lottery and it might be a different story 🙂

Truth is, the Church clearly teaches about the difference between remote cooperation and proximate cooperation. My participation is remote in most cases. There have been times when it would have been proximate cooperation and I have cut ties. When we were nearly homeless, I was offered a well paying job running the database for a large Masonic insurance program. As poor as we were then, saying no to that job was one of the hardest things to do, but, even when they tried to sweeten the deal with higher pay, I turned it down.

And while we are on the subject, there are some places were I cannot keep track of who is now boycotting. All I know is Chick Fila is a special treat, when my son surprises me with a sandwich and waffle fries, I eat it!
 
Matthew25 said:
Rant over; sorry this one hits a nerve.
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Why? The guy simply wanted to know which companies support Planned Parenthood so he can give his custom elsewhere. I don’t see a problem with that.
 
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Elf01 said:
Implies that murdering her child is a valid option
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No. Recognizes that the current law allows for the option, and much of secular society approves. Recognition of a state of affairs is in no way an endorsement of said state.
 
Brendan_64 said:
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Matthew25:
Rant over; sorry this one hits a nerve.
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Why? The guy simply wanted to know which companies support abortion so he can give his custom elsewhere. I don’t see a problem with that.
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The “problem” is illustrated by the fact that by simply accessing the Internet to post his question, he is owning or using items (a digital device / software / Internet access ) that have been produced and sold by companies that undoubtedly contribute to “pro choice “ causes. This has been well illustrated by many of the earlier posts. This is an issue marked by matters of degree, not by a black and white boycott, unless he’d like to buy a box of pens and some stationery to keep in touch with the world.
 
Better to do nothing at all than as much as we can? I want the culture to change, and I’m going to do every little thing I can of pushing it in the right direction. For me that means supporting those that strive do good and taking away support from those that insist on doing evil. How much of an impact it makes depends on how many are willing to do the same. I do what I can and leave the rest to God.
 
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