{"id":6677,"date":"2015-10-07T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=6677"},"modified":"2015-10-02T16:20:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T20:20:54","slug":"closely-held-corporate-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=6677","title":{"rendered":"Closely Held Corporate Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Office Depot in Schaumburg, Illinois refused to print flyers with a prayer on them<\/a>. The prayer would be distributed by pro-life women praying for the people in Planned Parenthood. The prayer asked God to work in the hearts of the workers to convert them and stop performing abortions. The women tried to get Office Depot\u2019s Office of the Chairman to reverse the decision, but was told that wouldn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n

The company claimed the prayers advocated the persecution of people who support abortion, and so they wouldn\u2019t print it. So now, praying for conversion, enlightenment and salvation is considered an act of persecution. You know, it doesn\u2019t matter your religious beliefs, how can anyone consider that the slightest bit of persecution?<\/p>\n

If a Christian printer were given a flyer to print that advocated something he or she disagreed with on religious grounds, you know what the outcome would be? And yet Office Depot can come up with its own policy out of thin air, refuse to take some business, and few even take notice. <\/p>\n

The double-standard is persecution, especially when it includes excessive fines and re-education. Yeah, yeah, it\u2019s nothing like how Christians are persecuted under ISIS or the Chinese government, but it\u2019s indicative of a trend in this country that goes against the tolerance that the Left claims to revere.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll say it again; businesses are allowed to decide who they\u2019ll do business with. They are all equal in this regard, but apparently some are more equal than others.<\/p>\n

Related to this is an article that asks, \u201cIs the Left Losing Their Hold on Pop Culture?\u201d<\/a> It provides a few quotes from celebrities who, while clearly on the Left otherwise, standing up for Christian bakers, and Rowan County, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. Here\u2019s one to consider:<\/p>\n

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Once again, the gay community feels the need to be sore winners. Is it so difficult to allow this woman her religion? Or must we destroy her in order for her to betray her faith. No matter how we judge, it\u2019s truth. The rights we have all fought for, mean nothing, if we deny her hers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you don\u2019t recognize the name Christopher Ciccone, that\u2019s OK. I wouldn\u2019t have either if he hadn\u2019t been identified in the article as Madonna\u2019s openly gay brother. Just a few people are quoted, but it at least gives me hope that the over-reaction from the Left on these issues are at least causing the more sober thinkers on the Left to reconsider the slippery slope that they\u2019ve put us on. I guess the question is; how big an impact is this having? The article I reference in the show notes does indicate a 4-to-1 agreement with freedom over force, which is an encouraging sign. But businesses are still being put out of business over this, so it seems that we\u2019ve got quite a vocal minority winning the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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