thefriendlyghost777 t1_jefgs72 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Reply to comment by ApaudelFish in My dollar store popcorn has a bible verse on it. by BurritoSanmartino

I agree. I just like the taste of it. If a company has certain religious beliefs, I'm not going to get worked up over it. I have bigger personal problems.

bitee1 t1_jefuycm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:32 PM

Some religious companies use their profits to oppress or to lobby for making their religious views into laws.

"Chick-fil-A has donated over five million dollars to organizations that depict gay people as pedophiles, want to make “gay behavior” illegal, and even say gay people should be “exported” out of America." "Hobby Lobby specifically fought against women’s healthcare and took it all the way to the Supreme Court." https://rampagewired.com/471235/op-ed/companies-under-fire-the-truth-about-businesses-like-chick-fil-aurban-outfitters-and-hobby-lobby/

thefriendlyghost777 t1_jefwmgx wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:43 PM

That's pretty sick. As someone from the LGBT community this is actually very frightening. I don't usually follow news and was unaware of the depths of it all. I wasn't thinking of possible funding to anti LGBT organizations. Im going to be more aware of where I put my money. It sucks because chick FIL a has some kick ass food, but it's not worth the hate and pain they want to afflict on others.

jaffakree83 t1_jegldhn wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:29 PM

> "Hobby Lobby specifically fought against women’s healthcare and took it all the way to the Supreme Court."

Hobby lobby didn't want to pay for women's contraceptives, which is totally reasonable. It's bullshit that any company would have to provide something like that. It's a private issue that the government and businesses should stay out of.

bitee1 t1_jegnpyw wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:45 PM

"While birth control is the most common reason people use the pill, 14% of pill users take it only for other reasons. And more than half of pill users rely on it at least in part for purposes other than pregnancy prevention." https://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/other-benefits-birth-control

jaffakree83 t1_jegrkes wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:13 PM

Ok? It still doesn't mean your boss should pay for it.

0ld_Wolf t1_jegvm12 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:43 PM

They were not "paying" for it. They specifically lobbied to deny it being covered under medical insurance. It is religious discrimination in employment.