Christian boycotting Christians: Girl Scout cookies and the top-30 list
- How is boycotting a company winning souls for Christ or advancing God's kingdom?
- Where do you draw the line on boycotting if you want to be consistent?
Sparked by Ben & Jerry's appearing on a Christian boycott list, a host tells of putting his daughter in the Girl Scouts and getting pushback on Facebook for selling cookies because the Girl Scouts support Planned Parenthood. The hosts debate consistency: if you boycott over one sin you must boycott nearly everything, since you cannot pick which sins are the big ones; they read a list of 30 boycotted companies. One host counters with the JCPenney catalog story — a host identified in the audio as Dan Hudson quit shopping there after it ran same-sex-parent feature articles — saying he personally avoids companies that actively attack Christianity but stays quiet about it, since boycotting wins no souls and he would rather be in the thick of pagan culture than hidden under a sheet.
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