Thursday, January 19, 2006
CHURCHES TO EITHER GO BACK TO STONE AGE OR EMBRACE MACS
Washington state conservatives are protesting the filing of a civil rights bill in that state that would include the phrases "sexual orientation" and "gender expression or identity." For a while, religious groups have threatened boycotts of companies who back such bills, such as Ford.
Microsoft is the next target.
Rev. Ken Hutcherson, pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Redmond said he said consumers should boycott Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and other companies that have come out in support of a gay civil rights bill. Companies have underestimated the power of religious consumers, the Rev. sez.
Um, Reverend Hutcherson? The Mailbox thinks you may have underestimated churches' reliance on computers. Church office workers use them to track tithes, communicate, make bulletins, keep track of members and a whole bunch of other office functions. So, what are they going to do? Whip out the old lithograph? Buy Macs?
Washington state conservatives are protesting the filing of a civil rights bill in that state that would include the phrases "sexual orientation" and "gender expression or identity." For a while, religious groups have threatened boycotts of companies who back such bills, such as Ford.
Microsoft is the next target.
Rev. Ken Hutcherson, pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Redmond said he said consumers should boycott Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and other companies that have come out in support of a gay civil rights bill. Companies have underestimated the power of religious consumers, the Rev. sez.
Um, Reverend Hutcherson? The Mailbox thinks you may have underestimated churches' reliance on computers. Church office workers use them to track tithes, communicate, make bulletins, keep track of members and a whole bunch of other office functions. So, what are they going to do? Whip out the old lithograph? Buy Macs?
// posted by MoJoe @ 14:01 
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