burger king

[Axxman]

we all have to make choices of where to spend our money. why is is wrong to base this on the fact that a store is putting out a totaly tasteless ad?

First of all...I don't care if people wanna boycott. I'm just kinda bummed to see people get so twisted over something so stoopid. I see bad, stoopid, tasteless stuff all the time. I think those "God" billboards are stoopid and tasteless too...should I stop driving on every road they are on? Should I stop shopping at every grocery store that sells tabloids? I'd open my own "perfect" store...but sooner or later I'll sin in someway and then I'll have to boycott myself.

I personally don't have a problem with that particular commercial...but if other people are sensitive, then to each their own I guess. Are people really prepared to boycott someplace everytime they see something they consider a bad advertising campaign? I got more important things to worry about.

[MorningGlory]

We can discuss all day whether we should boycott a fast food joint because they did a funny spongebob commercial and featured girls with square, sponge-shaped bottoms...but I think this thread is reaching with all the "poor women" sex objects...blah, blah, blah

How would you know, Axx? YOU are a man. Anyway, you're missing the point ...... which is that the commercials are inappropriate for the target audience. Children. Why must we target the young and vulnerable? They grow up too quickly even without being exposed to smarmy ad campaigns.

[MorningGlory]

we all have to make choices of where to spend our money. why is is wrong to base this on the fact that a store is putting out a totaly tasteless ad?

First of all...I don't care if people wanna boycott. I'm just kinda bummed to see people get so twisted over something so stoopid. I see bad, stoopid, tasteless stuff all the time. I think those "God" billboards are stoopid and tasteless too...should I stop driving on every road they are on? Should I stop shopping at every grocery store that sells tabloids? I'd open my own "perfect" store...but sooner or later I'll sin in someway and then I'll have to boycott myself.

I personally don't have a problem with that particular commercial...but if other people are sensitive, then to each their own I guess. Are people really prepared to boycott someplace everytime they see something they consider a bad advertising campaign? I got more important things to worry about.

You just don't get it, Axx......

[Believer1997]

I completely agree. If we, as Christians, find something tasteless, crude and offensive - we need to bring it to the attention of the company and until the advertisement or product is corrected - I don't think we should spend our money at that company. When they have enough of an impact on their bottom line, they'll get the message. On a local level - I shop at a grocery store that is closed on Sunday and is very community and church oriented. My mechanic is a Christian who goes to my church as is the lady who does my hair. My husband gets a lot of his business from other Christians that we deal with, too. I try very hard to be mindful of God when and where I spend my money and with whom.

Sooooo...what you're saying is...you buy products from a bunch of sinners.

Because I truly do not understand you or many of your beliefs - I will state more clearly for your edification that I try to shop at stores and with people who are Christians - and yes, I'm sure they have sinned - but they are still Christians. I don't see where that makes me wrong or the object of your ridicule.

[Believer1997]

you know more and more on these threads i am noticing something.

we are allowed to disagree with one another in a loving and uplifting way that isnt the problem.

but on some of these threads, this is not what i am seeing!!! instead i see folks degrading and putting each other down. i think that is sad very sad!!

and yeah i am prepared for the onslaught of nasty remarks that will more than likely come from this post as well.

all i am saying is that if we could just disagree amiably it would make the posting experience so much better here on worthy.

just a thought from me is all

love your sis in christ

manie

I am guilty of that Irish temper sometimes Manie - the Lord is working with me on it though. I only blew the horn 2 times on the way to work this morning....

[Guest]

Lets get serious here.

I'm a bachelor, and as such I'm an opportunistic feeder (kinda like a Hyena?). I will usually eat anything put in front of me. They had me at ham......... Sorry

Amen!

And the phone book is an epic of modern literature.

The plot is a bit weak,

but man there are a lot of characters!

[mizzdy]

LOL!!! I guarantee you if we all started shopping at "Christian Only" stores someone would boycott Store A because they don't do things the way Store B does. I can almost hear it..."Did you know store A were Calvinists? I'm not shopping there anymore.." "Did you hear that store B is open on Sunday's... "

Now theres definately truth in that statement! I think the commerical is just plain stupid and won't watch it when it comes on like I do most all commericals, its just a gimic and odds are if everyone that finds if offensive writes and calls Burger Kings headquarters and stores they just may find that the commerical will be taken off the air. The Qiznos commerical is gone, cut up and redone to be less offensive. If we boycot everything that we find offensive we just may end up without food, internet, and well you get the idea. I am not saying we shouldn't stand up for what we believe in or for the things we find offensive and distasteful yet we cannot take out of the world all the things we don't like.

and you might even work on the Sabbath .......

I may be dense here but what does that mean? I don't think I will be working on any sabbath myself since one I haven't been unable to work for coming up on 8 years and I am one who does take the sabbath as a day of rest. Could ya clarify what you meant?

[MorningGlory]

you know more and more on these threads i am noticing something.

we are allowed to disagree with one another in a loving and uplifting way that isnt the problem.

but on some of these threads, this is not what i am seeing!!! instead i see folks degrading and putting each other down. i think that is sad very sad!!

and yeah i am prepared for the onslaught of nasty remarks that will more than likely come from this post as well.

all i am saying is that if we could just disagree amiably it would make the posting experience so much better here on worthy.

just a thought from me is all

love your sis in christ

manie

It's the pride in man, manie. Some HAVE to be right and HAVE to step on anyone who doesn't agree with them. It's very UNChristian behavior. As is the name calling, condescension and accusations of not being a good Christian or (gasp!) of being a liberal. As if any of us have to defend who or what we are to other mortals. It's weird.

[Axxman]

Because I truly do not understand you or many of your beliefs - I will state more clearly for your edification that I try to shop at stores and with people who are Christians - and yes, I'm sure they have sinned - but they are still Christians. I don't see where that makes me wrong or the object of your ridicule.

So its okay to shop at stores run by imperfect Christians...but we must avoid the imperfect world? I don't get it. And its not ridicule...its just making the point that nobody is perfect.

[Believer1997]

Because I truly do not understand you or many of your beliefs - I will state more clearly for your edification that I try to shop at stores and with people who are Christians - and yes, I'm sure they have sinned - but they are still Christians. I don't see where that makes me wrong or the object of your ridicule.

So its okay to shop at stores run by imperfect Christians...but we must avoid the imperfect world? I don't get it. And its not ridicule...its just making the point that nobody is perfect.

When did I ever say that anybody was perfect? I'm not - I'm sure they are not - but I try to support Christian enterprise - I don't see where that is a problem.