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HockeyMom

(14,337 posts) Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:45 PM Jun 2014

My ever growing list of religious companies to boycott

It started with the gay discrimination of Chick Fil A and Barilla's pasta. I won't go to Chick Fil A (gross anyway), but I threw out every single box of Barilla pasta in my pantry. I will buy some unknown brand of pasta in the supermarket. While Tom Montague isn't the CEO of Domino's any more, I still won't go there (again, gross). I live about 15 miles from his utopia of Ave Maria. Maybe my local Mom and Pop's religious views may oppose gays and contraceptives, but at least they only hire their own family members, and no other employees who don't agree with them.

I just found out that Taco Bell is also a "religious employer". While I don't eat at Taco Bell, I have on occasion bought their Salsa and Seasonings. Screw it. I have chili powder, paprika, cumin, etc., in my pantry. I can make my own. Not difficult to make your own Salsa from scratch either.

Ok, I want these "religious" companies to come out and DECLARE they discriminate based on THEIR religion. I guess they probably don't want to because they are FOR PROFIT and that might hurt their bottom line. Poor, babies. Suffer the CONSEQUENCES of your religion.

If YOU for profit can discriminate based on your religion, as a CONSUMER I can discriminate against YOU also. I wish somebody would publish a list of these "religious" corporations who discriminate based on THEIR RELIGION. I will refuse to buy your product or darken your doorways. Do I as a Consumer have that right? Of course I DO.

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My ever growing list of religious companies to boycott (Original Post) HockeyMom Jun 2014 OP

Taco Bell is owned by Yum, which is publicly traded joeglow3 Jun 2014 #1

No, The Bell is Hindu. You can tell because they don't serve beef. genwah Jun 2014 #7

Taco Bell?? Phee Jun 2014 #12

I think that was a joke. I saw it on John Oliver's show--he was complaining that Taco Bell had to be catbyte Jun 2014 #16

the last time I ate Taco Hell I prayed to god too NightWatcher Jun 2014 #2

Some porcelain throne worship??? nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #5

ROFLMAO!!! truebrit71 Jun 2014 #15

Papa Johns warrior1 Jun 2014 #3

I would love to see a list of avebury Jun 2014 #4

I second that -- perhaps there is a "Buy Christian" Web site, although ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2014 #13

Not Taco Bell! quinnox Jun 2014 #6

My dogs love Taco Bell dickthegrouch Jun 2014 #10

How did throwing away pasta you'd already bought Union Scribe Jun 2014 #8

I am a Grandma of Italian Heritage HockeyMom Jun 2014 #11

kick samsingh Jun 2014 #9

Taco Bell isn't a "religious employer". jeff47 Jun 2014 #14

Christian businesses TantaLois Jun 2014 #17

The opposite of a boycott list Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #18

joeglow3

(6,228 posts)

1. Taco Bell is owned by Yum, which is publicly traded

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:47 PM

Jun 2014

Someone lied to you.

genwah

(574 posts)

7. No, The Bell is Hindu. You can tell because they don't serve beef.

Reply to joeglow3 (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:52 PM

Jun 2014

Phee

(1 post)

12. Taco Bell??

Reply to genwah (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 02:58 PM

Jun 2014

First of all, they are NOT Hindu, and they DO serve beef!
Here's a link to a Taco Bell menu:
https://www.tacobell.com/m/ch.menu.mobile

Secondly, Yum! Brands, Inc. or Yum! is a United States-based Fortune 500 corporation. Yum! operates four licenses Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Wing Street restaurants worldwide. Prior to 2011, Yum! also owned Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants.
The current chairman and chief executive officer of Yum! Brands is David C. Novak.

Third, in 2012, Family Foods, Inc., a company that operates a number of Taco Bell restaurants in North Carolina, agreed to pay $27,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of an employee who was fired after refusing to cut his hair for religious reasons. This was a local franchise owner--not the corporation!

I'd like someone to explain what the Taco Bell corporation has done to merit being on a shit list, except for selling horrible faux-exican food.

catbyte

(34,338 posts)

16. I think that was a joke. I saw it on John Oliver's show--he was complaining that Taco Bell had to be

Reply to Phee (Reply #12)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 04:34 PM

Jun 2014

Hindu because "there was no fucking beef in that burrito!"

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

2. the last time I ate Taco Hell I prayed to god too

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:47 PM

Jun 2014

Please god don't let me ever get drunk enough to eat this shit again....

Chick Fila H8, Toxic Hell, Domin Hell No's....these are pretty easy to boycott.

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

5. Some porcelain throne worship??? nt

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:50 PM

Jun 2014

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)

15. ROFLMAO!!!

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 03:19 PM

Jun 2014

warrior1

(12,325 posts)

3. Papa Johns

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:48 PM

Jun 2014

avebury

(10,951 posts)

4. I would love to see a list of

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:49 PM

Jun 2014

"religious" corporations. It would be great if someone started a Facebook page when people report in when they find a "religious" corporation so that documentation can be on an ongoing basis.

eppur_se_muova

(36,247 posts)

13. I second that -- perhaps there is a "Buy Christian" Web site, although ...

Reply to avebury (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 03:12 PM

Jun 2014

a quick googling failed to find it.

quinnox

(20,600 posts)

6. Not Taco Bell!

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:52 PM

Jun 2014

I kid, not a fan. But I have a friend who loves Taco bell.

dickthegrouch

(3,169 posts)

10. My dogs love Taco Bell

Reply to quinnox (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 02:28 PM

Jun 2014

There is no other food they try so hard to get at.

The only time I've come close to being bitten by one of them was when I tried to take away the empty Taco Bell wrapper before he was done with it.

Union Scribe

(7,099 posts)

8. How did throwing away pasta you'd already bought

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:56 PM

Jun 2014

help anyone? You could have at least given it away or donated it.

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

11. I am a Grandma of Italian Heritage

Reply to Union Scribe (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 02:54 PM

Jun 2014

and that includes a Lesbian Daughter and her LEGALLY married wife. I will not serve pasta to them that some CEO thinks they are not my FAMILY.

samsingh

(17,593 posts)

9. kick

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 01:59 PM

Jun 2014

I'm with you

boycott Nestle - their ex ceo wants everyone to pay for water

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

14. Taco Bell isn't a "religious employer".

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 03:18 PM

Jun 2014

Taco Bell is Yum! Foods, a massive conglomerate that has expressed no religious views.

A Taco Bell Franchise owner in North Carolina did act as a "religious employer". But that is a different company than Yum!.

TantaLois

(21 posts)

17. Christian businesses

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 04:39 PM

Jun 2014

Business insider had this list - not sure if it is paywalled. http://www.businessinsider.com/17-big-companies-that-are-intensely-religious-2012-1?op=1

Jeff In Milwaukee

(13,992 posts)

18. The opposite of a boycott list

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 04:47 PM

Jun 2014

This is Green America's "Responsible Shopper" list of companies. Not exactly the opposite, I guess, it rates companies (both good and bad) with regard to their corporate practices.

Responsible Shopper

Edit: Hobby Lobby isn't on the list, so I suspect this requires an update.

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