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Post by dividavi on Mar 24, 2020 2:24:51 GMT
My comment: Stupid, fucking, lying, born-again piece of shit. www.businessinsider.com/hobby-lobby-reportedly-leaving-stores-open-message-from-god-2020-3?fbclid=IwAR0TfN1GNHvlrNKGdwCEGTRGiroxHGGRdqenarwU5s9bZFoBNN4QQRE8mbcHobby Lobby founder reportedly told employees a message from God informed his decision to leave stores open amid the coronavirus outbreak
Bethany Biron Mar 23, 2020, 12:07 AM Hobby Lobby Business Insider/Hayley Peterson Hobby Lobby is leaving its doors open as more than 90 retailers across the country opt to temporarily shutter to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
In a message widely circulated on Twitter, the company's founder David Green reportedly told employees the decision to stay open was informed by a message from God bestowed upon his wife Barbara Green.
"While we do not know for certain what the future holds, or how long this disruption will last, we can all rest in knowing that God is in control," Green allegedly wrote |
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 24, 2020 4:50:36 GMT
Won't make any difference in New Mexico. Today, our pro-active, actually cares about the citizens, non-Republican governor Michele Lujan-Grisham, has ordered all non-essential businesses to close until April 10. And no business is as non-essential as Hobby Lobby. In spite of all their Deeply Held Religious Beliefs, they have no choice but to lock their doors. HA! I fart in their general direction.
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Post by Catman on Mar 24, 2020 11:07:01 GMT
Maybe God hates Hobby Lobby.
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Post by Isapop on Mar 24, 2020 11:09:25 GMT
Adverse reaction to the letter is already having an effect. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8144253/Hobby-Lobby-shutting-stores-letter-claiming-vision-God.html One employee, who did not reveal where he or she worked, wrote on Reddit: ‘I’m scared and coworkers are also scared. Some people have outright walked out.
‘Considering doing the same soon. Why do I have to put up with this.’
Another Hobby Lobby employee, ‘SpiralEyedGnome’ said: ‘It’s so easy to say “stay strong” when they aren’t the ones on the sales floor dealing with people who refuse to listen to self quarantine rules.
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Post by Rodney Farber on Mar 24, 2020 13:24:44 GMT
... Some people have outright walked out. ...
Maybe that is his true motivation. If they quit, he won't have to pay unemployment. Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes - Confucius, 501 BCE
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 24, 2020 14:22:13 GMT
Letter aside, weren't most retail places open unless their states said to close?
Until yesterday at 6, most retail was still open in Lexington at least.
I mean what was Gamestop's reason for staying open?
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Post by buckyv2 on Mar 24, 2020 14:26:10 GMT
Wow. Using God as an excuse to expose your minimum wage workers to a disease so he could profit from this.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 24, 2020 16:51:35 GMT
Letter aside, weren't most retail places open unless their states said to close? Until yesterday at 6, most retail was still open in Lexington at least. I mean what was Gamestop's reason for staying open? "I mean what was Gamestop's reason for staying open?" I dunno but I hope this doesn't interfere with the upcoming Last of Us 2 and RE3 remake releases. I really don't wanna download digital copies.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2020 17:51:19 GMT
It's always amusing to see god allegedly telling christians to act in their own blatant self-interest.
I wonder what he'll say when his staff get it?
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 24, 2020 18:21:11 GMT
Letter aside, weren't most retail places open unless their states said to close? Until yesterday at 6, most retail was still open in Lexington at least. I mean what was Gamestop's reason for staying open? "I mean what was Gamestop's reason for staying open?" I dunno but I hope this doesn't interfere with the upcoming Last of Us 2 and RE3 remake releases. I really don't wanna download digital copies. Amazon & Walmart get to stay open. I'm playing back catalogue while....errrr...working from home. I'm going to have to go back to Last of Us. I got stuck but now it's been long enough that I can start over and come up with a better plan.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 24, 2020 18:24:13 GMT
"I mean what was Gamestop's reason for staying open?" I dunno but I hope this doesn't interfere with the upcoming Last of Us 2 and RE3 remake releases. I really don't wanna download digital copies. Amazon & Walmart get to stay open. I'm playing back catalogue while....errrr...working from home. I'm going to have to go back to Last of Us. I got stuck but now it's been long enough that I can start over and come up with a better plan. Which part? The sewer level is probably my favorite section along with the high school.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 24, 2020 18:33:40 GMT
Amazon & Walmart get to stay open. I'm playing back catalogue while....errrr...working from home. I'm going to have to go back to Last of Us. I got stuck but now it's been long enough that I can start over and come up with a better plan. Which part? The sewer level is probably my favorite section along with the high school. I think it's the sewer. There a bunch of pipes and that maggoty looking thing comes and kills me. I never had a chance to get my bearings of the place and that game is stress inducing. I just finished the latest Dragon Quest and am loving Astrobot. Just started Assassins Creed and will probably start Last of Us once I'm done with Astrobot.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 24, 2020 18:38:12 GMT
Which part? The sewer level is probably my favorite section along with the high school. I think it's the sewer. There a bunch of pipes and that maggoty looking thing comes and kills me. I never had a chance to get my bearings of the place and that game is stress inducing. I just finished the latest Dragon Quest and am loving Astrobot. Just started Assassins Creed and will probably start Last of Us once I'm done with Astrobot. I tried playing the first Assasins Creed a while ago (got bored after an hour). If you like Last of Us, I would highly recommend Resident Evil Revelations 2 (the influence from Last of Us is so obvious I almost wanna call the game flat out plagiarism)
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 25, 2020 15:34:48 GMT
It's always amusing to see god allegedly telling christians to act in their own blatant self-interest. I wonder what he'll say when his staff get it? He will say that "it was the will of God" and if any die, "God called them home, they are now in Paradise with Him." It was this kind of 'religious speak' that weighed heavily in my decision to be an agnostic atheist. It sounded like 'god covering his ass' to me.
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Post by buckyv2 on Mar 25, 2020 15:56:04 GMT
It's always amusing to see god allegedly telling christians to act in their own blatant self-interest. I wonder what he'll say when his staff get it? He will say that "it was the will of God" and if any die, "God called them home, they are now in Paradise with Him." It was this kind of 'religious speak' that weighed heavily in my decision to be an agnostic atheist. It sounded like 'god covering his ass' to me. It's more like a business man using God to exploit his workers for profit.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 25, 2020 16:17:01 GMT
He will say that "it was the will of God" and if any die, "God called them home, they are now in Paradise with Him." It was this kind of 'religious speak' that weighed heavily in my decision to be an agnostic atheist. It sounded like 'god covering his ass' to me. It's more like a business man using God to exploit his workers for profit. That, too. There is no limit to the spin that can be applied. There may be genuine caring people that are simple believers, but at the higher levels, it's about power and control. "Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet." Napoleon Bonaparte
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Post by shadrack on Mar 25, 2020 21:59:05 GMT
The same God the Bible says was responsible for the flood, the ten plagues of Egypt, multiple acts of genocide and and countless other atrocities? That God?
Yeah, I would not find that comforting in the least.
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