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125. Just exercise your own "religious beliefs"

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 2, 2014, 08:39 AM

Jul 2014

So, Hobby Lobby has deep religious beliefs over contraceptives and therefore will not provide coverage to their female employees. It so happens that I have deeply held religious beliefs that prevent me from handling paper money or silver-colored coins (See: Judas). I and my friends, who hold the same religious beliefs, will be going to Hobby Lobby with a great big bag of pennies to buy some of thier cheap-a$$ sh.. er... merchandise. Of course we will count the pennies out verrrrry, verrrry slowly at the checkout so as not to make a mistake. If you hold these same deep religious beliefs, we encourage you and your friends to take a large bag of pennies to your closest Hobby Lobby store and make a purchase. Oh, and don't forget to get a 40% off coupon -- they are always available on the internets.

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Time to put Hobby Lobby Out of Business. [View all] riqster Jul 2014 OP

Rude Pundit? Zat you? louis-t Jul 2014 #1

You want to have 16,000 employees yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #4

It is just was evil to allow Hobby Lobby to use their avebury Jul 2014 #59

Good points. riqster Jul 2014 #68

Their employees can work for their competitors. riqster Jul 2014 #18

Hey, somebody else read the economics textbook too! dawg Jul 2014 #25

Lots of years in business and IT consulting. riqster Jul 2014 #26

Who will now be able to pay their employees less joeglow3 Jul 2014 #116

Maybe. But keep in mind, other trends mititate towards higher wages. riqster Jul 2014 #117

If they are truly filling a niche MattBaggins Jul 2014 #113

Yes! Let's make 20,000 employees who had nothing to do with this unemployed! Lurks Often Jul 2014 #2

Good point, but... Wait Wut Jul 2014 #5

I doubt there is enough of a market, but that might be a regional thing Lurks Often Jul 2014 #23

If there isn't enough of a market, Hobby Lobby would already be out of business. jeff47 Jul 2014 #75

Yep. Business 101. riqster Jul 2014 #94

Amazon ought to get really good at that market, and undercut them. MADem Jul 2014 #133

Michaels is a publicly traded company as of last week csziggy Jul 2014 #121

Closely held, eh? riqster Jul 2014 #131

Out of curiosity..... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2014 #138

The supremes ruled that "closely held" businesses could take the religious exemption. riqster Jul 2014 #139

The post above that you responded to was announcing the IPO of Michaels, a competitor... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2014 #147

Derp. I'm an idiot. Thanks. riqster Jul 2014 #150

LOL....no worries A HERETIC I AM Jul 2014 #153

Good news! Wait Wut Jul 2014 #168

They can be hired by their competitors n2doc Jul 2014 #8

Agreed. bluedigger Jul 2014 #16

I wonder if HL competitors YarnAddict Jul 2014 #126

Yeah, I was surprised to see this goldent Jul 2014 #134

I wonder if they did that YarnAddict Jul 2014 #135

Possible. The timing is interesting. riqster Jul 2014 #140

Boycott won't work on people who already stated they'd close every single one of their stores Lurks Often Jul 2014 #24

It does if they are forced to close n2doc Jul 2014 #27

Uh huh, only neither you or I risk losing our jobs Lurks Often Jul 2014 #30

So just WTF are we supposed to do, then? Passively stand by and let them get away with this shit? nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #103

You can go prop up Hobby Lobby with your own money if you'd like. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2014 #145

Hobby Lobby did this Demsrule86 Jul 2014 #154

Good point. Put the blame in the proper place. riqster Jul 2014 #161

There's still demand for Hobby Lobby's products jeff47 Jul 2014 #171

It's amazing how certain people of that Lurks Often Jul 2014 #172

Why wouldn't it be true? jeff47 Jul 2014 #174

Sure it will. riqster Jul 2014 #29

Let's make their bluff.. sendero Jul 2014 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author ReRe Jul 2014 #76

Unless these guys want to fund a losing proposition, it will. MADem Jul 2014 #130

the boycott is to influence other companies that may care. Demsrule86 Jul 2014 #152

By that reasoning, no boycott or action would ever be taken against any business. riqster Jul 2014 #12

Well I am sure you won't mind explaining that to people Lurks Often Jul 2014 #28

See post 18. riqster Jul 2014 #31

Nice of you to gamble with their futures like that Lurks Often Jul 2014 #32

And doing nothing benefits society how, exactly? riqster Jul 2014 #34

Like every other discussion board Lurks Often Jul 2014 #37

There are always reasons to do nothing. riqster Jul 2014 #39

Their female employees who... ReRe Jul 2014 #74

So what would you do to rectify this injustice? riqster Jul 2014 #84

Well... ReRe Jul 2014 #165

They do get contraceptive coverage Lurks Often Jul 2014 #90

Wrong. riqster Jul 2014 #95

Your reading comprehension sucks Lurks Often Jul 2014 #157

Might want to take off the blinders: riqster Jul 2014 #160

No blinders, just a dislike of people who Lurks Often Jul 2014 #169

Blinders I said; blinders I meant. riqster Jul 2014 #175

Wrong... Demsrule86 Jul 2014 #155

Your reading comprehension sucks Lurks Often Jul 2014 #158

You don't have to worry about the employees being thrown out of work. politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2014 #20

Hobby Lobby Duval Jul 2014 #49

Follow the money. Always. Especially where someone wears the cross or flag on their sleeve. SomeGuyInEagan Jul 2014 #65

So in other words, you want to let Hobby Lobby avebury Jul 2014 #57

They do get contraceptive coverage Lurks Often Jul 2014 #89

You must have missed the clarification issued by the Supreme Court today. avebury Jul 2014 #91

I am aware of the clarification Lurks Often Jul 2014 #93

And the ones they don't cover just happen to be some of the most common and most effective... n/t nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #104

This reason to do nothing gets tiresome. we can do it Jul 2014 #96

A-men. When the hell did Team Apathy get a cheering section? riqster Jul 2014 #108

They can work for the competition. They'll be unemployed soon enough when MADem Jul 2014 #127

I've wondered about this line of argument as well. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #136

We have no choice Demsrule86 Jul 2014 #149

Yep. riqster Jul 2014 #162

i blame the court. anyone can ask for any crazy thing. the court is supposed to disseminate between.. spanone Jul 2014 #3

I'v been boycotting them for years... abakan Jul 2014 #6

One opened in West Haven last year. Dawson Leery Jul 2014 #7

And remember as picketers you don't have to worry about 35 foot buffer zones either. politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2014 #9

If your are refering to the SC decision that is not what they said. former9thward Jul 2014 #17

Quite correct. My spouse is planning a picket, and is researching just that question. riqster Jul 2014 #36

If your wife is willing to be arrested on a petty misdameanor she may want to consider former9thward Jul 2014 #38

Oh, she is willing to get busted, no question there. riqster Jul 2014 #45

Why a boycott is useless KinMd Jul 2014 #86

There's that.... former9thward Jul 2014 #87

Boycotts are useful to help raise awareness. Activism 101. riqster Jul 2014 #97

Just do the protest on Sunday, no one will object happyslug Jul 2014 #60

No, that is only for a few places the SC doesn't like. riqster Jul 2014 #21

Just exercise your own "religious beliefs" hayes Jul 2014 #125

I like it. riqster Jul 2014 #141

Haven't the poor workers already been punished enough? Rhiannon12866 Jul 2014 #176

Sue them for what? former9thward Jul 2014 #10

Yeah. 'Cause that's worked so well....... WillowTree Jul 2014 #11

Granted. But we can't count on the courts or legislatures, riqster Jul 2014 #14

I think DU may overestimate the affect NM_Birder Jul 2014 #41

Still, I don't see how a boycott could hurt the cause. WillowTree Jul 2014 #46

Trying to remember... didn't chik fil a back down Ilsa Jul 2014 #66

Kinda sorta. riqster Jul 2014 #71

It absolutely has BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #105

Points. riqster Jul 2014 #109

Fairly surprised to read all the people decrying protest BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #110

Yah hey, thanks. Lots of Dems seem to be into ennui. riqster Jul 2014 #111

Demand for their products would be met by other retailers Zambero Jul 2014 #13

Just so. riqster Jul 2014 #15

You know, if JoAnn's and Michaels were willing to take a risk... louis-t Jul 2014 #19

They will be more likely to do so if HL's numbers take a hit. riqster Jul 2014 #22

That was practically my first reaction to this horrendous SC decision. Raksha Jul 2014 #167

only if theor current capacity Niceguy1 Jul 2014 #143

I expect they have people looking into that now. riqster Jul 2014 #151

I agree! get the red out Jul 2014 #33

Bingo. Pocketbook injuries get their attention. riqster Jul 2014 #35

Are you serious, or is this performance art ? NM_Birder Jul 2014 #40

You do know that the majority of their customer base is women? BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #106

people who don't shop at a store, NM_Birder Jul 2014 #123

''That is pretty much all we can do.'' DeSwiss Jul 2014 #42

The Hobby Lobby Burqa, so stylin'! blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #43

Indeed, your wardrobe can be born again! riqster Jul 2014 #48

Oh Really? ktayloraz Jul 2014 #44

I have replied to that point already on this thread. riqster Jul 2014 #47

This ridiculous "point".... sendero Jul 2014 #55

I notice that they did not offer an alternative. riqster Jul 2014 #132

Here are a couple, since you asked so nicely ktayloraz Jul 2014 #164

Good ideas. Thanks for offering them. riqster Jul 2014 #166

Wow....what clueless alternatives. jeff47 Jul 2014 #173

Build it and they will come. MattBaggins Jul 2014 #115

this is a strike against women passiveporcupine Jul 2014 #50

I'd love to put these dirtbags out of business... BUT... Takket Jul 2014 #51

The businesses and their enablers are a sort of malignant symbiosis. riqster Jul 2014 #52

I wonder what it would take to unionize their employees? drm604 Jul 2014 #53

Since the Supremes also weakened unions yesterday, it might be harder to do. riqster Jul 2014 #56

That ruling was about public sector unions. drm604 Jul 2014 #61

In isolation, no. But considering the private-sector cases in the SC Pipeline, it is concerning. riqster Jul 2014 #63

I no longer shop at Hobby Lobby SheilaT Jul 2014 #58

One person always helps. One vote, one penny, one act of principle counts. riqster Jul 2014 #62

I don't shop at Hobby Lobby, Walmart, Home Depot underthematrix Jul 2014 #64

I have never shopped at Hobby Lobby even though there is a store RebelOne Jul 2014 #80

I have probably spent over $25,000 at Hobby Lobby in the years sinkingfeeling Jul 2014 #67

Good on you. riqster Jul 2014 #69

I have never set foot in a Hobby Lobby, City Lights Jul 2014 #70

Nor I. The key is to get current HL shoppers on board. riqster Jul 2014 #72

robed barbarians kardonb Jul 2014 #73

My hometown doesn't have a Hobby Lobby, so boycotting is easy. muntrv Jul 2014 #77

Me too Freddie Jul 2014 #81

I'm doing my part. Never will buy from them & encourage others to shun them. southerncrone Jul 2014 #78

I'll never there again. Ilsa Jul 2014 #79

How about we urge the Open Carry crowd to frequent and protect Hobby Lobby. Shrike47 Jul 2014 #82

I say we "condom" the place Generic Other Jul 2014 #83

Here's another thought: a use for all the yarn people bought at Hobby Lobby: riqster Jul 2014 #98

LOL azmom Jul 2014 #163

Can't one just feel the love of Jesus oozing from the pores of the Hobby-Lobbyites? indepat Jul 2014 #85

The masses don't see the injustice from our same viewfinder. maced666 Jul 2014 #88

Thanks for highlighting that about Obamacare, riqster! Cha Jul 2014 #92

Oh, I know, he's such a third-way corporate whore.... riqster Jul 2014 #99

"3rd way 3rd way 3rd way 3rd way.. Cha Jul 2014 #100

I've wondered who shops there. I've been in a couple and they were empty. The store was huge, maybe RKP5637 Jul 2014 #101

Never been in one. riqster Jul 2014 #102

Never shopped at Hobby Lobby and I never will. Same goes for Wal-Mart. n/t nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #107

Hold on...there were actually Romneybots?! Jamaal510 Jul 2014 #112

Actually, the people supporting Mittens seemed robotic to me. riqster Jul 2014 #118

Oh I think there is A LOT women can do if they TBF Jul 2014 #114

Indeed. Any man can find himself in the same position. riqster Jul 2014 #119

Exactly. nt TBF Jul 2014 #122

According to Wikipedia... 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #120

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #124

Thanks. riqster Jul 2014 #128

Why not? JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #129

I recently went to Hobby Lobby in Lafayette, Indiana with my wife. I was aghast at the high B Calm Jul 2014 #137

This is being shipped to me today: Hepburn Jul 2014 #142

Link? PADemD Jul 2014 #144

What you said. nt riqster Jul 2014 #148

http://www.makestickers.com/ B Calm Jul 2014 #156

Thanks! PADemD Jul 2014 #170

Time to bury Hobby Lobbby Demsrule86 Jul 2014 #146

^^^THIS^^^ riqster Jul 2014 #159