     SHOULD CHRISTIANS
          BOYCOTT?

Dolphins trapped and killed by
fishing nets...Rain forests stripped
by greedy timbermen...Corporations
dominated by straight, white, male
executives. There is a plethora of
reasons why politically correct
liberals boycott corporate America.

But should Christians boycott? We
believe there are two very practical
and constructive reasons why they
should:

1. Companies are in business to
make a profit. Most corporate
decisions are made in order to
enhance the corporate image in the
eyes of the consumer, and ultimately
enhance profits. If certain
corporate decisions concerning
product choice, advertising policy
or charitable giving can be shown to
degrade corporate image for the
majority of consumers, then the
company might be persuaded to change
those practices to a more family-
friendly or neutral course of
action.

2. But even if a company is
determined not to change, many
Christians abhor the thought that a
portion of the resources God has
given them stewardship over might
end up in the coffers of a company
promoting an ungodly agenda. They
simply choose to not knowingly do
business with such companies even if
there is no chance of changing the
company's practices.

You likely found this insert in a
fact sheet listing corporations
hostile to family values. Some com-
panies are funding Planned Parent-
hood and the abortion industry.
Others market types of pornography
that are socially acceptable, but
just as damaging to families as the
hardest core movies and magazines.
Still others routinely advertise at
bargain rates on the offensive TV
programs responsible companies won't
touch.

As concerned Christian consumers,
you are encouraged to become
familiar with the products and
services of these companies and use
the boycott list as a guide when you
make purchases for your family.

If Christians would steadfastly
refuse to do business with any
company that gave funds to Planned
Parenthood, a major source of
funding for Planned Parenthood would
dry up overnight.

If companies knew that advertising
on offensive TV programs would
result in fewer customers instead of
more customers, all the sex and
violence filled programs would get
cancelled for lack of sponsors.

And if convenience stores that sold
pornographic magazines lost all
their gas customers, the magazines
would be thrown in the dumpster.

To receive more information about
Christian boycotts and get periodic
updates of the list, write to:

         CAFS, 117 Vinsant,
         San Antonio TX 78235

