![]() If we sometimes feel that it is the industry which drives the consumer - it is only because we have given away our control in the service of our pleasures.Ĭan one person have an impact on a gigantic corporation? Yes. The reason both are true is because we live in a free market system in which the consumer ultimately dictates the rules. And it is difficult to make a boycott work. In a free market first world nation, we can make it work. It all belongs to the Lord and it is to Him that is should be returned. To hold on to it when we should be giving it. To waste money when we should be using it purposefully. We have consistently passed over that opportunity for at least 50 years. Just like the people of the United States of America can rise up and end the depravity of abortion but haven't done it. I didn't say they always work, I said they can work. ![]() We may not always be able to affect cultural change, but the following points explain how a boycott can change practices and souls… It is, in fact, our Gospel mandate to conform our lives to the service of others. It is also just to take a public stand against these aggressors. In solidarity with the marginalized, oppressed, abused, murdered, voiceless, helpless, poor, lonely, hungry, and wounded…it is just that we should stop funding their oppressors if possible. While I don't think that abstaining from a general boycott is necessarily immoral, I'd like to take a look at a few ways that boycotts can (and do) change the culture and the soul.ġ) CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE DEMANDS BOYCOTTS I'm not going to vacation at your resort. I'm not going to advertise your name on my sleeve. It says, "Hey, if you're going to send money to help people murder unborn children, I'm not going to buy a candy bar from you. Without judging the choices of others, we can still change the world by changing our habits and cultivating a greater focus on little things that build and support a culture of life.īoycotting is not necessarily a solution. We can incorporate those small acts into our prayerful fasting. No one is going to starve if they put down the soda (or whatever). It makes sense: Stop funding evil! But some on the Christian internet oppose boycotting, citing various arguments against charity and efficacy. I have read the objections each time and remain unconvinced.Įven if there is little chance for small boycotts to alter practices of big business, there is only good that can come of following through with the promptings of informed conscience and withholding funds from evil. Every once in a while, a company makes a choice so egregious that it causes Christians to voice their objection and call for a public boycott.
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