Does that concern you? The comment suggests you can trust them and they will do a good job but have you found that to be true?
2007-09-26 20:17:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
... sadly, due to personal professional experience, I would become more cautious. Of the separate unrelated embezzlement incidents I have personally investigated, 3 of 4 were adamant and community active Evangelical Pentecostal Christians (of several denominations). The first and second incidents, I was shocked; the third time, not so much.
Of course, there are embezzlers and liars in probably every faith there has ever been, and personal experience of anyone is limited; but I can only answer you from that. And some of the most humble, self aware, honest people I know are Christian.
But "loud" fundamentalists (be they Christian, Muslim, Jewish, pagan, or whatever) may be loud because actions are harder than words, for some.
2007-09-26 20:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by SC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with Morgan.... if it's part of their marketing, it turns me off. When I seek out a service, I seek out the best value for my money. If the business is run by Christians, awesome. If it's run by Jews, no problem. If it's run by athiest, again, no problem. Who is going to do the best job for my money? Now, if it comes down to a choice between two, and all other factors are EQUAL, I probably would choose the Christian. Otherwise, it just doesn't really matter!
In response to Adam, most of us don't care! The auditor for our church is a CPA who happens to be a Muslim. Very cool guy and excellent accountant! At our last church we never asked the religious background of the guy who fixed the computers or the copy machine guy. As long as he was fixing them and not putting a curse on them, we didn't care!! Or the janitor. I bought my VBS craft supplies from a cheaper supplier instead of through our local Christian bookstore.
2007-09-27 05:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by usafbrat64 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally avoid taking my business to christian oriented places of business. Chances are good someone's gonna attempt to convert me once they find out I'm an atheist.
Don't get me wrong....religion does have some good aspects...but the bad aspects far outweigh them. I just don't like giving my business to a belief system I don't follow.
Another interesting question would be, how do christians feel about doing business with atheist-oriented businesses.
2007-09-27 03:51:03 · answer #3 · answered by Adam G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if they use it as a selling point. Then it's just marketing and who knows if it's the truth?
Funny story: When my former realtor found out that my husband and I were Christians she invited us over her house to sign the contract. She lit candles.. played Christian music... and put 3 books on the table with Christian themes. One was about the biblical origins of Christmas traditions... and this was in the middle of the summer.
I felt like somebody was putting the moves on me... it was pretty slimy! My husband and I got a good laugh and then we dropped the realtor!
2007-09-27 03:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The comment merely suggests - to me, anyway - what their proclaimed faith is. I have found some self-proclaimed Christians to be very ethical in their business dealings. I have found some who were not.
I'm afraid ultimately it doesn't really mean much of anything.
2007-09-27 03:21:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never trust anyone that feels the need to tell you that you can trust them. That rule has saved me a lot of headaches and a fair amount of money.
2007-09-27 03:22:42 · answer #6 · answered by thewolfskoll 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I haven't found any differences. As a matter of fact, I usually steer clear of anyone that brings religion into a bussiness discussion. It's simply not relevant to a good bussiness relationship.
2007-09-27 03:22:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd assume I'm doing business with a fool.
2007-09-27 03:42:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
how paranoid. maybe they are just trying to share their faith with you? if it concerns you, then do business somewhere else. i make it a point to do business with Christians. and since we are EVERYWHERE, it really isn't very hard to do...
2007-09-27 03:21:08 · answer #9 · answered by chieko 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, yes it does. Unless they are the only feasible vendor, I will take my business elsewhere.
Religion has no place in the workplace.
2007-09-27 03:20:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋