Is Hobby Lobby a religious cult?

[cilla4progress]

There is a new one in our town (it's a ghost town in there). Full of useless, toxic, Chinese-made crap.

They put a very wierd full-page ad in our local paper referring to the Bible and goddess-knows-what-all.

They fell of my radar, but now I read about them from time to time iin the same vein.

Interested in the back story...

[Happyhippychick]

1. I think so

[factsarenotfair]

2. From their website:

We believe that it is by God's grace and provision that Hobby Lobby has endured. He has been faithful in the past, and we trust Him for our future.
http://www.hobbylobby.com/our_company/

And I see that they donate to Oral Roberts University:
http://www.hobbylobby.com/our_company/ministry.cfm

[madamesilverspurs]

3. Nah.

Based on what former HL employees have said, the company is one of those that use Christianity as a facade. Their treatment of employees is anything but Christian, sometimes verging on the abusive. "Jesus Sells" is not quite the same as "Jesus Saves".

[el_bryanto]

4. Scrapbooking is a holy act - no non-believer would even attempt it. nt

[Demo_Chris]

5. no, they just suck nt

[surrealAmerican]

6. They're suing the government ...

... to avoid insuring their employees, because the insurance would cover birth control. That's probably all you need to know.

[Tom Ripley]

7. All that glitters is not God

despite what Hobby Lobby may think

[Puzzledtraveller]

8. No

[dem in texas]

9. Their merchandise is cheap

I think they need to do a little praying about the quality of their merchandise. I have been in their stores several times for ribbon, beads and yarn. The one thing I noticed in all three of these categories is that what they offer is cheap and inferior to what is offered in the other craft stores.

[cilla4progress]

10. Thanks.

I hope they go out of business. Soon.