Business Boycotts

Any business utilizing the Christian fish, the cross, or other religious symbol in its advertising is obviously to be boycotted. It shows that the owner has a preference for religious customers. They are usually small local businesses. Large corporations didn't get there by discriminating. You should also make a point of writing or calling such businesses to complain about the practice.

As of May 2006 - Civicom

Reason for Boycott: Initiating a policy of "Tithes" to Christian charities.

Civicom markets internet-based communications software to corporations. They have a policy of donating 10% of profits to Christian charities. This practice, being described on their website, is likely to discourage non-cristians from even applying for a position with the company. It would be resonable to conclude that, if the company were aware that the applicant was a non-christian, that applicant would not be hired. Furthermore, it would be reasonable to think that if a non-christian applicant were hired, that person would be working in a hostile environment.

Contact:

Greg Weiss
600 W. Putnam Ave
Greenwich, CT 06830
914-316-8347
203-618-1811
gregw_lists@fastmail.fm
gregw_work@yahoo.com
Dave West
242 Stanwich Rd
Greenwich, CT 06830
dwest@plezecall.com

As of February 2006 - Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods is a producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods in the United States.

Reason for Boycott: Each year at christmas time, the wrapper design for Sunbeam bread is changed to show "Little Miss Sunbeam" in prayer. The graphic is the same as the one used for the sun catcher sold on the corporate website. www.sunbeambread.com Letters have been written to the company to ask that the practice be stopped. The company's response is that many customers like the design. Apparently, the company is not concerned about all of its customers.

Other brands owned by Flowers Foods include Nature's Own, Cobblestone Mill, ButterKrust, Evangeline Maid, Mary Jane, Dandee, Flowers, Betsy Ross, European Bakers, BlueBird, Mrs. Freshley's, Mi Casa, and Tesoritos, as well as regional franchised brands, such as Sunbeam and Bunny. Flower Foods products are distributed in the following areas:

Contact:

Flowers Foods
1919 Flowers Circle
Thomasville, GA, 31757
phone 229-226-9110

As of July 26, 2005 - Cool Beans coffee shop

Reason for Boycott:Coffee Shop Kicks Out Atheists

Contact:

Cool Beans Coffee House
1014 Oxmoor Road
Homewood, AL 35209
205-871-COOL (2665)
cbcoffeehouse@charter.net

The Diner Family Restaurant

Success! Out of business 1/10/07.