Nike is anti-religious, Christian phobic, and should be boycotted

Asakaka wrote:

They dumped Manny PacquiaO simply because he publicly stated what his religion says about marriage. .

I didn't realize this was in the bible

Pacman wrote:

"It's common sense. Will you see any animals where male is to male and female is to female?" Pacquiao answered.

"The animals are better. They know how to distinguish male from female. If we approve [of] male on male, female on female, then man is worse than animals."

Some geese are gay

You're not aware that the Christians, Muslim and Orthodox Jewish religions, among others, teach that same sex marriage isn't marriage? You didn't know this? Why are you ignorant?

I actually dont think you are ignorant, I think you're being a fake, and pretending.

There are billions of people in the world that do not think gay couples are really married no matter what government claims they can do. These are religious people.

They have rights too.

If anything this makes me want to buy more Nike products.

Asakaka wrote:

You're not aware that the Christians, Muslim and Orthodox Jewish religions, among others, teach that same sex marriage isn't marriage? You didn't know this? Why are you ignorant?

I actually dont think you are ignorant, I think you're being a fake, and pretending.

There are billions of people in the world that do not think gay couples are really married no matter what government claims they can do. These are religious people.

They have rights too.

Nike is a business. Obviously they thought his comments would hurt their bottom line. Hence they dropped him. It had nothing to do with religion, only whether or not it would cost them money. Smart move on their part.

late 905 wrote:

If anything this makes me want to buy more Nike products.

According to statistics, worldwide Muslims, Christians, and Jews combined together make up over 50 percent of the population. The odds that when you hire someone they are of a religion which teaches traditional marriage views, is 50/50. That means around half your contracts for endorsements for example are likely with people who have views against same sex as a legitimate form of matrimony.

Should Nike start asking every potential client they contract with if they are religious? And what religion? And by association with religion, assume they are against gay marriages because that's a likely fact, or that simply being associated with a religion means they associate with others who are anti homosexuality even if they themselves are more liberal? and just black list them on the spot and not hire them because eventually they'd just fire them if they said "i'm a Muslim" or "I'm Christian"? or "I'm Jewish" which would carry with it the association with so called "homophobic organizations or institutions?"

What type of world do you ultra progressives want?

mellow seeds wrote:

Nike is a business.

They're an intolerant one

mellow seeds wrote:

Obviously they thought his comments would hurt their bottom line.

Thenn why didn they HIRE a Christian in the first place?

"You're Christian and you're hired. Now stop being Christian, don't talk about your Christianity ever again"

lol wtf?

This is akin to when a reporter asked why Michael Jordan wouldn't support Harvey Gantt in the 92 NC Senate race. MJs response - "Republicans' buy sneakers too"

Michael Jordan, the BIGGEST endorsement from NIke.

Gambles illegally

Smokes tobacco publicly

Left his wife

Didnt seem to hurt the brand. They didn't even wait to see if Manny "hurt" them. They just knee jerked and fired a Christian for saying the same thing everyone already knows what religions believe.

If sweat shops in foreign countries where they manufacture their shoes 12 hours a day with no urine breaks and getting paid hardly at all aren't enough to ruin profits for Nike, how is Manny's religion a death sentence?

Asakaka wrote:

According to statistics...

Oh... according to statistics. If only they had known.

Do these same statistics show that exactly 100% of these religious followers believe in all tenets of their accepted religion?

Jason Collins ✔ ‎@jasoncollins98

.@mannypacquiao I lost all respect for you. Bigoted people like you (& yes you are one) should never hold an office in politics. #ByeFelicia

12:12 PM - 16 Feb 2016

Translation = Christians need not apply for any public office or position. Political correctness is a sickeness.

Enjoy the new Orwellian world. Double plus good, ain't it?

late 905 wrote:

If anything this makes me want to buy more Nike products.

This.

As an atheist, I'm a little offended that I can't insert my beliefs into everything I do with impunity. I mean, there are atheists that teach, are firefighters, bankers, some are even behind the pulpit.

When I got to work I can't just preach my dogma to my Christian bosses. It doesn't seem fair. I mean, we have some clients that are probably atheists. These bosses should probably be careful about letting people know their religious persuasion and our business practices should probably get more in line with retaining our atheist customers.

One of my co-workers even outwardly wears a cross! What if a non-believing client sees that!

Pogo wrote:

Asakaka wrote:

According to statistics...

Oh... according to statistics. If only they had known.

Do these same statistics show that exactly 100% of these religious followers believe in all tenets of their accepted religion?

Do you think its a good chance they might? Use your head. Its a good chance.

But thats not even the entire problem. It's that it's getting to the point that if you even identify yourself WITH a religion that teaches standards on marriage, just by your association with it, just by saying that your religion teaches something and that you are a member of it, even if you aren't full fledged into it, you get smeared and drug through the gutter by association

Stagger Lee wrote:

As an atheist, I'm a little offended that I can't insert my beliefs into everything I do with impunity. I mean, there are atheists that teach, are firefighters, bankers, some are even behind the pulpit.

When I got to work I can't just preach my dogma to my Christian bosses. It doesn't seem fair. I mean, we have some clients that are probably atheists. These bosses should probably be careful about letting people know their religious persuasion and our business practices should probably get more in line with retaining our atheist customers.

One of my co-workers even outwardly wears a cross! What if a non-believing client sees that!

What is this babble? No one is calling for an athiest to be fired if they make a tweet about not believing, nor is anyone calling for any athiest to not publicly on their own time say whatever they want to say. They have rights also.

Let a religious person say what they believe, and again it's not even a mystery what organized religions teach on marriage, and they get outcast, and fired.

Manny is rich. But plenty of middle class people are getting fired for public statements or tweets or facebook for the same reason. How many people you want on welfare? You want to pay for their housing and expenses because they can't work? We are going to need some pretty high taxes if you maniacs get what you want - everyone fired every time it's uncovered that they're an "intolerant" Christian or Muslim or Jew.

Asakaka wrote:

Michael Jordan, the BIGGEST endorsement from NIke.

Gambles illegally

Smokes tobacco publicly

Left his wife

Didnt seem to hurt the brand. They didn't even wait to see if Manny "hurt" them. They just knee jerked and fired a Christian for saying the same thing everyone already knows what religions believe.

That's because nobody cares about those things. People are offended by comments like manny's. Of course they were going to wait. At that point they have already lost money and it would be too late.

Christians have the same rights as anyone but no one has a right to an endorsement deal. If Nike thinks Pacquia's comments will be bad for business they're within their rights to can him just as you're within yours to boycott them. There's no injustice anywhere.

Also, while lots of people claim to be Christian, the percentage that actually follows what the bible says is extremely small (for better or worse)