Conservative Christians have, traditionally, been strong supporters of Wal-Mart. The retailer has long catered to these Christians' moral standards when it comes to movies and music, but now some Christians are questioning whether Wal-Mart has been violating other moral principles.
Jeff M. Sellers writes in Christianity Today:
"Wal-Mart's practices are immoral and unfair," says Reginald Williams Jr., associate pastor for justice ministries at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Pastors at the 8,500-member Trinity United and eight other African American congregations in Chicago called for a boycott of Wal-Mart.
Such anger perplexes other Christians who think of Wal-Mart as a family-friendly place and a company founded on the biblical values of respect, service, and sacrifice. Founder Sam Walton's autobiography indicates he taught Sunday school in his church, prayed with his children, and had a strong sense of calling to better people's lives. With the Protestant values of respect for the individual, thrift, and hard work, Walton was eager to improve customers' living standards through low prices.
"Is Wal-Mart a Christian company? No," said former Wal-Mart executive Don Soderquist at a recent prayer breakfast. "But the basis of our decisions was the values of Scripture."
Sellers goes on to explain the various moral critiques leveled against Wal-Mart and then proceeds to largely discount them — but unfairly. He argues, for example, that there's nothing wrong with Wal-Mart's low wages because not every job should pay enough to feed a family of four. That's a false dilemma fallacy which ignores that fact that competitor Costco tends to pay about 50% higher than Wal-Mart without being driven out of business. Sellers argues that "market realities" dictate low wages, but Costco proves that's not true — and Wal-Mart doesn't abide by the market anyway, whether it comes to using labor in China, government subsidies, or union-busting.
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