So you've got two stubborn people, both unwilling to give in and giving
the excuse of "principles" as the cause. Great. I'm a Catholic and
I'll continue buy things I need at Home Depot because purchasing
junction boxes and MDF isn't a religious experience for me. Home Depot
is free to set whatever policies they want, as a private business, on
how they give away their own profits. Given how well organized
religions (including my own) have spent money in the past (like on
hushing up sex abuse victims), I don't blame Home Despot.. er.. Depot
for being reluctant to fork it over.

What's the next shocking revelation? Norm Abrams is a closet cultist?

Praising Jesus wrote:
AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003

"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any
church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager

According to Home Depot policy, Christian-based organizations "need not
apply" when it comes to requesting donations which benefit the community.
That's because Home Depot rejects grant applications if the organization
espouses Christianity.

When Special Youth Challenge Ministries (SYC) in Dallas, Georgia, asked its
local Home Depot manager for a small contribution to benefit a banquet
fundraiser, the manager turned him down. "You are a Christian ministry, and
we will not donate any funds to any church or Christian ministry," the
manager said.

SYC national Director Charles Walthour was caught by surprise. "Home Depot
has donated to us before, so I was shocked to learn that non-profit groups
that are Christian-based are no longer recognized as legitimate
organizations," he said.

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from terminally
ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and hunting.

The manager told Walthour if he would remove the word "Ministries" from SYC
letterhead, it would reconsider the donation request. Walthour was unwilling
to do that, saying, "We will not compromise our faith in order to get
something from Home Depot, or anyone else." He said other companies were
more than happy to give to SYC, including Home Depot's corporate competitor,
Lowe's Home Improvement Center.

Don Wildmon, chairman of American Family Association, says Home Depot's
policy is extremely callous toward Christians and churches. "Christians and
churches account for the bulk of people-helping ministries in any given
town. For some reason, Home Depot has chosen to disregard their importance,"
he said.

Wildmon says if Home Depot really wants to be a good community-minded
citizen, store managers should be given "flexible" funds to support any
local organization that helps children in their area.


ACTION NEEDED
Contact Home Depot and let company officials know their anti-Christian
policy is disrespectful to the communities where they do business.


Send Your Letter Now!

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from
terminally ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and
hunting.

So... the donated funds go to kids whose dying wish is... to kill
something. It shore don't get much more Christian than that, Bubba.

"Scott Cramer" wrote in message
7.54...
SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from
terminally ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and
hunting.

So... the donated funds go to kids whose dying wish is... to kill
something. It shore don't get much more Christian than that, Bubba.

ROTFL! Brought a tear to my eye. "Praise the lord and
pass the ammunition."

Jim Stuyck

You asked, they said no, now go away. To believe that Home Depot owes
you anything is absurd. As a Home Depot stockholder I support their
position.

Phil

Praising Jesus wrote:
AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003

"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any
church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager

According to Home Depot policy, Christian-based organizations "need not
apply" when it comes to requesting donations which benefit the community.
That's because Home Depot rejects grant applications if the organization
espouses Christianity.

When Special Youth Challenge Ministries (SYC) in Dallas, Georgia, asked its
local Home Depot manager for a small contribution to benefit a banquet
fundraiser, the manager turned him down. "You are a Christian ministry, and
we will not donate any funds to any church or Christian ministry," the
manager said.

SYC national Director Charles Walthour was caught by surprise. "Home Depot
has donated to us before, so I was shocked to learn that non-profit groups
that are Christian-based are no longer recognized as legitimate
organizations," he said.

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from terminally
ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and hunting.

The manager told Walthour if he would remove the word "Ministries" from SYC
letterhead, it would reconsider the donation request. Walthour was unwilling
to do that, saying, "We will not compromise our faith in order to get
something from Home Depot, or anyone else." He said other companies were
more than happy to give to SYC, including Home Depot's corporate competitor,
Lowe's Home Improvement Center.

Don Wildmon, chairman of American Family Association, says Home Depot's
policy is extremely callous toward Christians and churches. "Christians and
churches account for the bulk of people-helping ministries in any given
town. For some reason, Home Depot has chosen to disregard their importance,"
he said.

Wildmon says if Home Depot really wants to be a good community-minded
citizen, store managers should be given "flexible" funds to support any
local organization that helps children in their area.


ACTION NEEDED
Contact Home Depot and let company officials know their anti-Christian
policy is disrespectful to the communities where they do business.


Send Your Letter Now!

Do you believe that a public corporation should support charitable work? If
so, on what basis?

Most people believe so because they are trying to help someone in a special
need that has some relationship to their personal experience (i.e., a person
who lost someone to cancer, might donate to a cancer cure). What is it
called when a decision is made that cuts off that support, not based on the
work that's done, but on a personal view of hatred?

Well, Mr. Stock Holder, I don't want businesses operating in my neighborhood
that so discriminates. Wait until the next time a Home Deport needs a zoning
ordinance! We'll try and make room for people who want to help others and
get rid of those who want to hurt and hate.

Keep your eye on your stock prices.

---Mike


"PC" wrote in message
...
You asked, they said no, now go away. To believe that Home Depot owes
you anything is absurd. As a Home Depot stockholder I support their
position.

Phil

Praising Jesus wrote:
AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003

"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any
church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager

According to Home Depot policy, Christian-based organizations "need not
apply" when it comes to requesting donations which benefit the
community.
That's because Home Depot rejects grant applications if the organization
espouses Christianity.

When Special Youth Challenge Ministries (SYC) in Dallas, Georgia, asked
its
local Home Depot manager for a small contribution to benefit a banquet
fundraiser, the manager turned him down. "You are a Christian ministry,
and
we will not donate any funds to any church or Christian ministry," the
manager said.

SYC national Director Charles Walthour was caught by surprise. "Home
Depot
has donated to us before, so I was shocked to learn that non-profit
groups
that are Christian-based are no longer recognized as legitimate
organizations," he said.

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from
terminally
ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and hunting.

The manager told Walthour if he would remove the word "Ministries" from
SYC
letterhead, it would reconsider the donation request. Walthour was
unwilling
to do that, saying, "We will not compromise our faith in order to get
something from Home Depot, or anyone else." He said other companies were
more than happy to give to SYC, including Home Depot's corporate
competitor,
Lowe's Home Improvement Center.

Don Wildmon, chairman of American Family Association, says Home Depot's
policy is extremely callous toward Christians and churches. "Christians
and
churches account for the bulk of people-helping ministries in any given
town. For some reason, Home Depot has chosen to disregard their
importance,"
he said.

Wildmon says if Home Depot really wants to be a good community-minded
citizen, store managers should be given "flexible" funds to support any
local organization that helps children in their area.


ACTION NEEDED
Contact Home Depot and let company officials know their anti-Christian
policy is disrespectful to the communities where they do business.


Send Your Letter Now!

What makes you think I did not check this out? Do you have some information
to which I am not privy?

I can quote you, from memory what Jesus said about hypocrisy and Pharisees -
what on earth does it have to do with this?

As for Home Depot's generosity, it was never questioned. The whole of the
story was on hate speech, discrimination, and hurting others for spite.

Let me know what information you have on errors in this story - I have not
been able to find any.

---Mike


"Ernie Jurick" wrote in message
...

"Praising Jesus" wrote in message
...
AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003


PJ, please check these things out before posting them hither and yon. This
is probably a hoax like all the others. If you want to see Home Depot's
generosity, read Gerry's posting. Then read what Jesus said about
hypocrites/Pharisees. Donald Wildmon is the worst sort of religious nut,
who
wouldn't recognize truth if it bit him on the ass.
-- Ernie

Top posting as Praising did -

This is a free country, and we have worked hard to make and keep it
that way. As a direct result, that manager has the freedom to decide
to whom he will donate his discretionary funds. If he decides that
certain groups do not meet his guidelines, either as published by HD
or as he interprets them, so be it. He has the freedom to make that
choice.

Just because his choices don't fit your needs or desires is no reason
to slander him or HD. They're not even trying to force you to
contribute to their choice of charities, although you will be if you
continue to buy from them.

So now you have to make a choice about patronizing their stores. But
there is no need to drag their name through the mud just because they
don't agree with you. That's simply an attempt to deny them their own
freedoms.

Bob McConnell
N2SPP

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:40:06 -0400, "Praising Jesus"
wrote:

Do you believe that a public corporation should support charitable work? If
so, on what basis?

Most people believe so because they are trying to help someone in a special
need that has some relationship to their personal experience (i.e., a person
who lost someone to cancer, might donate to a cancer cure). What is it
called when a decision is made that cuts off that support, not based on the
work that's done, but on a personal view of hatred?

Well, Mr. Stock Holder, I don't want businesses operating in my neighborhood
that so discriminates. Wait until the next time a Home Deport needs a zoning
ordinance! We'll try and make room for people who want to help others and
get rid of those who want to hurt and hate.

Keep your eye on your stock prices.

---Mike


"PC" wrote in message
...
You asked, they said no, now go away. To believe that Home Depot owes
you anything is absurd. As a Home Depot stockholder I support their
position.

Phil

Praising Jesus wrote:
AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003

"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any
church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager

According to Home Depot policy, Christian-based organizations "need not
apply" when it comes to requesting donations which benefit the
community.
That's because Home Depot rejects grant applications if the organization
espouses Christianity.

Mon, Jul 28, 2003, 2:23pm (Praising=A0Jesus) puts
out:
=A0=A0AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003
"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any
church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager snip

No prob, they're donating to the Baal ministry instead.

JOAT
Always put off until tomorrow something which, tomorrow, you could put
off until, let's say, next year.
- Lady Myria LeJean.

Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
Web Page Update 23 Jul 2003. Some tunes I like.
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofal...All/page4.html

Was that a brand new Ridgid RAS I saw amidst the rubble of Uday and Qusay's
former hideout? *******s!

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:52:38 GMT, "Vic Baron"
Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

Not really a cross post - it belongs in the wreck. Woodworkers built the
cross and if it wasn't for that, no one would ever have heard of JC and the
boys.


Hehe, don't forget , , ,the Man himself was a carpenter.

Traves

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:10:15 GMT, Scott Cramer
wrote:

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from
terminally ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and
hunting.

So... the donated funds go to kids whose dying wish is... to kill
something. It shore don't get much more Christian than that, Bubba.

Is there something wrong with hunting and shooting, Scott?


Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson - Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson

"Tom Watson" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:10:15 GMT, Scott Cramer
wrote:

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from
terminally ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and
hunting.

So... the donated funds go to kids whose dying wish is... to kill
something. It shore don't get much more Christian than that, Bubba.

Is there something wrong with hunting and shooting, Scott?

Not if they're heretics.
-- Ernie

"Tom Watson" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:10:15 GMT, Scott Cramer
wrote:

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from
terminally ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and
hunting.

So... the donated funds go to kids whose dying wish is... to kill
something. It shore don't get much more Christian than that, Bubba.

Is there something wrong with hunting and shooting, Scott?

Not as such. I enjoy plinking and target shooting myself on
occasion, and SWMBO's family are all hunters. Guns don't kill people.
People with guns kill people.

There is something awry when you combine that sport with religion. I
can see the NRA sponsoring such a charity - the "Make a Death Wish
Foundation" or some such. Here's the rub: the folks who consider "Thou
shalt not kill" among their basic principles are out knocking on doors with
their hands out to help terminally ill kids shoot something. Now, I know
that the commandment refers to killing people, but there's more than a bit
of irony there.

"Ray Sandusky" wrote in message
...
Home Depot just became the last place I will go to spend my money - watch
out Lowes !

Whatever you do, don't wait for verification, Ray. Christians must act on
rumor, and rumor alone, mustn't they?
-- Ernie

Ben Siders wrote in message y.com...
So you've got two stubborn people, both unwilling to give in and giving
the excuse of "principles" as the cause. Great. I'm a Catholic and
I'll continue buy things I need at Home Depot because purchasing
junction boxes and MDF isn't a religious experience for me. Home Depot
is free to set whatever policies they want, as a private business, on
how they give away their own profits. Given how well organized
religions (including my own) have spent money in the past (like on
hushing up sex abuse victims), I don't blame Home Despot.. er.. Depot
for being reluctant to fork it over.

What's the next shocking revelation? Norm Abrams is a closet cultist?

Praising Jesus wrote:
AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003

"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any
church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager

According to Home Depot policy, Christian-based organizations "need not
apply" when it comes to requesting donations which benefit the community.
That's because Home Depot rejects grant applications if the organization
espouses Christianity.

OK.


When Special Youth Challenge Ministries (SYC) in Dallas, Georgia, asked its
local Home Depot manager for a small contribution to benefit a banquet
fundraiser, the manager turned him down. "You are a Christian ministry, and
we will not donate any funds to any church or Christian ministry," the
manager said.

His money, his choice. Fine by me.


SYC national Director Charles Walthour was caught by surprise. "Home Depot
has donated to us before, so I was shocked to learn that non-profit groups
that are Christian-based are no longer recognized as legitimate
organizations," he said.

Nobody said they weren't recognized as a legitimate organization. But
I daresay that lie is as good a reason to not donate ot his orgaization
as any.

--

FF

I would dare say that Home Depot has declared that Christian Ministries are
not legitimate to them - it's not a legal definition, it is a subject of
policy - allegedly.

---Mike


"Fred the Red Shirt" wrote in message
om...
Ben Siders wrote in message
y.com...
So you've got two stubborn people, both unwilling to give in and giving
the excuse of "principles" as the cause. Great. I'm a Catholic and
I'll continue buy things I need at Home Depot because purchasing
junction boxes and MDF isn't a religious experience for me. Home Depot
is free to set whatever policies they want, as a private business, on
how they give away their own profits. Given how well organized
religions (including my own) have spent money in the past (like on
hushing up sex abuse victims), I don't blame Home Despot.. er.. Depot
for being reluctant to fork it over.

What's the next shocking revelation? Norm Abrams is a closet cultist?

Praising Jesus wrote:
AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003

"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any
church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager

According to Home Depot policy, Christian-based organizations "need
not
apply" when it comes to requesting donations which benefit the
community.
That's because Home Depot rejects grant applications if the
organization
espouses Christianity.

OK.


When Special Youth Challenge Ministries (SYC) in Dallas, Georgia,
asked its
local Home Depot manager for a small contribution to benefit a banquet
fundraiser, the manager turned him down. "You are a Christian
ministry, and
we will not donate any funds to any church or Christian ministry," the
manager said.

His money, his choice. Fine by me.


SYC national Director Charles Walthour was caught by surprise. "Home
Depot
has donated to us before, so I was shocked to learn that non-profit
groups
that are Christian-based are no longer recognized as legitimate
organizations," he said.

Nobody said they weren't recognized as a legitimate organization. But
I daresay that lie is as good a reason to not donate ot his orgaization
as any.

--

FF

"Praising Jesus" wrote in message ...
I would dare say that Home Depot has declared that Christian Ministries are
not legitimate to them - it's not a legal definition, it is a subject of
policy - allegedly.


Again, they said nothing at all about legitimacy. They merely stated
their preference as to which organizations they woudl support and
which they would not -- allegedly

E.g. If someone donates money to the Lieberman campaign and not to
the Kerry campaign that does not imply that the preson in question
views Kerry as not a legtitimate candidate.

--

FF

Well, actually, some people care with whom they do business. Apparently you
are not one of those types.

---Mike


"Ben Siders" wrote in message
.com...
So you've got two stubborn people, both unwilling to give in and giving
the excuse of "principles" as the cause. Great. I'm a Catholic and
I'll continue buy things I need at Home Depot because purchasing
junction boxes and MDF isn't a religious experience for me. Home Depot
is free to set whatever policies they want, as a private business, on
how they give away their own profits. Given how well organized
religions (including my own) have spent money in the past (like on
hushing up sex abuse victims), I don't blame Home Despot.. er.. Depot
for being reluctant to fork it over.

What's the next shocking revelation? Norm Abrams is a closet cultist?

Praising Jesus wrote:
AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003

"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any
church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager

According to Home Depot policy, Christian-based organizations "need not
apply" when it comes to requesting donations which benefit the
community.
That's because Home Depot rejects grant applications if the organization
espouses Christianity.

When Special Youth Challenge Ministries (SYC) in Dallas, Georgia, asked
its
local Home Depot manager for a small contribution to benefit a banquet
fundraiser, the manager turned him down. "You are a Christian ministry,
and
we will not donate any funds to any church or Christian ministry," the
manager said.

SYC national Director Charles Walthour was caught by surprise. "Home
Depot
has donated to us before, so I was shocked to learn that non-profit
groups
that are Christian-based are no longer recognized as legitimate
organizations," he said.

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from
terminally
ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and hunting.

The manager told Walthour if he would remove the word "Ministries" from
SYC
letterhead, it would reconsider the donation request. Walthour was
unwilling
to do that, saying, "We will not compromise our faith in order to get
something from Home Depot, or anyone else." He said other companies were
more than happy to give to SYC, including Home Depot's corporate
competitor,
Lowe's Home Improvement Center.

Don Wildmon, chairman of American Family Association, says Home Depot's
policy is extremely callous toward Christians and churches. "Christians
and
churches account for the bulk of people-helping ministries in any given
town. For some reason, Home Depot has chosen to disregard their
importance,"
he said.

Wildmon says if Home Depot really wants to be a good community-minded
citizen, store managers should be given "flexible" funds to support any
local organization that helps children in their area.


ACTION NEEDED
Contact Home Depot and let company officials know their anti-Christian
policy is disrespectful to the communities where they do business.


Send Your Letter Now!

That's asinine. I don't care who I do business with because I'll
continue to buy things from a store that WOULDN'T hand over its profits?
That's idiotic on every level. If they were actively funding drug
runners, terrorists, and child pornography rings and I knowingly bought
stuff there, you'd have a point. But they're not.

You're just looking for a reason to be angry. You ought to forgive Home
Depot for its slight against you, embrace them as brothers in Christ,
and continue to shop there. Jesus didn't just hang out with the nice
people of society who agreed with him. He ministered to whores and
taxcollectors, the sick, dying, and diseased, those with bruised and
decaying faiths. So rather than embrace these odious people at Home
Depot and bring them to the love of Christ, you're actively subverting
them, possibly beginning a smear campaign to get people to boycott them,
drive their profits down, force them to downsize and lay off hardworking
Christian men and women who have nothing to do with their policy about
donations.

And you think that's all okay? That's how you good Christians respond
to conflict? Throwing a temper tantrum, pointing fingers, and trying to
screw people over? You're a hypocrite who clearly understands nothing
of the ministries of Christ that you're so concerned about, so just
close your teeth.


Praising Jesus wrote:
Well, actually, some people care with whom they do business. Apparently you
are not one of those types.

---Mike


"Ben Siders" wrote in message
.com...

So you've got two stubborn people, both unwilling to give in and giving
the excuse of "principles" as the cause. Great. I'm a Catholic and
I'll continue buy things I need at Home Depot because purchasing
junction boxes and MDF isn't a religious experience for me. Home Depot
is free to set whatever policies they want, as a private business, on
how they give away their own profits. Given how well organized
religions (including my own) have spent money in the past (like on
hushing up sex abuse victims), I don't blame Home Despot.. er.. Depot
for being reluctant to fork it over.

What's the next shocking revelation? Norm Abrams is a closet cultist?

Praising Jesus wrote:

AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003

"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any
church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager

According to Home Depot policy, Christian-based organizations "need not
apply" when it comes to requesting donations which benefit the

community.

That's because Home Depot rejects grant applications if the organization
espouses Christianity.

When Special Youth Challenge Ministries (SYC) in Dallas, Georgia, asked

its

local Home Depot manager for a small contribution to benefit a banquet
fundraiser, the manager turned him down. "You are a Christian ministry,

and

we will not donate any funds to any church or Christian ministry," the
manager said.

SYC national Director Charles Walthour was caught by surprise. "Home

Depot

has donated to us before, so I was shocked to learn that non-profit

groups

that are Christian-based are no longer recognized as legitimate
organizations," he said.

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from

terminally

ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and hunting.

The manager told Walthour if he would remove the word "Ministries" from

SYC

letterhead, it would reconsider the donation request. Walthour was

unwilling

to do that, saying, "We will not compromise our faith in order to get
something from Home Depot, or anyone else." He said other companies were
more than happy to give to SYC, including Home Depot's corporate

competitor,

Lowe's Home Improvement Center.

Don Wildmon, chairman of American Family Association, says Home Depot's
policy is extremely callous toward Christians and churches. "Christians

and

churches account for the bulk of people-helping ministries in any given
town. For some reason, Home Depot has chosen to disregard their

importance,"

he said.

Wildmon says if Home Depot really wants to be a good community-minded
citizen, store managers should be given "flexible" funds to support any
local organization that helps children in their area.


ACTION NEEDED
Contact Home Depot and let company officials know their anti-Christian
policy is disrespectful to the communities where they do business.


Send Your Letter Now!

You are over 12, right? Is your IQ over 12? Sounds like you've never read
your Bible.

"Praising Jesus" wrote in message
...
Well, actually, some people care with whom they do business. Apparently
you
are not one of those types.

---Mike

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:44:49 GMT, Ben Siders wrote:


What's the next shocking revelation? Norm Abrams is a closet cultist?

The Washington Post once had a story about Norm with a lead that still
makes me laugh: Norm Abram, the most famous Jewish carpenter since Jesus
....

(Or something to that effect.)

In article , Ben
Siders wrote:

What's the next shocking revelation? Norm Abrams is a closet cultist?

Don't be silly.

Nahm is the cult *leader*. Get it right!

Kevin

Well, I'd say Home Depot has a right to donate or not donate to anyone
they wish, I really don't have a problem with that.

But, since they specifically mentioned they would not donate to a
Christian ministry, I'd say I have every right to choose not to shop
there.

It'd be a little different story, in my opinion, if they stated they did
not donate to any religous organization, but they didn't.

And as far as boycotting Home Depot, well, if you aren't a Christian who
is offended by the all too common exclusion and/or attacks against the
Christian faith, then you shouldn't boycot. If you are however, you
should make every effort to avoid businesses that are Christian haters.

And if such a boycot hurts that business, they can change their policy
or downsize and the downsized employees can get work at their
competition who should get diverted business.

Just my $0.02 - and I never realized there were so many ANTI-Christians
in the wreck. Just because someone has a strong Christian faith and is
tired of Christianity being singled out to be discriminated against, as
in it's OK to celebrate Islamic and Jewish heritige in public schools,
but not Christian heritige or values, that doesn't make that person a
religous nut, it makes them a person with strong beliefs.

tillius

Ben Siders wrote in
.com:

So you've got two stubborn people, both unwilling to give in and
giving the excuse of "principles" as the cause. Great. I'm a
Catholic and I'll continue buy things I need at Home Depot because
purchasing junction boxes and MDF isn't a religious experience for me.
Home Depot is free to set whatever policies they want, as a private
business, on how they give away their own profits. Given how well
organized religions (including my own) have spent money in the past
(like on hushing up sex abuse victims), I don't blame Home Despot..
er.. Depot for being reluctant to fork it over.

What's the next shocking revelation? Norm Abrams is a closet cultist?

Praising Jesus wrote:
AFA Action Alert!
Home Depot Scorns Christian Groups
July 28, 2003

"You are a Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to
any church or Christian ministry." - Home Depot store manager

According to Home Depot policy, Christian-based organizations "need
not apply" when it comes to requesting donations which benefit the
community. That's because Home Depot rejects grant applications if
the organization espouses Christianity.

When Special Youth Challenge Ministries (SYC) in Dallas, Georgia,
asked its local Home Depot manager for a small contribution to
benefit a banquet fundraiser, the manager turned him down. "You are a


Christian ministry, and we will not donate any funds to any church or
Christian ministry," the manager said.

SYC national Director Charles Walthour was caught by surprise. "Home
Depot has donated to us before, so I was shocked to learn that
non-profit groups that are Christian-based are no longer recognized
as legitimate organizations," he said.

SYC is a national volunteer ministry that grants requests from
terminally ill and handicapped youth in the field of shooting and
hunting.

The manager told Walthour if he would remove the word "Ministries"
from SYC letterhead, it would reconsider the donation request.
Walthour was unwilling to do that, saying, "We will not compromise
our faith in order to get something from Home Depot, or anyone else."
He said other companies were more than happy to give to SYC,
including Home Depot's corporate competitor, Lowe's Home Improvement
Center.

Don Wildmon, chairman of American Family Association, says Home
Depot's policy is extremely callous toward Christians and churches.
"Christians and churches account for the bulk of people-helping
ministries in any given town. For some reason, Home Depot has chosen
to disregard their importance," he said.

Wildmon says if Home Depot really wants to be a good community-minded
citizen, store managers should be given "flexible" funds to support
any local organization that helps children in their area.


ACTION NEEDED
Contact Home Depot and let company officials know their
anti-Christian policy is disrespectful to the communities where they
do business.


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Well, I'd say Home Depot has a right to donate or not donate to anyone
they wish, I really don't have a problem with that.

But, since they specifically mentioned they would not donate to a
Christian ministry, I'd say I have every right to choose not to shop
there.

Let's bear in mind that the OP stated that HD doesn't donate to christian
organizations...he may have, shall we say, narrowed it down a little? In
other words, we don't know if it's just christian orginzations or all
religous.

snip

Just my $0.02 - and I never realized there were so many ANTI-Christians
in the wreck. Just because someone has a strong Christian faith and is
tired of Christianity being singled out to be discriminated against, as
in it's OK to celebrate Islamic and Jewish heritige in public schools,
but not Christian heritige or values, that doesn't make that person a
religous nut, it makes them a person with strong beliefs.

As this is the first I've said in this thread, it's obvious that you can't
mean me, HOWEVER, of the comments that I've seen so far(admittedly, I
haven't read them all yet, but I'm working on it) are not "many
ANTI-Christians" comments...a few that defend HD's right to set policy, yes.
Anti christian, sorry, I don't see it.

Mike

Hmmm. The other day when I asked for donations for Habitat For
Humanity at HD, I didn't get this (or any) sort of rejection - and I
believe HFH is some sort of Christian ministry.

Renata

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:50:51 -0500, "The Davenports"
wrote:
--snip--
Let's bear in mind that the OP stated that HD doesn't donate to christian
organizations...he may have, shall we say, narrowed it down a little? In
other words, we don't know if it's just christian orginzations or all
religous.
--snip--
Mike